A CASE FOR FISHING TACKLES WITH ATTACHMENT FOR IT AND METHOD TO USE IT

Abstract: Box for lures and a matching attachment device, where the box is used during transport of on a line fastened lure. The box (1) is fixed to a casting or fishing rod or the like with an attachment device, that can be guided in the box through an opening (13 or 17). The box has a venthole (10) with a slit (11) in its from the angler facing part in a way that the line to the lure does not bend.

Description: A case Tor fishing tackles with attachment for it and method to use it TECHNICAL FIELD An angler, who is walking from lake to lake, is anxious to keep his tools in good order and ready, when he reaches the next waterfront. Many anglers keep their lures attached to the line of their fishing rod. Occasionally this means trouble, when the lure comes loose from the rod. Especially during transport with many rods it happens, that lures can cause tangle. This might generate irritation and the fun get lost. It is in this sector, that rodfishers now get an opportunity to store their lures or baits in a way, that prevents them from coming loose and get entangled. At the same time manufacturers of lures get an opportunity to pack their products in a useful box, that might be of value for anglers. BACKGROUND ART No similar product for corresponding use has been found on the market. DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION It is characteristic for the invented lure box and the method to use the same, that the box through an uncomplicated hand ling can be taken off or fastened to a fishing rod or pole. To achieve this quality the bottom of the box has been given such a shape, that it fits an attachment, which is glued or taped on the rod. It is characteristic for the box, that it has a cover, which might be hinged on the box. In the gable of the box there is a opening so, that a line or a trace can enter. Other holes could also be needed so, that lures do not get rusty or lines get rotten. An other characteristic is, that a part of the attachment device is designed to be led into the box or matching openings in the bottom of the box so, that boxes become fastened to a rod. Adapted passages are thus made in the box. Those are to be found in one of the gables and/or along the bottom of the box. To the box is added some kind of arrangement to align the box in parallel to the rod. In an advantageous design a stick fastened to the rod is used as hook for the box. This stick can proceed through the whole box and for getting a good alignment with the rod even pene¬ trate the other gable. Characteristic for the stick concept is, that the hooking of the box is performed with a pointed device, that will engage the box or along the outer bottom part of the box. For the alignment of the box along the attachment device some kind of grooves or slits in the box are needed. Is there a penetration of the box from one gable to be used, grooves or slits are made on the inside of the box's bottom. Dovetail slots or the like can instead be found on the outside of the box's bottom if the attachment device has fitting flanges. It is a further characteristic of the invention, that there might be some kind of blocking arrangement to prevent the box from slipping off the attachment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS In perspective a box is shown schematically in figure 1, where the box is disconnected from its attachment device. The lid of the box is closed, and an attachment device is put in place in figure 2. Figure 3 is an customary drawing of the box and figure 4 shows one kind of attachment device with a stick. A section of a box mounted on an attachment device is shown in figure 5. One can see some gables of boxes on sticks in figure 6 and 7. An other design of the attachment device with a modified box is shown in figure 8. Finally a modification of the attachment device in figure 4 is shown in figure 9. MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An advantageous design of the invented box for lures and the like is shown with an open lid in figure 1. The box 1 has a lid 2. On the latter a locking flap 3 can be seen. There is a rise 4 inwards in the bottom of the box, which rise goes from one gable of the box some length into the box. The rise ends with a groove 5. Bellow the box an attachment device for the fastening of the box to a fishing rod is shown. This attach¬ ment device consists of half a cylinder 6, one longitudinal beam 7 and above the beam a stick 8. The leading part 9 of the stick is made conical. On the box there is a venthole 10, which over a slit 11 is connected to the brim of the box. The lid is closed over the box in figure 2. The lid is hinged on one of the long sides of the box. This can be performed in many ways, here a hinge is made when manufacturing box as well as lid. This technique is well know by the skilled man. In figure 3 some drawing views of a box without lid can be seen. The brim of the box is found rather close to its bottom. This is not characteristic for the invention. The depth of the box can easily be chosen by the skilled man and adapted to the lure's need of volume. The rise 4 from the bottom is clearly seen in this figure. The groove or slit 5 in the plane part of the bottom is also well displayed. In this figure the length of the rise 4 and the slit 5 has for both been set approximately equal to a third of the box's length. This length relation is however not charac- teristic for the invention. Men skilled in the art can chose any length relation after the size of the lures, which are to be packed in the box. On some occasions no rise is used as other designs of attachments come to use. In the figure a shift from the bottom of the box to the rise 4 is made with a wall 12 with a hole 13. The width of the hole equals the section of the stick with some clearance. It has been found, that box and stick operate good even without the wall 12, but in such cases it is advisable to make the slit 5 considerably long In figure 4 the stick 8, that over the beam 7 is fastened on half a circular cylinder 6. The latter is supposed to be fas¬ tened on a fishing rod, pole or the like by some known method like tape or glue. The pin 8 ends with a conical part 9 to simplify the mounting of the box on the stick. The cooperation of the two parts, the stick and the box, is shown in figure 5, where the stick has been hatched. One observes, that the height of the beam 7 is a little larger than the thickness of the box's bottom, which gives a secure attachment. The groove or slit 5 in the box is a little longer than the beam 7. It is characteristic for the invented lure box with attachment device, that the beam orients the box along the rod, and that the conical or pointed part 9 of the stick simplifies the mounting of the box on the attachment device. Men skilled in the art understand, that the box should be mounted with the venthole and adjoining slit 11 facing the point of the rod. The pointed end of the stick will thus face the casting reel or the handle of the rod. From this alignment follows, that a lure or bait fastened to a line and stored in a box with closed lid will force the box to stay on the attachment device if the line is pulled, which pulling many fishers execute during transport. Also during casting the box will be forced to stay in place by centrifugal forces. Nevertheless some kind of locking device to anchor the box on the stick might be needed. In figure 5 is one example of this shown. The conical part of the stick has been made so long, that it can be guided through a hole 14 in the right gable of the box. This part 16 of the stick is clearly shown in figure 5. The locking can, as the skilled man understands, be performed by other methods like with grooves in the conical stick facing the bottom of the box. Some rises of the bottom might then form a locking device between the box and the stick. The experienced man can however find other locking methods, which all are covered by the following claims. The experienced man might also use dovetail slots in the box to form a dovetail joint with the beam of the attachment device. This will give a secure fastening and guidance of the box. Trials with a rise along the whole of the box's bottom have given some good results, but the box have a tendency to turn around a rod if the attachment device is not similar to the one described above. This kind of design is shown in figure 6. The walls 17 of the rise are parallel. Skilled men understand that those walls could be produced in a way so, that they should meet on the opposite side of a rod. In figure 7 two views of one box's gable is shown. Figure 7a is identical with one of the views in figure 3. One observes, that the bottom of the box is in contact with the stick. In figure 7b the stick has been made thinner which makes it poss¬ ible to lower the rise 4 in the bottom. The latter design was found to give less stability. The stick 8 in figure 4, completing the beam 7 of the attach¬ ment device and facing the box, can as skilled men understand, be converted to flanges of the beam. This is shown from the side in figure 9, where the upper part of figure 4 shows the same device from above. The flanges 21 could be made in a dovetail shape matching a dovetail slot in the bottom of the box. The pointed part 9 of this dovetail simplifies the mounting of the box on the attachment device. Keeping the venthole 10 for a line or trace the box can be fastened on a plane attachment device. This is shown in figure 8, which has the same layout as figure 3 and 4. The different views of the box is shown at the top. Here the hole 13 in the first box has been transformed into an elongated opening 17. It is through this opening one leg 18 of the attachment device shall be guided in the box. Preferably now the device is made of plate with a profile, that is shown below the box. The other leg of the device is after a short distance below the box bent to form half a cylinder 20, that in a known way may be fastened to a rod. The lid is not shown in this figure either, as it has no other function but to close the box. It has been shown advantageous to produce the box and the lid in the same operation and in plastics. The chose of compound is left to the experienced. The beam with its stick 9 or flanges 21 together with the fastening half cylinder 6 is preferably also manufactured in one operation. It is worth while to note, that a possibility to use glue for the fastening on the used plastic must be considered. The half cylinder 6 also has to be flexible enough, so that the attachment device can be used on rods with miscellaneous diameter. Other designs of the attachment device will be covered by the following claims. The dimensions of the box can be chosen by the skilled man considering the size of the lures or baits, that are supposed to be packed and used during fishing. Big wobblers needs boxes with large volume whereas small spinners or spoons only need boxes of the size 8x4x4 cm. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The invented box for lures like spinners and wobblers could imply an innovation in the marketing of those products. It is the goal for the inventor that those products by routine shall be packed in this kind of box. With a consistent fixed attach¬ ment device on separate rods boxes with different fishing baits should easily be changed on a rod, which simplifies the life for anglers and fishers. Good order in their fishing bags can be maintained, without baits hooking in each other, which today constitute some kind of a plague.

