Fishing hook remover

Abstract

To provide a fishing hook remover that enables a fishing hook to be easily held by making it reliably slip between the fishing hook and a fish and the like, even when the fishing hook sticks into an improper location or sticks deeply.SOLUTION: A fishing hook remover 1 comprises a cylindrical body cylinder 2, and a movable body 3 which is attached to the cylindrical body cylinder 2 so as to be relatively movable in a longitudinal direction and which has a hook part 7 at a front end. The movable body 3 is composed of a wire. The hook part 7 is formed by curving a front end of the wire. A tip 7a of the hook part 7 is inclined to a back end side at an angle of 0°-45° with respect to a radial direction of the movable body 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fishhook remover used primarily in fishing to remove a fishhook from a hooked fish or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, when fishing, there is a task of removing the hook from a fish that has been caught on the hook. Many fishhooks have a barb at the tip, and when trying to remove a barbed hook, the barb gets caught and makes it difficult to remove (pull out). This tendency is particularly noticeable with larger fish that have strong hard parts such as bones.

[0003] Therefore, a fishhook remover has been proposed in which "the part of the fishhook remover that corresponds to the grip of the pistol is formed as a handle (1), the part that corresponds to the barrel of the pistol is extended from the tip of the handle (1) as a pipe section (3), a connecting rod (4) that is molded integrally with the trigger section (5) and has a hook needle (6) at its tip is formed so that it can pass through it, a hook rod (7) is provided at a position forward of the trigger section (5) at the bottom tip of the handle (1), and an expandable member (9) is suspended between this hook rod (7) and the trigger section (5)" (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-320435 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the above-mentioned fishhook removal method, if the fishhook is stuck in a bad place or is stuck deep, when you try to slide the hook needle (6) of the hook bar (7) between the fishhook and the fish, etc., there is a high possibility that the hook needle (6) will pierce the fish at the same place where the fishhook was stuck, so it may not be easy to hook the hook needle (6) firmly and accurately on the fishhook. This is the problem that the present invention aims to solve. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention has been diligently devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention of claim 1 is a fishhook remover comprising a cylindrical main body tube, and a movable body attached to the main body tube so as to be movable relatively in the forward and backward directions and having a fishhook holding portion at its front end, wherein the movable body is made of wire, the fishhook holding portion is formed by curving the front end of the wire, and the tip of the fishhook holding portion is provided with a locking portion that is inclined toward the rear end at an angle of 0° or more and 45° or less relative to the radial direction of the movable body. The invention of claim 2 is the fishhook remover described in claim 1, characterized in that the fishhook holding portion is formed by bending the front end of the wire by 180 degrees, and the engagement portion is inclined toward the rear end of the movable body from a plane passing through the center of curvature of the fishhook holding portion along the radial direction of the movable body. The invention of claim 3 provides the fishhook remover according to claim 2, characterized in that the movable body has a bent portion in which a base end side of the fishhook holding portion of the wire is bent toward the locking portion. The invention of claim 4 is the fishhook remover as described in claim 1, characterized in that the main body tube has a pair of opposing notches at its front end, the pair of notches are cut out from the front end of the main body tube toward the rear, and the fishhook holding portion is accommodated by fitting into the pair of notches when the movable body moves rearward relative to the main body tube. The invention of claim 5 is a fishhook remover as described in claim 4, characterized in that the fishhook holding portion is housed within the main tube with both side portions of the fishhook holding portion fitted into the pair of notches. Effect of the Invention

