Lighted Fishing Pole Tip with Angled LED Eyelet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing pole light designs are prone to damage due to exposed LED assemblies and require custom-manufactured poles, making them difficult to manufacture and maintain, especially when trying to provide effective night viewing for fishermen.
Innovation Solution
A lighted fishing pole tip apparatus with an LED housed in a strong, lightweight resin or plastic assembly positioned at a 45-degree angle on the last eyelet, powered by batteries in the handle through internal wiring and a switch, allowing for easy integration or retrofitting on existing poles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an LED assembly is mounted externally on the fishing pole tip, then the light source is accessible and easy to install, but the LED assembly is exposed and susceptible to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The LED assembly is nested within the existing eyelet structure of the fishing pole. The eyelet serves as a protective housing that encloses the LED, battery compartment, and electrical components, while still allowing the assembly to be installed and accessed. This nesting approach protects the LED from external damage while maintaining installation accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The eyelet structure acts as a protective shell that encloses the LED assembly. The shell provides physical protection while allowing for flexible installation and removal of the LED components. The thin-walled eyelet structure is sufficient to protect the LED while maintaining ease of access for installation and replacement.
2Reliability
If a custom-manufactured pole is used to integrate the light source, then the light integration is seamless and protected, but the manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The eyelet structure serves multiple functions: it is the original guide eye for the fishing line, and it simultaneously serves as a protective housing for the LED assembly. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for custom-manufactured poles with integrated light housings, as the existing eyelet structure is repurposed to provide both guidance and protection functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The existing eyelet structure on standard fishing poles is utilized to house and protect the LED assembly, eliminating the need for separate protective housings or custom pole manufacturing. The eyelet serves itself by providing structural support, protection, and mounting for the light source without requiring additional manufacturing steps.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the LED is positioned close to the pole handle, then the wiring distance is reduced, but the light does not effectively illuminate the fishing line movement at the tip
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of positioning the LED along the longitudinal axis of the pole (one dimension), the LED is positioned at the tip of the pole and oriented to project light forward along the fishing line (adding spatial dimensionality). This tip mounting position maximizes the illumination distance to the fishing line while the wiring remains manageable through the pole's internal structure.
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 solution provides a durable and efficient means of illuminating the fishing line movement, enhancing night fishing visibility without damaging the light source, and can be seamlessly integrated into or retrofitted onto standard fishing poles, maintaining normal pole functionality.
Implementation Method 1
U.S. Pat. No. 5,586,403 Ward uses an LED mounted toward the tip on the backside of the fishing pole
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AI summary
This invention improves the position of the Lighted tip moving it away from the pole and with testing and research improves the visibility because of its sleek ergonomic shape, it is also made of a super lightweight resin or plastic material to protect the Light itself and is easily manufactured around the last eyelet.