| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 043430120 | Releasable from line, e.g., casting weights | 11 |
| 20090133315 | Detachable Sinker With Water Soluble Attachment - A detachable sinker automatically detaches from fishing line after immersion in water. The sinker includes weight attachable to the line by means of a rapidly disintegrating water soluble material. The disintegrating material may comprise a product that when dry withstands a casting load and when wet rapidly dissolves. The weight may be biodegradable or dissolvable. The sinker may include a wildlife attractant released by the disintegrating material or by the dissolvable weight, may be rated according to an approximate time or depth at which the weight or attractant will release from the line, may display readable indicia corresponding to a weight value, a release time, or a depth, and may include an attachment means coupling the disintegrating material to the line, such as an elongated clamp for compressing the fishing line and the disintegrating material, a mass of moldable adhesive, or a perforated attachment for threading the disintegrating material therethrough. The sinker may be an assembly including the detachable sinker and a fixed sinker. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100293834 | FISH LURE BREAK AWAY SYSTEM - A fish lure break away system, having a lure attachment member, a hook section with at least one elongated shank, an eyelet, an eyelet guide, and a least one curved bend terminating in a tip section. The eyelet defines an eyelet gap having a predetermined width. In one embodiment the lure attachment member has a predetermined breaking strength in combination with a selected thickness and flexibility such that the lure attachment member can be squeezed through the eyelet gap and thereby attached to the eyelet. The lure attachment member may be of strength less than that of fishing line so as to break if snagged to release and avoid loss of a lure. The hook section has an inwardly projecting member which may be maneuvered to close or minimize the eyelet gap to retain the lure attachment member. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20120017490 | Degradable diving sinker for sports fishing - The present invention has an advantage over the currently used toxic lead sinkers because when lost or intentionally jettisoned the sinker degrades leaving no toxic residue to pollute the fishing grounds. This invention is a hybrid fishing sinker shaped like a diving plane with sufficient weight so as to reach appropriate depths. The sinker is composed of a compound of steel granules and Portland cement. During manufacturing, this compound is cast into a mold and solidifies. When fishing the diving quality of the shape compensates for the reduced weight of the steel and cement compound which are not as dense as the currently employed lead metal now being restricted due to environmental concerns. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20130008075 | Quick release fishing weight - A quick-release weight used on a fishing line defined as having an overall specific gravity greater than one. The new invention is releasably attached without the need of tools and without the need of knotting the device into the fishing line to provide any desirable spacing between the lure or bait and weight. The device releasably attaches when fishing line is placed between its wire arm and cap, biased toward each other by a compression spring. When a fish strikes, the line can be retrieved to the quick-release weight for instant removal, allowing the remaining line and fish to be retrieved without interference. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130118053 | SURF FISHING RIG - An apparatus provides a fishing rig designed for improved performance in bottom fishing applications such as surf fishing. This fishing rig includes a hoop attached to the top of a sinker. The rig line is attached at its bottom end to the hoop, and a hook-shaped member is attached to the rig line above the hoop. Above the hook-shaped member, one or more fish hooks are attached to the rig line, and a swivel is attached at the top end of the rig line. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130247447 | Detachable Sinker With Water Soluble Attachment - A detachable sinker automatically detaches from fishing line after immersion in water. The sinker includes weight attachable to the line by means of a rapidly disintegrating water soluble material that when dry withstands a casting load and when wet rapidly dissolves. The weight may be biodegradable or dissolvable. The sinker may include a wildlife attractant released by the disintegrating material or by the dissolvable weight, may be rated according to time or depth at which the weight or attractant will release from the line, may display readable indicia corresponding to a weight value, a release time, or a depth, and may include an attachment means coupling the disintegrating material to the line, such as an elongated clamp for compressing the fishing line and the disintegrating material or a perforated attachment for threading the disintegrating material therethrough. The sinker may be an assembly including the detachable sinker and a fixed sinker. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140123541 | Sinker for Fishing - A sinker or float that releasably clamps around a line, such as a fishing line, including two members shaped to define a channel for the line when in a closed position. A locking means is provided to releasably lock the two members in the closed position. Each of the members has at least a portion of high or low density material to provide a sinking or floating effect. A jacket may be provided that retains the high or low density material therein. The jacket may also include a hinge portion such that the two members can be hingedly opened and closed. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140190066 | Detachable Clamping Sinker With Water Soluble Detachment - A detachable clamping sinker automatically detaches from fishing line after immersion in water. The sinker includes a first weighted half, and a second weighted half that is moveable relative to the first weighted half. An elastic tie assembly couples the first weighted half to the second weighted half. The elastic tie assembly includes an elastic member, and an externally exposed rapidly disintegrating water soluble material linking the elastic member to one of the weighted halves. The elastic member under tension imparts a force holding the first weighted half against the second weighted half to clamp a fishing line therebetween. The disintegrating material when dry withstands a casting load and when wet rapidly dissolves to release the tension that clamps the fishing line. The weighted halves may be biodegradable or dissolvable. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140311012 | Releasable Sinkers for Marine Applications - Releasable sinkers for marine applications are described, each of which utilizes rapidly disintegrating water soluble material as an attachment means or as part of an attachment assembly for securing a weight to fishing line. Depending on the configuration of the rapidly disintegrating water soluble material, after exposing the sinker to water, for example, by casting a line into the water or by returning a caught fish back into the water, the rapidly disintegrating water soluble material will dissolve, thereby releasing the sinker from the fishing line. The weighted portion of the sinker, which provides the majority of sinker weight, may be preferably formed from an organic material that will also eventually dissolve in water, although at a much slower rate than the rapidly disintegrating water soluble material. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20160057981 | Fish Hook And Interconnection Device That Break At A Controlled Force - Fishermen lose their fishing gear when they hook onto an obstruction. This invention minimizes the loss of the gear. The hook is the last element on most fishing lines. Having it fail first can save the rest of the gear. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160143260 | Fishing Weight Assembly - A fishing weight assembly is provided and includes a weight member and a support member. The weight member may include a proximal end, a distal end, and an aperture extending from and between the proximal and distal ends. The fishing weight support member may be disposed within the aperture and may include a base portion extending from the distal end of the fishing weight member, and an arm portion extending from the proximal end of the fishing weight member. | 05-26-2016 |