[0007] By adopting the invention of claim 1, even if the fishhook is stuck in a bad place or is stuck deep, it is possible to easily slide the hook between the fish and the fish and hold the hook. According to the invention as defined in claim 2, the hooking portion can be easily slid between the fishhook and the fish body, thereby allowing the fishhook to be held by the fishhook holding portion. According to the invention as defined in claim 3, it becomes possible to accommodate the fishing hook holder in the main cylinder. By making use of the invention as defined in claim 4, when the movable body is moved rearward relative to the main body tube, the fishhook holding portion fits into and is accommodated in a pair of notches, so that the fishhook can be fixed between the fishhook holding portion and the front end of the main body tube. By adopting the invention of claim 5, when the movable body is moved rearward relative to the main body tube, both side portions of the fishhook holding portion fit into a pair of notches and are accommodated within the main body tube, thereby firmly fixing the fishhook between the fishhook holding portion and the front end of the main body tube. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a fishhook remover according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1A and 1B are plan views showing a part of the fishhook remover, in which (A) is a front view and (B) is a plan view. [Diagram 3] 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the hook holder of the hook remover in a retracted state. FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is a schematic plan view showing a part of the hook holding portion of the hook remover. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a fishhook is stuck in a fish. [Figure 6] 5A to 5C are explanatory diagrams showing the function of a hook holding part of the hook remover according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] 11 is a schematic plan view showing a part of a hook holding portion of a hook remover according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 8] 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the function of a hook holding part of a hook remover according to a reference embodiment. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] [First embodiment] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0010] <Configuration> 1 to 4 are drawings showing a fishhook remover 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The fishhook remover 1 is a tool (hook remover) used to remove (pull out) a fishhook (hook) H that has been caught on a fish F or the like while fishing. The fishhook remover 1 comprises a hollow cylindrical main body 2, a rod-shaped movable body 3 that is movable axially inside the main body 2, a handle section 5 provided at the other end of the main body 2, and a lever section 6 that moves with the movable body 3 and protrudes in the outer diameter direction of the main body 2.

[0011] For ease of explanation, the length direction (axial direction) of the main body tube 2 is defined as the front-rear direction, and the other end of the main body tube 2 where the handle portion 5 is provided is defined as the rear, and the opposite side is defined as the front.

[0012] The main body tube 2 includes a cylindrical front end member 2a having a total of four notches formed at the front end in a cross shape in a side view, a cylindrical main body member 2b extending from the front end member 2a to the handle portion 5, and a cover body 2c fitted on the outside to connect the front end member 2a and the main body member 2b. Among the four notches provided in the front end member 2a, a pair facing each other are notches for a holding portion 2d, and the other pair are notches for a fishhook 2e. As shown in Figs. 2(A) and 2(B), the pair of notches for a holding portion 2d is longer rearward than the notches for a fishhook 2e, and is cut out to the same length in the front-rear direction. The pair of notches for a holding portion 2d and the pair of notches for a fishhook 2e are cut out linearly from the front end of the front end member 2a toward the rear, and the pair of notches for a holding portion 2d and the pair of notches for a fishhook 2e are positioned at right angles to each other.

[0013] The fishhook notches 2e are portions into which the curved portion H1 or the body portion H2 of the fishhook H is fitted. As described below, in use, the movable body 3 is moved backward with a portion of the fishhook H engaged with the hook portion 7 of the movable body 3, and the engaged portion fits into the fishhook notches 2e, and the fishhook H is positioned and fixed. The fishhook H fixed by the pair of fishhook notches 2e is clamped in the front-rear direction between the abutment portions 3b of the movable body 3 (described below) and the groove bottoms of the fishhook notches 2e by moving the movable body 3 backward relative to the main body tube 2 (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as "moving backward").

[0014] Next, the notch 2d for the holding portion is configured to prevent the hook portion 7 from contacting the front end edge of the main body tube 2 when the movable body 3 moves back and forth within the main body tube 2, and the hook portion 7 is fitted and accommodated. Therefore, the notch 2d for the holding portion is formed with a width and length that allows the hook portion 7 to move within the notch. Also, the pair of notches 2d for the holding portion are cut out to the same length in the front-rear direction, but may have different lengths as long as they do not interfere with the movement of the hook portion 7.

[0015] A pair of long holes 2k that are long in the front-rear direction are provided near the rear end of the main body member 2b of the main body tube 2 for attaching the lever portion 6 to the moving body 3. The long holes 2k are configured such that the range in which the moving body 3 can move relative to the main body tube 2 in the front-rear direction is restricted by the length of the long holes 2k in the front-rear direction.

[0016] The moving body 3 is a linear body made of, for example, a wire of spring steel, and is attached to the main body tube 2 so as to be relatively movable in the front-rear direction. A substantially U-shaped hook portion 7 is bent at the front end of the moving body 3. An opening 3a is formed between the tip of the hook portion 7 and the moving body 3. The hook portion 7 corresponds to the fishhook holding portion of the moving body 3, and is formed by bending the front end of the moving body 3. The hook portion 7 includes a tip portion 7a as a locking portion that is the end on the opening 3a side, a curved portion 7b that is the front end side in the front-rear direction, a first bent portion 7c as a bent portion obtained by bending (folding) the base end side of the curved portion 7b toward the tip end side (center side), and a second bent portion 7d obtained by bending the base end side of the first bent portion 7c toward the front-rear direction (rear end side).

