Abstract:
Disclosed is a case structure for housing a fishing hook capable of holding a fishing hook in safe and being attached to a fishing rod case without movement. The case structure for housing the fishing hook includes: a case body having a fishing hook receiving part with a predetermined area for receiving and holding a fishing hook and a cover part coupled to the fishing hook receiving part to be opened and closed; and a projection formed on tie fishing hook receiving part in such a manner as to be projected by a predetermined height from the top surface of the fishing hook receiving part for catching the fishing hook. The case body has an elastic fixing string mounted at one side of the case body and having a fixing ring, so that the fishing hook case can be attached to the fishing rod case without movement.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0001]    1. Field of the Invention  
           [0002]    The present invention relates to a case structure for housing a fishing hook, and more particularly, to a case structure for housing a fishing hook which can keep a fishing hook safe by improving a fishing hook fishing hook receiving part and a hook structure.  
           [0003]    2. Background of the Related Art  
           [0004]    In general, fishing is to catch fishes by enticing fishes using baits put on a fishing hook. The fishing is largely divided into two: one being sea fishing for catching fishes in the sea; and the other being river fishing for catching fresh fishes in a river. Additionally, the fishing is divided into two according to kinds of fishing rods: one being reel fishing having a reel for winding a fishing line to throw the fishing hook further away than the fishing rod, and the other being pole-and-line fishing for catching fishes by directly tying a line on the fishing rod without the reel. In the typical pole-and-line fishing, the fishing line is tied on the end portion of the fishing rod, which is made of carbon or glass rod material, and a sinker is hung up the end portion of the fishing line. The fishing hook is connected to the opposite side of the sinker through a leader. A float number passing the fishing line between the upper portion of the sinker and the end portion is mounted to fix a “Nallary” which made of flexible material in the form of line, and connected at one side to the intermediate body of a float and connected at the other end to the fishing line.  
           [0005]    A state in which buoyancy of the float and weight of the sinker on which the fishing hook is hung are equal to each other is called zero float adjustment. In the zero float adjustment, if the fishing hook is thrown into water and a fish takes the baits of the fishing hook, the power balance between the float, which is in a weightless state, and the sinker is upset and a float top rises to the water surface. It is a float action by bite of the fish. If you see the live float action using a chemical light at night, you can feel it is fantastic. If a user lifts up or pulls the fishing rod, the fishing hook is caught to the mouth of the fish, and then, the fish is come out of the water.  
           [0006]    If the fishing is finished, the fishing rod is folded and put into a fishing rod case typically made of synthetic vinyl or cloth. The fishing line connected to the upper portion of the end portion of the fishing rod is wound reciprocating between line hanger buttons located away from the fishing rod case.  
           [0007]    After the fishing line is wound entirely, the fishing hook must be handled in safe. However, it is difficult to take out the fishing hook again after the fishing hook is put into the fishing rod case. Especially, in case of the fishing hook having barbs, it is very difficult to take out the fishing hook if the end portion of the hook is caught beyond the barb portion. If the fishing hook is put lightly to prevent the above problem, the fishing hook is come out while the user moves the fishing rod case to fish, and thereby, the user gets pricked with the fishing hook or the fishing hook is stuck in a nearby object.  
           [0008]    In case of lure fishing, to keep the fishing hook safe demands careful attention because the fishing hook for lure fishing is provided with three barbs.  
           [0009]    To solve the above problems, generally, a case structure for housing a fishing hook shown in FIG. 1 has been used. Referring to FIG. 1, the conventional case structure for housing the fishing hook will be described.  
           [0010]    [0010]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the conventional case structure for housing the fishing hook.  
           [0011]    As shown in the drawing, a case body  10  has a fishing hook receiving part  12  for holding a fishing hook  30 , a concave hole  14  formed in a side thereof for inserting a fishing line  32 , and a coupling part  20  opened and shut. The coupling part  20  has a locking protrusion  22  and a locking hole  24 , which are formed at surfaces separated or contacted when the case body  10  is opened or shut.  
