Elastic Loop Hook Holder with Bulbous Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing hooks are often jumbled and entangled when stored together, making it difficult to retrieve a single hook without getting injured, and existing storage solutions are either ineffective in preventing entanglement or consume too much space.
Innovation Solution
A flexible and resilient line formed into an infinite loop with a crimped sleeve creates a compact holding system that prevents hooks from becoming entangled, allowing for easy retrieval and threading onto a fishing line, using a bulbous portion that articulates between relaxed and flattened states to secure and release hooks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple fishing hooks are stored together in a container, then storage capacity is improved, but hooks become jumbled and entangled making retrieval difficult and dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the storage system into individual slots, each capable of holding a single hook. This segmentation prevents hooks from becoming entangled while maintaining compact storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a line guide as an intermediary component that facilitates the threading of the fishing line through the hook's eye. This mediator simplifies the retrieval and assembly process, making it easier and safer to access individual hooks.
2Ease of operation
If individual compartments are used to store each hook separately, then entanglement is prevented, but storage space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple storage slots into a single integrated holder structure. This allows individual hook storage to prevent entanglement while maintaining a compact overall footprint that doesn't consume excessive space.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder design allows slots to be arranged in a nested or compact configuration, where individual storage spaces are efficiently packed together to minimize the total volume occupied while maintaining separate compartments for each hook.
3Volume of moving object
If hooks are stored loosely in a container, then storage space is optimized, but retrieval becomes dangerous due to entanglement
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the storage into discrete slots that physically separate hooks, the invention eliminates the entanglement hazard while maintaining space-efficient storage. Each slot acts as an isolated compartment that prevents harmful interactions between hooks.
Solution Approach 2:
The line guide serves as a safety intermediary that controls the path of the fishing line during retrieval. This mediator prevents the line from accidentally contacting sharp hooks, reducing injury risk while maintaining efficient storage density.
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 allows for safe and efficient storage and retrieval of fishing hooks, preventing entanglement and injuries while maintaining a compact footprint, suitable for limited storage spaces.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible and resilient first line formed into an infinite loop... The bulbous portion of the large loop articulates between two states, a normally relaxed state wherein the bulbous portion forms a bulbous loop having a first cross section and a flattened state wherein the bulbous portion is flattened and has a second cross section whenever a squeezing force is placed onto the bulbous portion
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AI summary
A holding system for fishing hooks and other items having an eye, such as a needle, is formed from a flexible and resilient first section of line that is formed into an infinite loop having a large loop having a bulbous portion in its relaxed state, and a small loop, each on either side of a crimped sleeve. The held items are fed onto the line via each item's eye and the items held between the bulbous portion and the sleeve such that the bulbous portion prevents the items' discharge from the line. When the bulbous portion is squeezed, it becomes flattened allowing the items to slide off of the large loop in orderly fashion. When the bulbous portion is no longer squeezed, it resiliently returns back to its bulbous state. A second section of line can coextend with the small loop and be held by the sleeve.