[0017] Here, the opening 3a is a space for inserting the fishhook H into the hook portion 7. The inner peripheral side of the curved portion 7b corresponds to the abutment portion 3b of the movable body 3, which is the portion where the movable body 3 is engaged with the fishhook H and abuts from the front. The tip portion 7a and the first bent portion 7c are configured to fit into the retaining portion notch 2d of the main body tube 2 when the movable body 3 is moved rearward relative to the main body tube 2, so that the movable body 3 is not prevented from retracting from the front end of the front end member 2a.

[0018] Furthermore, the movable body 3 has a shaft portion 3c that is long in the front-rear direction and is inserted into the main body tube 2, and a connecting member 3d that is attached to the rear end of the shaft portion 3c and connects the movable body 3 and the lever portion 6. The hook portion 7 is integrally formed by bending the front end of the shaft portion 3c. The connecting member 3d is connected to an insertion shaft 6a of the lever portion 6 that is inserted into a pair of long holes 2k of the main body tube 2, and the movable body 3 is integrated with the lever portion 6.

[0019] Here, as shown in Fig. 4, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 is formed along the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c, and is inclined toward the rear end side by an angle θ of 0° to 45°, preferably 30°, from the intersection I of an imaginary plane S passing through the curved center P of the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 and the inner periphery side of the curved portion 7b toward the rear end side of the shaft portion 3c. In other words, the tip 7a is processed obliquely by an angle θ of about 30° from the R end point of the curved portion 7b. The shape of the tip 7a may be rounded by chamfering the sharp part of the tip in the width direction.

[0020] The curved portion 7b is formed by curving the base end side of the tip portion 7a in an arc shape by about 180°. The curved portion 7b is formed such that the dimension (width dimension) of the curved portion 7b along the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c is slightly smaller than the outer diameter dimension of the front end member 2a so that the curved portion 7b can be accommodated in the front end member 2a. The base end side of the curved portion 7b is a straight portion 7e formed in a straight line along the central axis direction of the shaft portion 3c. The base end side of the straight portion 7e is bent (curved) in an arc shape by about 45° toward the tip end side to form the first curved portion 7c, and the position on the base end side of the first curved portion 7c is further bent in an arc shape by about 45° to form the second curved portion 7d. Therefore, the pair of holding portion notches 2d are formed to a length that allows the portion from the front end of the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 to the rear end of the second curved portion 7d to fit together when the movable body 3 moves back and forth within the main body tube 2, and is configured to be accommodated within the front end member 2a.

[0021] The moving body 3 is biased forward by a moving body spring 8, which is an elastic member provided at the rear end of the connecting member 3d. Thus, the moving body 3 and the lever portion 6 are integrated and can move in the front-rear direction within a predetermined range relative to the main body tube 2, but unless a force is applied to move them backwards, the elastic force (restoring force) of the moving body spring 8 positions the insertion shaft 6a at the front end of the long hole 2k, and the moving body 3 and the lever portion 6 are also positioned at the front end within the movable range. The moving body 3 and the lever portion 6 are configured to move backwards by applying a force against the elastic force of the moving body spring 8, and to return to the front end position by the elastic force of the moving body spring 8 when this force is released.

[0022] The handle portion 5 is a member fixed to the rear end of the main body tube 2, and is a portion to be gripped when removing the fishhook H. The handle portion 5 is shaped to protrude in the radial direction of the main body tube 2, and is integrated with the main body tube 2 by a connecting member 5a. The rear end of the moving body spring 8 is connected to the connecting member 5a. Furthermore, a cover member 5b is attached to each of both radial ends of the handle portion 5.

[0023] The lever portion 6 includes an insertion shaft 6a inserted into the long hole 2k of the main body tube 2, a lever body 6b protruding outward in the radial direction of the main body tube 2 and in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 5, and a cover body 6c to which the insertion shaft 6a and the lever body 6b are attached integrally and which covers the periphery of the long hole 2k of the main body tube 2. The lever portion 6 is connected to a connecting member 3d of the movable body 3 by the insertion shaft 6a, and is configured to move the lever portion 6 and the movable body 3 relatively in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body tube 2 by gripping the lever body 6b and moving it back and forth.

[0024] <How to use> Next, a method of using the fishhook remover 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0025] First, when the fishhook H is hooked, for example when the tip H3 of one of the triple hooks of the fishhook H penetrates deeply into the hard lip F1 of the lower jaw of the caught fish F as shown in Figure 5, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 of the hook remover 1 is slid between the curved portion H1 of the fishhook H and the lip F1 of the fish F as shown in Figure 6.