Claims: CLAIMS 1. Method to use a box for lures during fishing especially during transport of different fishing rods c h a c a t e r i z e d i n that on selling lures can be packed in a box (1) with a lid (2), for the delivery of a lure and later during transport between fishing places, where the box during fishing is mounded on a separate concave device (6) fastened to a casting or fishing rod, where the box has openings (13) in its bottom, matching an attachment device, which consists of a beam (7) facing the box ending in a pointed part (8) matching openings in the bottom of the box and so oriented, that the box will become aligned in the direction of the rod, and where the closed box in the side opposite the angler has ventholes (10) eventually with slits (11) to the brim of the box, thorough which holes or slits the line to the lure can leave the box. 2. Box for lures and matching attachment device, where the box is used during transport of lure from supplier as well as during fishing attached to a casting or fishing rod or the like c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the box has holes (17 figure 8) in its gable or openings (13) in its bottom, where the closed box in its part opposite the angler has ventholes (10) eventually with slits (11) to the brim of the box, through which holes or slits the line to the lure, can leave the box, and where the box in its bottom has a device like a slit or opening to align the box in parallel with the direction of the fishing rod. 3. Box for lures and matching attachment device in accordance with claim 2 c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the attachment device consists of a concave part (6) with a beam (7) ending in a pointed part (8 or 21) matching openings or grooves in the bottom of the box. 4. Box for lures and matching attachment device in accordance with claim 2 c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the attachment device consists of a bent plate, one leg (17) of which is to be guided through an opening (17) in the box and fasten the box against the other leg, which partly is bent to a concave attachment device (20) .

Inventors: ERIKSSON BERTIL, ERIKSSON, BERTIL
Applicants: ERIKSSON BERTIL, ERIKSSON, BERTIL
Application year: 1991
Main classification: A01K97
IPC codes: A01K97