Fishing tackle

Abstract

This technology provides lightweight fishing tackle for rigging while reducing the skill level required for production. [Solution] The fishing tackle 1 comprises a tubular crimping sleeve 20 having a hollow section 21 into which a wire arm 11 is inserted, and a fastening member 30 fixed to the main shaft 10. The portions of the wire arm 11 and the fastening member 30 to be crimped are inserted into the hollow section 21 of the crimping sleeve 20 on both sides of the main shaft 10 and are crimped together by the crimping sleeve 20.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a fishing tackle for rigging.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a fishing tackle for rigging that includes a main shaft, a wire arm extending across the main shaft, and a holder connecting the wire arm to the main shaft. In such a fishing tackle for rigging, a plurality of fish-attracting members are attached to fasteners provided on the wire arm, and by moving the tackle underwater, a school of fish can be simulated to attract the target fish.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the above-described fishing tackle for rigging, there have been cases where weight reduction is required in accordance with the improvement of operability for simulating a school of fish and the water depth at which the tackle is operated. To reduce the weight of the fishing tackle for rigging, a configuration in which the holder is eliminated by directly fixing the wire arm to the main shaft can be conceived. However, if the diameters of the main shaft and the wire arm are small, it may become difficult to fix the wire arm to the main shaft. For example, joining (fixing) the wire arm to the main shaft using laser welding or the like is also conceivable, but this requires skilled operation and may increase production costs. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the fishing tackle for rigging.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present disclosure provides a technology related to a lightweight fishing tackle for rigging while reducing the proficiency required for production.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The fishing tackle for rigging described herein comprises a main shaft, a wire arm extending intersecting the main shaft, a fastener provided on the wire arm to which a fish-attracting member can be attached, a tubular crimping sleeve having a hollow portion into which the wire arm is inserted, and a fastening member fixed to the main shaft and having a crimped portion extending intersecting the main shaft, wherein the wire arm and the crimped portion are inserted into the hollow portion of the crimping sleeve on both sides of the main shaft and crimped together by the crimping sleeve. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to this disclosure, it is possible to provide technology for lightweight fishing tackle while reducing the skill level required for production. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of a fishing tackle for a fishing rig according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a plan view of a fishing tackle setup. [Figure 3] This is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow A in Figure 2. [Figure 4] This is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow B in Figure 2. [Figure 5] This is a perspective view of a fishing tackle for a fishing rig according to the second embodiment. [Figure 6] This is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow C in Figure 5. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] [Description of Embodiments in this Disclosure] First, the embodiments of this disclosure will be listed and described. [1] The fishing tackle for a fishing rig according to this embodiment comprises a main shaft, a wire arm extending intersecting the main shaft, a fastener provided on the wire arm to which a fish-attracting member can be attached, a tubular crimping sleeve having a hollow portion into which the wire arm is inserted, and a fastening member fixed to the main shaft and having a crimped portion extending intersecting the main shaft, wherein the wire arm and the crimped portion are inserted into the hollow portion of the crimping sleeve on both sides of the main shaft and crimped together by the crimping sleeve.

[0010] In the fishing tackle with the above configuration, a crimping member having a crimpable portion that intersects and extends from the main shaft is fixed to the main shaft. The wire arm is joined to the main shaft by being crimped together with the crimpable portion of the crimping member on both sides of the main shaft using a crimping sleeve. As a result, there is no need to use heavy components such as holders to join the wire arm to the main shaft, and there is no need to join the wire arm to the main shaft using laser welding or other methods that require a certain level of skill. Consequently, it is possible to provide a lightweight fishing tackle while reducing the skill level required for production.

[0011] [2] The fishing tackle for rigging described in [1] may have a joint portion that extends intersecting the crimped portion and is brazed to the main shaft to fix the crimped portion to the main shaft. In the above configuration, even if the wire arm bends and deforms significantly in the water, the crimped portion that is crimped together with the wire arm is brazed to the main shaft at the joint portion, making the fishing tackle less likely to break.

[0012] The fishing tackle described in [3][1], wherein the fastening member is a rod shape extending in a straight line, with crimping portions provided at both ends, and together with the wire arm, it may sandwich the main shaft between the crimping portions and be fixed to the main shaft. In the above configuration, the wire arm can be fixed to the main shaft without using welding.

[0013] A fishing tackle for rigging described in any of [4][1] to [3], which is flexible and has a tubular restricting cover, and a crimping sleeve and the tip of the part to be crimped that extends outward from the crimping sleeve may be inserted into the hollow part of the restricting cover. In the above configuration, when the fishing tackle for rigging is moved in water, the restricting cover makes it difficult for the wire arm to bend and deform significantly at the point of crimping with the fastening material, and prevents the crimping between the wire arm and the fastening material from coming undone.