[0026] In this state, the handle portion 5 and lever portion 6 of the fishhook remover 1 shown in Fig. 1 are grasped, and the lever portion 6 is moved backward relative to the handle portion 5. Then, as shown in Fig. 3, the hook portion 7 of the movable body 3 is interlockingly moved backward, and the fishhook H, which has been inserted and locked with the tip portion 7a of the hook portion 7, is clamped between the abutment portion 3b of the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 and the fishhook notch 2e of the front end member 2a.

[0027] Then, while keeping the fishhook H clamped between the abutment portion 3b of the hook portion 7 and the fishhook notch 2e of the front end member 2a, the fishhook remover 1 is pulled toward the hand and moved back and forth and left and right to pull out (remove) the tip H3 of the fishhook H from the lip F1 of the fish F.

[0028] Furthermore, after the tip H3 of the fishhook H is pulled out from the lip F1 of the fish F, when the lever portion 6 is released, the restoring force of the movable body spring 8 moves the movable body 4 back to the front end, and the hold of the fishhook H between the hook portion 7 and the front end member 2a is released.

[0029] <Action and effect> According to the fishhook remover 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 is inclined toward the rear end at an angle θ of 0° or more and 45° or less, preferably about 30°, relative to the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c. As a result, even if the fishhook H is stuck in a bad place or is stuck deep, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 can be easily slid and inserted between the fishhook H and the fish F, and the curved portion H1 or the body portion H2 of the fishhook H can be easily held and fixed by the hook portion 7.

[0030] 8, if the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 is inclined less than 0° relative to the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c, in other words, inclined forward from the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c, when trying to slide the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 between the fish F and the curved portion H1 of the fishhook H, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 acts like a wall and abuts against the curved portion H1 of the fishhook F. For this reason, it is not easy to slide the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 between the fish F and the curved portion H1 of the fishhook H.

[0031] On the other hand, if the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 is inclined more than 45° relative to the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 becomes too sharp (like a blade). This increases the risk of erroneous operation, such as the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 piercing the fish F when attempting to slide the hook portion 7 between the fish F and the curved portion H1 or the body portion H2 of the fishhook H. Therefore, it is not easy to slide the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 between the fish F and the curved portion H1 or the body portion H2 of the fishhook H.

[0032] Moreover, the hook portion 7 is formed by deforming a tough and strong wire material such as spring steel, and the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 is curved into an arc shape. As a result, even if the curved portion H1 or the body portion H2 of the fishhook H is held (clamped) and fixed between the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 and the holding portion notch 2d of the front end member 2a, and the hook tip H3 of the fishhook H is pulled toward the user or moved back and forth or left and right, the portion clamped between the hook portion 7 of the fishhook H and the front end member 2a is less likely to be damaged or deformed.

[0033] Here, when the tip H3 of the fishhook H penetrates deeply into a hard part such as the jaw of a large fish F with strong bones or a hard skeleton, a very large force is required to move the fishhook H from the place where it penetrated or to remove it by the barb H4 provided near the base of the tip H3 of the fishhook H for preventing it from coming out. In this case, it is possible to hold down the curved part H1 or the body part H2 of the fishhook H with a tool such as pliers and pull it out, but if the fishhook H is pulled out by holding down the curved part H1 or the body part H2 with a tool such as pliers, there is a high possibility that the held part of the fishhook H will be damaged or deformed, and it will become necessary to replace it with a new fishhook H, for example. For this reason, it becomes difficult to continue fishing by reusing the fishhook H that has been pulled out.

[0034] In particular, in fishing using artificial bait (lure), such as lure fishing, a fishhook H shown in Figure 5, which is generally called a triple hook (a fishhook with three hook tips H3), is often used. This type of triple hook is more expensive than a typical single hook (a fishhook with one hook tip H3), so replacing the fishhook H every time a fish F is caught is not economical and is cumbersome, and is therefore not well received by anglers.

[0035] Furthermore, the base end side of the hook portion 7 is bent toward the center to form a first bent portion 7c, and the base end side of this first bent portion is further bent toward the rear end to form a second bent portion 7d. Therefore, when the movable body 3 is moved backward within the main body tube 2, the portion from the front end of the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 to the rear end of the second curved portion 7d can be fitted into and accommodated in the pair of holding portion notches 2d. Therefore, the curved portion H1 or the body portion H2 of the fishhook H can be reliably and firmly held and fixed between the abutment portion 3b of the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7 and the pair of holding portion notches 2d of the front end member 2a.

