Adjustable Ice Fishing Tip-Up Stand Pivot Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ice fishing tip-ups struggle to balance the paddle/movable arm due to various factors such as lakebed contours and fishing hook weight, making it difficult for anglers to accurately detect a caught fish.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable tip-up stand system with a base, telescopic stand, paddle fastener, and pivot bar that allows for the adjustment of the balance point of the paddle, enabling easy balancing and detection of fish catches by pivoting between a balanced and tipped position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed balance point is used in existing tip-ups, then the structure is simple, but the paddle cannot be properly balanced due to varying factors like lakebed contours and fishing hook weight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the balance point adjustable rather than fixed. The pivot bar can be repositioned along the paddle body to different locations, allowing the balance point to be dynamically adjusted according to varying fishing conditions such as lakebed contours and hook weight, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by allowing the balance point parameter to be varied. The pivot bar can be moved to different positions along the paddle body, changing the balance point parameter to accommodate different fishing scenarios, thus improving balancing ease while maintaining reasonable structural complexity
2Measurement precision
If the paddle is made sensitive to detect fish catches, then detection accuracy improves, but false tipping from minor disturbances increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses parameter changes by adjusting the balance point position to optimize sensitivity. By repositioning the pivot bar, the balance point can be set to achieve the right sensitivity level that detects fish catches while resisting false tipping from minor disturbances, thus resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively balances the paddle, ensuring that only the weight of a caught fish causes it to tip, alerting the angler, and allows for precise adjustment to accommodate different fishing conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a pivot bar (149) configured for linear movement within the rounded aperture (132) to adjust a balance point of the paddle (140)
Implementation Method 2
The second stand portion (320) may include a second lower end (321) opposite a second upper end (322) and a second length (323) therebetween. The second lower end (321) may be attached about the first upper end (222) of the first stand portion (220) and configured for slidable insertion into the first substantially hollow interior (224), thereby adjusting a height of the telescopic stand (120).
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AI summary
A tip-up system is disclosed herein. The tip-up system includes a base, a telescopic stand, a paddle fastener and a paddle. The tip-up system improves the process of finding a point of balance of the paddle of the tip-up stand. Particularly, the paddle includes a horizontal cavity and a pivot bar attached therewithin. The paddle pivots between a balanced position and a tipped position via the pivot bar. The pivot bar is movable within the horizontal cavity to allow a user to adjust a balance point of the paddle and thus find the correct point of balance for the paddle when in use with a fishing line and hook.