[0014] [Details of the embodiments of this disclosure] The embodiments of this disclosure are described below in detail. This disclosure is not limited to these examples, but is indicated by the claims, and all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims are intended to be included. Note that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to exact scale for illustrative purposes.

[0015] (First Embodiment) Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fishing tackle 1 according to the first embodiment. Figure 2 is a plan view of the fishing tackle 1. The fishing tackle 1 is a fishing tackle also known as an Alabama rig or umbrella rig. The fishing tackle 1 is used attached to the end of a fishing line (not shown). The fishing line is drawn out from a reel attached to a rod (not shown), for example. By manipulating the rod and reel, the user can move the fishing tackle 1 in the water to simulate a school of fish and attract the intended fish.

[0016] The fishing tackle 1 mainly consists of a main shaft 10 and two wire arms 11 that intersect the direction in which the axis of the main shaft 10 extends (up and down direction D1, described later). Fish-attracting members (not shown) are attached to the wire arms 11. Hereafter, the direction in which the main shaft 10 extends will also be referred to as the "up and down direction D1".

[0017] The main shaft 10 is a rod-shaped member, and is made of stainless steel such as SUS (abbreviation of Steel Use Stainless). The main shaft 10 is provided with connecting eyes 12 and 13 at the upper and lower ends. The connecting eye 12 provided at the upper end of the main shaft 10 is for coupling the tackle fishing gear 1 to a fishing line. The connecting eye 13 provided at the lower end of the main shaft 10 is for attaching a fish attracting member. Each of the connecting eyes 12 and 13 is configured by bending the tip of the base material of the main shaft 10, and crimping and fixing the bending root and the bent tip.

[0018] The two wire arms 11 are fixed to the main shaft 10 so as to intersect the vertical direction D1, which is the direction in which the main shaft 10 extends. In the present embodiment, the two wire arms 11 are bent at a predetermined angle near the center, and extend outward from the main shaft 10 while being inclined downward by a predetermined angle in the direction intersecting the vertical direction D1.

[0019] The two wire arms 11 are made of a wire rod having a smaller diameter than the main shaft 10, and can be flexurally deformed. For example, the two wire arms 11 are made of a wire rod made of a shape memory alloy such as nickel titanium.

[0020] The tip of each wire arm 11 is provided with a connecting eye 14, and a swivel 15, which is an example of a fastener, is attached to the connecting eye 14. Further, a swivel 16 is also attached to the middle of the wire arm 11. Each of the swivels 15 and 16 can be detachably attached with a fish attracting member via a fixing hook (not shown).

[0021] The fish attracting member is a member used for attracting fish in water, and is a lure (such as a hard or soft lure), a jig head, a blade, or the like.

[0022] In this embodiment, the wire arm 11 is provided with a restricting ring 17 and a restricting tube 18 on both sides of the swivel 16 to restrict the range of movement of the swivel 16 on the wire arm 11. This prevents the fish-attracting member attached to the swivel 16 from getting too close to the other fish-attracting members attached to the respective connecting eyes 13 and 14.

[0023] The wire arm 11 is joined to the main shaft 10 by crimping (more specifically, riveting) using a crimp sleeve 20. The crimp sleeve 20 is a tubular member having a hollow section 21. In Figure 1, for the sake of explanation, a state in which the crimp sleeve 20 is exposed by removing the restrictive cover 40, which will be described later, on one wire arm 11 is illustrated. In other words, in the usage mode of the fishing tackle 1, the crimp sleeve 20 is covered by the restrictive cover 40 so that it cannot be seen from the outside.

[0024] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow A in Figure 2. The crimping sleeve 20 is attached to both sides of the main shaft 10 with the wire arm 11 and the fastening member 30 (described later) inserted into the hollow portion 21. The crimping sleeve 20 can be plastically deformed by radial pressure to join the wire arm 11 to the main shaft 10.

[0025] In this embodiment, the crimping sleeve 20 is made of stainless steel such as SUS. The inner diameter of the hollow portion 21 in the crimping sleeve 20 is large enough to insert the wire arm 11, and can be appropriately selected according to the outer diameter of the wire arm 11 used.

[0026] A fastening member 30 is used to join the wire arm 11 to the main shaft 10 using a crimping sleeve 20. As shown in Figure 3, the fastening member 30 is a substantially L-shaped member comprising a crimped portion 31 which extends for a predetermined distance, and a joined portion 32 which extends intersecting the crimped portion 31. For example, the fastening member 30 is constructed by bending a wire with a larger diameter than the wire arm 11 to form the crimped portion 31 and the joined portion 32.