           [0012]    However, because the conventional case structutre for housing the fishing hook is only to isolate the fishing hook  30  from the outside by holding it in the receiving part  12 , the fishing hook  30  held in the receiving, part  12  cannot be kept in the optimum condition. That is, there is a disadvantage that the fishing hook  30  held in the receiving part  12  is moved in the receiving part  12 . As the result, the fishing hook is collided with an inner wall of the case when being moved, and then, the end portion of the fishing hook becomes dull. Further, in case of lure fishing, the case cannot keep the fishing hook safe because the fishing hook for lure fishing is provided with three barbs. In consequence, there is required a new type of case.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0013]    Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a case structure for housing a fishing hook that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.  
           [0014]    An object of the present invention is to provide a case structure for keeping a fishing hook safe without movement.  
           [0015]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a case structure for housing a fishing hook capable of preventing entanglement of a fishing line by firmly fixing the fishing hook case to a fishing rod case.  
           [0016]    Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.  
           [0017]    To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the case structure for housing the fishing hook according to a first embodiment includes: a case body having a fishing hook receiving part with a predetermined area for receiving and holding a fishing hook and a cover part coupled to the fishing hook receiving part to be opened and closed; and a projection formed on the fishing hook receiving part in such a manner as to be projected by a predetermined height from the top surface of the fishing hook receiving part for catching the fishing hook.  
           [0018]    The case body has a ring formed at one side of the case body.  
           [0019]    The ring has an elastic fixing string, and the elastic fixing string has a round fixing ring formed integrally at the end portion of the fixing string.  
           [0020]    The projection is formed at one side of the case body or the cover part in a round form, and has a jaw formed on the upper end.  
           [0021]    The case structure for housing the fishing hook further includes a pressing part formed on the surface of the case body corresponding to the projection, and the pressing part has a hole inserted into the projection.  
           [0022]    The case body is in the form of a fish.  
           [0023]    The case body has a locking part formed at one side thereof for locking the cover part to the case body.  
           [0024]    The case body is coated with luminous material or fluorescent material.  
           [0025]    A method for fixing the fishing hook case according to the first embodiment includes the steps of: putting the fishing hook, on which the fishing line is tied, inside the fishing hook case having the elastic fixing string; winding the fishing line on a line winding part mounted on a fishing rod case; and hanging and fixing the fixing string on a side of the line winding part.  
           [0026]    In another aspect of the present invention, a case structure for housing a fishing hook according to a second embodiment includes: a case body having a cover part and a fishing hook receiving part, the fishing hook receiving part having inclined side walls of a predetermined depth for holding a fishing hook; and a pair of projections formed from the inclined side walls of the fishing hook receiving part to a predetermined height to hold the fishing hook.  
           [0027]    The fishing hook receiving part has a groove deeply formed in a downward direction of the bottom surface of the fishing hook receiving part through the whole length of the case body.  
           [0028]    The fishing hook receiving part holds the fishing hook having three barbs.  
           [0029]    The case body has a ring formed at one side thereof.  
           [0030]    The ring has an elastic fixing string, and the elastic fixing string has a round fixing ring formed integrally at an end of the fixing string.  
           [0031]    The case body has a locking part formed at one side thereof for locking the cover part to the case body.  
           [0032]    A method for fixing the fishing hook case according to the second embodiment includes the steps of: putting the fishing hook inside the fishing hook case having the elastic fixing string; winding the fixing string on the outer circumferential surface of the fishing rod; and hanging and fixing the fixing string on the fishing hook case.  
