Patent ID: 7805881

Claim:
A fishing line stop comprising: a main body having a channel extending both generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the main body and into the main body from an outer surface of the main body, a first end of the channel that extends into the main body at a first outer portion of the main body and a second end of the channel that extends into the main body at a second outer portion of the main body, the channel including a first opposing sidewall and a second opposing sidewall, each of the opposing sidewalls having a lower portion and an upper portion, each of the lower portions of the opposing sidewalls having a concave groove extending along a length of the channel, each of the upper portions of the opposing sidewalls being curved going from an inner portion of the channel to the outer surface of the main body, the channel having widths perpendicular to a length of the channel, a width of the channel at a bottom portion of the channel being greater than a width of the channel at an upper portion of the channel, the channel including a channel offset that extends transverse to the length of the channel and divides the channel into a first portion and a second portion, the first and the second portions each having a depth which is different from the depth of the other, the first portion extending from the channel offset to the first outer portion of the main body and the second portion extending from the channel offset to the second outer portion of the main body; a lid including a wedge extending from a top portion of the lid, wherein a shape of a portion of the wedge and the concave grooves of the main body are congruent such that when the lid is aligned and engaged with the main body, the wedge engages with the main body in a portion of the channel, wherein the wedge includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the wedge first and second sidewalls extending along a length of the lid and having curved features at a bottom portion of the wedge that is furthest extended away from the top portion of the lid, wherein an outer width of the bottom portion of the wedge is greater than the width of the channel at the upper portion of the channel and is less than the width of the channel at the bottom portion of the channel, the lid including lid offset that divides the wedge into a wedge first portion and a wedge second portion, the first and the second portions of the wedge each having a height which is different from the height of the other; a flexible hinge interconnecting the lid to the main body, the flexible hinge having a pivot axis that is aligned in parallel to the channel; a gap that runs along the length of the channel and that is located between the main body, the lid, and the flexible hinge; and wherein the main body, the lid, and the flexible hinge form a smooth continuous outer surface of the fishing line stop.