[0027] The fastening material 30 is made of the same material as the crimping sleeve 20 (SUS in this embodiment). This allows the fastening material 30 to be crimped with the crimping sleeve 20 made of the same material, thereby improving the crimping performance between the two.

[0028] As shown in Figure 3, two fastening members 30 are used to fix one wire arm 11 to the main shaft 10. The two fastening members 30 are brazed together by a joint 32 on both sides of the main shaft 10. In Figure 2, the portion formed by the hardening of the brazing material is shown as the brazed portion 33.

[0029] Furthermore, in the fishing tackle 1, each of the two wire arms 11 can be joined to the main shaft 10 by using the same method as shown in Figure 3.

[0030] The crimping sleeve 20 and the tip of the crimped portion 31 extending from the crimping sleeve 20 are covered by a restricting cover 40. The restricting cover 40 is a tubular member having a hollow portion 41 and is made of a flexible material such as polyvinyl chloride or silicone resin. It is desirable that the inner diameter of the hollow portion 41 in the restricting cover 40 is such that the crimping sleeve 20 can be inserted.

[0031] The crimping sleeve 20 is covered by the restricting cover 40, which prevents the wire arm 11 from bending significantly at the point where it is crimped with the fastening material 30 by the crimping sleeve 20 when the fishing tackle is moved underwater. This prevents stress on the wire arm 11 from concentrating at the point where it is crimped by the crimping sleeve 20.

[0032] Next, a method for joining (fixing) the wire arm 11 to the main shaft 10 using the fastening material 30 and the crimping sleeve 20 will be explained.

[0033] First, the fastening member 30 is joined to the mounting position of the main shaft 10. Specifically, the fastening member 30 is positioned with the tip of the part to be joined 32 facing upward, and the direction in which the part to be joined 32 extends is aligned with the vertical direction D1 in which the main shaft 10 extends, and then brazed to the main shaft 10. At this time, the fastening member 30 may be joined to the main shaft 10 by wrapping both the part to be joined 32 and the main shaft 10 with brazing material and melting the wrapped brazing material. In this case, the part to be joined 32 may be positioned relative to the main shaft 10 using a jig (not shown). As a result, as shown in Figure 3, a brazed portion 33 is formed around the main shaft 10, joining the part to be joined 32 and the main shaft 10.

[0034] Next, the wire material, which is the base material of the wire arm 11, is bent at a predetermined angle approximately in the center. Then, the various parts, including the crimp sleeves 20, are attached to the bent wire arm 11 to form a subassembly. As already explained, two crimp sleeves 20 are attached to one wire arm 11.

[0035] Next, the sub-assembled wire arm 11 is positioned on the main shaft 10. At this time, the two crimp sleeves 20 that pass through the wire arm 11 are positioned on both sides of the main shaft 10.

[0036] Next, the two crimping sleeves 20 are moved toward the main shaft 10 so that the crimped portion 31 and the wire arm 11 are positioned within the hollow portion 21 of the crimping sleeve 20, as shown in Figure 4(a). Then, as shown in Figure 4(b), the crimping sleeve 20 is pressed using a crimping machine in either radial direction, causing the material of the crimping sleeve 20 to deform in the crimping direction and crimping the wire arm 11 and the crimped portion 31 together.

[0037] Next, the restricting cover 40, which has been passed through by the wire arm 11, is moved towards the main shaft 10, and the crimped and deformed crimping sleeve 20 is inserted into the hollow portion 41 of the restricting cover 40 together with the portion to be crimped 31 and the wire arm 11.

[0038] (Operation and effects of this embodiment) The embodiment described above can achieve the following effects. In the fishing tackle 1, the wire arm 11 is crimped together with the crimped portion 31 of the fastening material 30 by a crimping sleeve 20 and joined to the main shaft 10. This eliminates the need to use a heavy holder to fix the wire arm 11 to the main shaft 10, and also eliminates the need to use techniques that require expertise, such as laser welding.

[0039] Even if the wire arm 11 bends and deforms significantly underwater when the fishing tackle 1 is moved in the water, the fastening material 30, which is crimped and joined together with the wire arm 11, is brazed to the main shaft 10, making the fishing tackle 1 less prone to breakage.

[0040] When the fishing tackle is moved underwater, the restricting cover 40 prevents the wire arm 11 from bending and deforming significantly at the point where it is crimped with the fastening material 30, thereby preventing the crimping between the wire arm 11 and the fastening material 30 from coming undone.