           [0033]    It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0034]    The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:  
         [0035]    [0035]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional case structure for housing a fishing hook;  
         [0036]    [0036]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishing hook according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0037]    [0037]FIGS. 3 a  and  3   b  are perspective views, showing a state that a cover part is opened, for explaining a projection of the fishing hook case according to the first embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0038]    [0038]FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line of I-I of FIG. 2;  
         [0039]    [0039]FIG. 5 is a perspective view, showing a state that the cover part is opened, for explaining another example of the projection of the fishing book case according to the first embodiment;  
         [0040]    [0040]FIGS. 6 a  and  6   b  are perspective views showing a fixing method of the fishing hook case according to the first embodiment;  
         [0041]    [0041]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishing hook according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0042]    [0042]FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state that a cover part of the fishing hook case according to the second embodiment; and  
         [0043]    [0043]FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a fixing method of the fishing hook case according to the second embodiment. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0044]    Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.  
         [0045]    [0045]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishing hook according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 3 a  and  3   b  are perspective views, showing a state that a cover is opened, for explaining a projection of the fishing hook case according to the just embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line of I-I of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective view, showing a state that the cover is opened, for explaining another example of the projection of the fishing hook case according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 6 a  and  6   b  are perspective views showing a fixing method of the fishing hook case according to the first embodiment.  
         [0046]    As shown in the drawings, in the first embodiment, the case structure for housing the fishing hook has a case body  100 . The case body  100  is as large as a fishing hook  300  is received and kept therein. The case body  100  is not restricted in shape, but is preferable to be formed in a fish shape as shown in the drawings.  
         [0047]    Furthermore, it is preferable that the case body  100  is coated with luminous or fluorescent material or mixture of the luminous and the fluorescent materials. It is to provide convenience in use to easily check the case body  100  in the night time or day time.  
         [0048]    The case body  100  includes a fishing hook receiving part  110  of a predetermined size for holding( the fishing hook  300  and a cover  120  for opening and shutting the fishing hook receiving part  110 .  
         [0049]    Preferably, the case body  100  has an opening  102  formed in a side thereof for passing a fishing line  302  tied to the fishing hook  300  held in the fishing hook receiving part  110 . The hole  102  allows the fishing line  302  to be discharged to the outside, but it is not essential to form the opening  102 . The reason is that the case body  100  and the cover  120  are locked compressing the fishing line  302  because the fishing line  302  is very thin.  
         [0050]    The case body  100  and the cover  120  have a collapsible part  140  formed at one side thereof for opening and shutting the cover  120 . Preferably, as shown in FIG. 3 a , the collapsible part  140  is formed integrally with the case body  100  and the cover  120 . However, if the case body  100  and the cover  120  are separated from each other as shown in FIG. 3 b , they are coupled by a binge  142  in stead of the collapsible part  140  for opening and shutting the cover  120 .  
         [0051]    Moreover, the case body  100  has a locking pall  130  provided on an opposite side of the collapsible part  140  of the case body  100  and the cover  120  to lock the cover  120  to the case body  100 . The locking part  130  includes a pair of opening and shutting sections  132 A and  132 B formed on the case body  100  and the cover  120  respectively to correspond to each other, and a locking protrusion  134  and a locking recess  136  respectively formed on the corresponding sides of the opening and shutting sections  132 A and  13213 . When the locking protrusion  134  is snap-fitted into the locking recess  136 , the case body  100  and the cover  120  are locked to each other. Furthermore, the opening and shutting sections  132 A and  132 B make the opening and shutting of the case body  100  and the cover  120  convenient.  
         [0052]    The case body  100  has a ring  150  formed at one side thereof, and an elastic fixing string  160  mounted on the ring  150 . The fixing string  160  has a round fixing ring  162  formed integrally at the end of the fixing string  160 . For example, the elastic fixing string  160  may be a rubber band made of rubber material.  
         [0053]    As shown in the drawings, the case structure for housing the fishing hook according to the first embodiment has a projection  200 . The projection  200  is to prevent a curved portion of the fishing hook  300  held inside the fishing hook receiving part  110  from being moved. The projection  200  is formed from the fishing hook receiving part  100  of the case body  100  to a predetermined height to hang the fishing hook  300  on the projection  200 .  
