Abstract:
An ice fishing assembly for urging a fishing line upwardly and downwardly includes a fishing rod. A box is provided. The box may be positioned on a support surface. A bracket is movably coupled to the box. A shaft is coupled to the bracket. The shaft is supported above the box. A plank is coupled to the shaft. The plank is supported above the box. The shaft acts as a fulcrum on the plank. A rod holder is coupled to the shaft. The rod holder engages the fishing rod. The plank engages a line on the fishing rod. The line is urged upwardly and downwardly by the plank.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
       [0001]    The disclosure relates to fishing devices and more particularly pertains to a new fishing device for urging a fishing line upwardly and downwardly. 
       SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
       [0002]    An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a fishing rod. A box is provided. The box may be positioned on a support surface. A bracket is movably coupled to the box. A shaft is coupled to the bracket. The shaft is supported above the box. A plank is coupled to the shaft. The plank is supported above the box. The shaft acts as a fulcrum on the plank. A rod holder is coupled to the shaft. The rod holder engages the fishing rod. The plank engages a line on the fishing rod. The line is urged upwardly and downwardly by the plank. 
         [0003]    There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
         [0004]    The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an ice fishing assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0011]    With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new fishing device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
         [0012]    As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the ice fishing assembly  10  generally comprises a fishing rod  12 . The fishing rod  12  may be an ice fishing rod of any conventional design. A box  14  is provided. The box  14  is elongated between a first end  16  and a second end  18  of the box  14 . The box  14  has a lid  20  hingedly coupled to the box  14  to close the box  14 . Moreover, the box  14  may be positioned on a support surface  22 . The support surface  22  may be ice on a body of water. 
         [0013]    A pair of legs  24  is each hingedly coupled to a bottom side  26  of the box  14 . The legs  24  are each positioned proximate the first end  16  of the box  14 . A set of claws  28  is coupled to and extends downwardly from an uncoupled end  30  of each of the legs  24 . The claws  28  engage the support surface  22  to retain the box  14  on the support surface  22 . 
         [0014]    A pad  31  is coupled to the bottom side  26  of the box  14 . The pad  31  is positioned proximate the second end  18  of the box  14 . The pad  31  abuts the support surface  22 . A lock  32  is coupled to the lid  20 . The lock  32  engages the box  14  the when the lid  20  is closed. The lock  32  retains the lid  20  in the closed position. 
         [0015]    A shell  34  is provided. The shell  34  has a top wall  36  coupled to a bottom wall  38  of the shell  34 . The top wall  36  of the shell  34  is curved so the shell  34  has a quonset shape. The bottom wall  38  of the shell  34  is coupled to a top side  40  of the lid  20 . Additionally, the shell  34  is positioned adjacent to a back side  42  of the lid  20 . The top wall  36  of the shell  34  has a slot  37  extending therethrough. The slot  37  has a T-shape. 
         [0016]    A bracket  44  is provided. The bracket  44  has a vertical arm  46  coupled to and extending away from a horizontal arm  48  of the bracket  44 . The horizontal arm  48  of the bracket  44  is hingedly coupled the bottom wall  38  of the shell  34 . The vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  extends upwardly through the slot  37  in the top wall  36  of the shell  34 . A free end  50  of the vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  is bent so the vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  has a J-shape. 
         [0017]    A spring biasing member  52  is coupled to the horizontal arm  48  of the bracket  44 . The spring biasing member  52  biases the bracket  44  into a first notch  96  in the slot  37  to define a deployed position having the vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  extending upwardly from the top wall  36  of the shell  34 . The bracket  44  is positionable in a second notch  98  in the slot  37  defining a stored position having the vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  abutting the top side  40  of the lid  20 . 
         [0018]    A shaft  54  is provided. The shaft  54  has a primary end  56  and a secondary end  58 . The shaft  54  is bent into a plurality of coils  60  proximate the secondary end  58  of the shaft  54 . The free end  50  of vertical arm  46  of the bracket vertical arm  46  is insertable through the coils  60  so the shaft  54  is spaced upwardly from and extends forwardly along the top side  40  of the lid  20 . The secondary end  58  of the shaft is further bent into a hook  62 . The hook  62  engages the vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  when the free end  50  of the vertical arm  46  of the bracket  44  is inserted through the plurality of coils  60 . The shaft  54  is retained to lie on a plane that is planar with the top side  40  of the lid  20 . 
         [0019]    The shaft  54  has a first bend  65  positioned proximate the primary end  56  of the shaft  54 . The primary end  56  of the shaft  54  is directed upwardly from the shaft  54 . A mount  59  is provided. The mount  59  has a pair of upward arms  61  each coupled to and extending upwardly from a lateral arm  63  of the mount  59 . 
         [0020]    An end  64  of each of the upward arms  61  of the mount  59  splits into a U-shape to define a pair of retainers  66 . The lateral arm  63  of the mount  59  is coupled to the primary end  56  of the shaft  54 . Each of a pair of sleeves  68  are coupled to the shaft  54 . The sleeve  68  are positioned proximate the plurality of coils  60 . Additionally, each of the sleeves  68  are positioned on opposite sides of the shaft  54 . 
         [0021]    A plank  70  is provided. The plank  70  is elongated between a forward end  72  of the plank  70  and a rearward end  74  of the plank  70 . The forward end  72  has a pair of lateral lobes  73  and a central lobe  75 . Each of the lateral lobes  73  and the central lobe  75  extend forwardly from the forward end  72  to define a crown shape. The central lobe  75  has a length that is greater than the lateral lobes  73 . Additionally, the central lobe  75  has a line groove  77  extending into a frontmost edge  79  of the central lobe  75 . The rearward end  74  is cupped toward the forward end  72 . 
         [0022]    A pair of pegs  76  is each coupled to and extends laterally away from an associated one of a first oblique side  78  and a second oblique side  80  of the plank  70 . Each of the pegs  76  is positioned within the pair of retainers  66 . The plank  70  is tiltably coupled to and spaced upwardly from the shaft  54 . Moreover, the retainers  66  act as a fulcrum on the plank  70 . 
         [0023]    A rod holder  82  is provided. The rod holder  82  is bent into a plurality of coils  84 . The plurality of coils  84  is structured to insertably receive a handle  86  of the fishing rod  12 . A coupling end  88  of the rod holder  82  extends away from the plurality of coils  84 . The coupling end  88  splits into a pair of coupling ends  88 . Each of the coupling ends  88  of the rod holder  82  is insertable into an associated one of the sleeves  68  so the rod holder  82  is coupled to the shaft  54 . 
         [0024]    The fishing rod  12  extends upwardly from the rod holder  82 . Additionally, the fishing rod  12  angles toward the forward end  72  of the plank  70 . A line  90  from the fishing rod  12  is wrapped around the plank  70  such that the line  90  extends between the forward end  72  and the rearward end  74 . The line  90  is positioned between the central lobe  75  and each of the lateral lobes  73 . The line  90  is further positioned within the line groove  77  such that a hook  92  on the line  90  is positioned a desired distance below the plank  70 . 
         [0025]    In use, the assembly  10  is utilized in the convention of ice fishing. The plank  70  tilts on the shaft  54  when a fish bites the hook  90 . The plank  70  provides an increased degree of sensitivity to a motion of the line  90  compared to the sensitivity of the fishing rod  12  alone. The shaft  54 , rod holder  82  and the plank  70  are stored within the box  12  when the assembly  10  is not being utilized. 
         [0026]    With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         [0027]    Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.