[0036] At the same time, since the entire hook portion 7 does not protrude outward from the outer periphery of the front end member 2a but is contained within this front end member 2a, it is possible to prevent, for example, something else from being inadvertently drawn into the gap between the curved portion 7b or the first bent portion 7c of the hook portion 7 and the notch 2d for the holding portion, thereby improving usability.

[0037] [Second embodiment] Furthermore, as in the fishhook remover 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 7, the tip 7a is inclined from the center position O in the width direction of the curved portion 7b of the hook portion 7, in other words, from the abutment portion 3b toward the rear end side of the shaft portion 3c at an angle θ of 0° to 45°, preferably about 30°, relative to the radial direction of the shaft portion 3c. In other words, the tip 7a is machined to be oblique at an angle θ of about 30° from the center position in the width direction of the curved portion 7b.

[0038] That is, the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 of the fishhook remover 1 may have any shape as long as the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 can be easily slid between the fishhook H and the fish F even if the fishhook H is stuck in an awkward position or deeply, and the curved portion H1 or body portion H2 of the fishhook H can be easily held and fixed by the hook portion 7. In short, the shape of the tip 7a of the hook portion 7 may be such that the sharp part of the tip is chamfered in the width direction to form a radius.

[0039] [others] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments described above, and includes various modified aspects. For example, the first and second embodiments described above are described in order to explain the present invention in an easily understandable manner, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to those having all of the configurations described above.

[0040] In particular, the shapes other than the hook portion 7 can be adapted to various configurations. Also, the handle portion 5 and the lever portion 6 themselves are not essential components of the invention, but from the viewpoint of operability, it is preferable to have a configuration including these. Other than that, the shape, material, number, etc. of each element can be appropriately selected.

[0041] Furthermore, the fishhook remover 1 according to the present invention can be used not only to remove a fishhook that has been caught on a target fish, etc., but also when the fishhook is accidentally caught on something other than the target fish, etc. It can also be used in fishing using an artificial bait (lure fishing) and fishing using a fishhook H called a barbless hook that does not have a barb H4. [Industrial Applicability]

[0042] The present invention can be used as a fishhook remover for removing fishhooks from fish, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0043] 1 Fish hook remover 2 Main body tube 2a Front end member 2b Main body material 2c Cover body 2d Notch for holding part (notch) 2e Notch for fishhook 2k long hole 3. Mobile 3a opening 3b Contact part 3c Shaft 3d connecting member 5 Handle 5a Connecting member 6 Lever section 6a Insertion shaft 6b Lever body 6c Cover body 7 Hook part (fish hook holding part) 7a Tip (locking part) 7b Curved section 7c First bend (bending part) 7d 2nd bend 7e Straight section 8 Moving body spring F-fish F1 lips H Fishhook H1 Curved section H2 Torso H3 needle tip H4 Return I intersection O center position P center of curvature S Virtual surface θ angle

Claims

1. A cylindrical main body tube; a movable body attached to the main body cylinder so as to be movable in the front-rear direction relative to the main body cylinder, the movable body having a fishing hook holding portion at a front end portion, The moving body is made of a wire, The fishing hook holding portion is formed by bending a front end portion of the wire, A locking portion is provided at the tip end of the fishing hook holding portion, the locking portion being inclined toward the rear end side by an angle of 0° to 45° with respect to the radial direction of the movable body. A fishing hook remover characterized by the above.

2. The fishing hook holding portion is formed by bending a front end portion of the wire by 180°, The locking portion is inclined from a plane passing through a curved center of the fishhook holding portion toward the rear end side of the movable body along a radial direction of the movable body.

2. The fishhook remover according to claim 1.

3. The movable body has a bent portion formed by bending a base end side of the fishing hook holding portion of the wire toward the locking portion.

3. The fishhook remover according to claim 2.

4. The main body tube has a pair of opposing notches at a front end, The pair of cutouts are cut out from the front end of the main body tube toward the rear, When the movable body moves rearward relative to the main body cylinder, the fishhook holding portion is fitted into and accommodated in the pair of notches.

2. The fishhook remover according to claim 1.

5. The hook holder is accommodated in the main cylinder with both sides of the hook holder fitted into the pair of notches.

5. The fishhook remover according to claim 4.

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