         [0054]    As shown in FIGS. 3 a ,  3   b  and  4 , the projection  200  is formed on an inner surface of the case body  100  or the cover  1200  in a round form, and has ajaw  210  formed on the upper end. The jaw  210  serves to prevent movement or separation of the fishing hook  300 , which is hung on the projection  200 .  
         [0055]    The jaw  210  is formed integrally with the projection  200 , or as shown in FIG. 4, coupled integrally to a coupling hole  202 , which is formed in the center of the projection  200 . At this time, the jaw  210  is forcedly fit with the coupling hole  202  of the projection  200  to prevent separation, or integrated with the coupling hole  202  using an adhesive.  
         [0056]    Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the projection  200  is formed on the inner surface of the case body  100  or the cover  120  in the round form, and a pressing part  220  formed on the surface of the cover  120  or the case body  100 , which corresponds to the projection  200 . The pressing part  220  has a hole  222  inserted into the projection  200 . The fishing hook  300  hung on the projection  200  is pressed usiling a predetermined force by the pressing part  220 , and thereby is prevented from the movement or separation.  
         [0057]    According to the case structure for housing the fishing hook of the first embodiment, to keep the fishing hook, first, a user opens the cover  120  to open the fishing hook receiving part  110 . In this condition, the curved portion of the fishing hook  300  is hung and fixed on the projection  200 . At this time, one or more fishing hooks may be hung and fixed on the projection  200 .  
         [0058]    The fishing hook  300  hung on the projection  200  is prevented from the movement or separation by the jaw  210  formed on the upper end of the projection  200  and the pressing part  220 .  
         [0059]    Furthermore, after hanging the fishing hook  300  on the projection, the user arranges the fishing line  302 , which is tied on the fishing hook  300 , to be discharged to the outside through the opening  102  formed in the case body  100 .  
         [0060]    In this condition, if the user locks the cover  120  to the case body  100 , the fishing hook  300  is fixed to the projection  200  of the fishing hook receiving part  110  and prevented from being damaged or becoming dull because the fishing hook  300  is not moved inside the fishing hook receiving part  110 .  
         [0061]    After holding the fishing hook  300  inside the fishing hook receiving part  110 , the user winds the fishing line  302 , which is discharged through the opening  102  of the case body  100 , on a line winding part  312  disposed on the fishing rod case  310 , and then, hangs the elastic fixing string  160  of the case body  100  on a side of the line winding part  312  of the fishing rod case  310 . At this time, the elastic fixing string  160  is mounted finely and prevents the movement of the case body  100  because being hung on the line winding part  312  in an expanded state, as shown in FIGS. 6 a  and  6   b.    
         [0062]    [0062]FIG. 6 a  shows an example that the line winding part  312  is formed inside the fishing rod case  310 , and FIG. 6 b  shows another example that the line winding part  312  is formed outside the fishing rod case  310 . One of the two examples may be adopted in the present invention.  
         [0063]    [0063]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishing hook according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state that the cover of the fishing hook case according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a fixing method of the fishing hook case according to the second embodiment.  
         [0064]    As shown in the drawings, the case structure for housing the fishing hook according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a case body  101 . The case body  101  has a volume capable of holding a fishing hook  301  having three barbs formed integrally.  
         [0065]    The case body  101  includes a fishing hook receiving part  111  formed inside the case body  101  for holding the fishing hook  301 , and may have a cover  121  for opening and shutting the fishing hook receiving part  111 . The fishing hook receiving part has a pair of side walls  105   a  and  105   b  inclined to a predetermined depth. It is important that the case body  101  holds the fishing hook  301  having three barbs formed integrally. Therefore, the fishing hook receiving part  111  has a groove  107  deeply formed in a downward direction of the bottom suit face of the fishing hook receiving part  111  through the whole length of the case body  101 .  