[0041] (Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment, the configurations that differ from those of the first embodiment are mainly described, and the same components as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid repeating their descriptions. In this embodiment, the shape of the fastening material used for crimping the wire arm 11 differs from that of the first embodiment.

[0042] Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a fishing tackle 2 according to the second embodiment. In this embodiment as well, the fishing tackle 2 comprises a main shaft 10 and a wire arm 11, and the wire arm 11 is joined to the main shaft 10 by a crimping sleeve 20.

[0043] Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow C when the fishing tackle 2 for the rig according to this embodiment is cut by a plane intersecting the vertical direction D1. As shown in Figure 6, the fastening member 50 according to this embodiment has a straight shape, and both ends are crimped portions 51 that are crimped by the crimping sleeve 20. In other words, the fastening member 50 according to this embodiment does not have a joint portion compared to the first embodiment.

[0044] In this embodiment as well, two crimping sleeves 20 are used to join one wire arm 11 to the main shaft 10. Each crimping sleeve 20 crimps the wire arm 11 and the fastening material 50 on both sides of the main shaft 10. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the fastening material 50 is fixed to the main shaft 10 by sandwiching the main shaft 10 together with the wire arm 11 between two crimped portions 51.

[0045] Furthermore, in the fishing tackle 2, each of the two wire arms 11 can be joined to the main shaft 10 by using the same method as shown in Figure 6.

[0046] As shown in Figure 5, a retaining sleeve 22 is provided on the main shaft 10 below the wire arm 11. The retaining sleeve 22 is a component that prevents the wire arm 11, which is crimped by the crimping sleeve 20, from falling out of the main shaft 10 downwards. The retaining sleeve 22 is a tubular component, and its hollow portion is crimped to the main shaft 10 with the main shaft 10 passing through it. Furthermore, upward detachment of each wire arm 11 from the main shaft 10 is prevented by a connecting eye 12 provided at the upper end of the main shaft 10. In other words, the retaining sleeve 22 and the connecting eye 12 are also retaining components that prevent the wire arm 11 from coming out in either the upper or lower direction.

[0047] In the fishing tackle 2 described above, the straight fastening member 50 is fixed to the main shaft 10 by clamping the main shaft 10 together with the wire arm 11 between the crimped portions 51. This allows the wire arm 11 to be fixed to the main shaft 10 without using welding.

[0048] (Other embodiments) This embodiment may be implemented with the following modifications. The above embodiment and the following modifications can also be combined with each other to the extent that they do not contradict each other technically. In the above embodiment, the fishing tackle was equipped with two wire arms 11. Alternatively, the fishing tackle may be configured to be equipped with only one wire arm 11, or with three or more wire arms 11.

[0049] In a fishing tackle setup that includes multiple wire arms 11 positioned above and below a main shaft 10, one wire arm 11 may be joined to the main shaft 10 using the L-shaped fastening member 30 shown in the first embodiment, and the other wire arm 11 may be joined to the main shaft 10 using the straight fastening member 50 shown in the second embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 1,2: Fishing tackle for rigging, 10: Main shaft, 11: Wire arm, 12,13,14: Connecting eye, 15,16: Swivel (mounting fitting), 17: Regulating ring, 18: Regulating tube, 20: Crimping sleeve, 21: Hollow section, 22: Retaining sleeve, 30: Fastening material, 31: Crimped section, 32: Joined section, 33: Brazed section, 40: Regulating cover, 41: Hollow section, 50: Fastening material, 51: Crimped section

Claims

1. Main shaft and A wire arm extending intersecting the main shaft, A fastener is provided on the wire arm to which a fish-attracting member can be attached, A tubular crimping sleeve having a hollow portion into which the wire arm is inserted, A fastening member is fixed to the main shaft and has a crimped portion that extends intersecting the main shaft, The wire arm and the crimped portion are On both sides of the main shaft, the hollow portion of the crimping sleeve is inserted, A fishing tackle for rigging, which is crimped and joined by the aforementioned crimp sleeve.

2. The fastening member extends intersecting the crimped portion and includes a joined portion that is brazed to the main shaft to fix the fastening member to the main shaft, as described in claim 1.

3. The aforementioned fastening material is It has a straight, rod-like shape, with the aforementioned crimping portions provided at both ends. The fishing tackle for a fishing rig according to claim 1, wherein the main shaft is sandwiched between the crimped portions together with the wire arm and fixed to the main shaft.

4. It is flexible and equipped with a tubular restrictive cover, The fishing tackle for a fishing rig according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the crimping sleeve and the tip of the crimped portion that protrudes outward from the crimping sleeve are inserted into the hollow portion of the restricting cover.

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