         [0066]    As in the first embodiment, the case body  101  has an opening  103  formed in a side thereof, a hinge  143  for coupling the case body  101  and the cover  121  to each other, and a locking part  131  formed on the opposite side of the hinge  143  for locking the cover  121  to the case body  101 .  
         [0067]    The locking part  131  includes a pair of opening and shutting sections  133 A and  1333 B formed on the case body  101  and the cover  121  respectively to correspond to each other, and a locking protrusion  135  and a locking recess  137  respectively formed on the corresponding sides of the opening and shutting sections  133 A and  133 B. When the locking protrusion  135  is snap-fitted into the locking recess  137 , the case body  101  and the cover  121  are locked to each other. Furthermore, the opening and shutting sections  133 A and  133 B make the opening and shutting of the case body  101  and the cover  121  convenient.  
         [0068]    Holes  139  are formed at both sides of the opening and shutting sections  133 A and  1331 B to hold the fixing string  161 , which will be described later. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the fixing string  161  is wound around the fishing rod once, and then, held in the holes  139 , and thereby, the case body  101  mounted on the fishing rod is prevented from the movement.  
         [0069]    The case body has a ring  151  formed at one side thereof. The elastic fixing string  161  is mounted to the ring  151 , and has a round fixing ring  163  formed integrally. For example, the elastic fixing ring  161  is a rubber band made of rubber material.  
         [0070]    As shown in FIG. 9, the case body  101  is fixed to the fishing rod by the fixing ring  161 , or to the fishing rod case as in the first embodiment.  
         [0071]    Also, in the second embodiment, the case body  101  may be coated with luminous or fluorescent material or mixture of the luminous and fluorescent materials.  
         [0072]    As shown in the drawings, the case structure for housing the fishing hook according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a pair of projections  201 . The projections  201  are to catch the barbs of the fishing hook  301  received inside the fishing hook receiving part  111 . The projections are formed from the inclined walls  105   a  and  105   b  of the case body  101  to a predetermined height to hold the fishing hook  301  having the three barbs.  
         [0073]    To keep the fishing hook in the case structure for housing the fishing hook according to the second embodiment of the present invention, first, the user opens the cover  121  to open the fishing hook receiving part  111 . In this condition, the user puts the fishing hook  301  having the tree barbs into the fishing hook receiving part  111 . At this time, one of the three barbs of the fishing hook is inserted into the hole  107  formed in the fishing hook receiving part  111 , and the others are caught to the projections  201  formed in the fishing hook receiving part  111 . After putting the fishing hook  301  inside the case body  101 , the user locks the cover  121  to the case body  101  to hold the fishing hook  301  inside the fishing hook receiving part  111  of the case body  101 .  
         [0074]    After holding the fishing hook  301  inside the case body  101 , the user winds the elastic fixing string  161 , which is formed at the side of the case body  101 , on the outer circumferential surface of the fishing rod as shown in FIG. 9. After that, the user fixes the fixing ring  163  of the fixing string  161  to the holes  139 , which are formed in the opening and shutting sections of the case body  101 . At this time, the fixing string  161  is wound on the outer circumferential surface of the fishing rod in an expanded state, thereby preventing the movement of the case body  101  and being fully attached to the fishing rod.  
         [0075]    Additionally, the fixing string  161  may be fixed to the line winding part of the fishing rod case as in the first embodiment. The fixing string  161  may be fixed to the line winding part mounted inside the fishing rod case or the line winding part mounted outside the fishing rod case.  
         [0076]    As described above, the present invention can keep the fishing hook stably without any movement and extend the lifetime of the fishing hook.  
         [0077]    Moreover, the present invention can prevent entanglement of the fishing line because the fishing hook case is firmly fixed to the fishing rod case.  
         [0078]    The forgoing embodiments are merely exemplary and are not to be constituted as limiting the present invention. The present teachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. The description of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.