C-Shaped Fishing Line Tying Tool With Angled Posts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing line knots, especially those connecting dissimilar or similar materials, are difficult to tie securely and can weaken the line, leading to potential detachment during fishing, particularly for users with limited dexterity or in adverse conditions.
Innovation Solution
A compact, hand-holdable knot tying tool with a 'C' shaped base and angled posts, along with filament retaining mechanisms, facilitates the tying of a breakproof Alberto knot that minimizes line weakening and slipping, suitable for various line types and conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If complex knots are used to secure fishing lines, then the knot strength is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a knot tying tool as an intermediary device that assists users in forming secure knots. The tool includes a body with a first opening for receiving a first line and a second opening for receiving a second line, along with a movable component that guides the lines through specific paths to create a secure knot configuration. This intermediary tool eliminates the need for users to manually manipulate complex line configurations, thereby maintaining high knot strength while significantly improving ease of operation.
2Device complexity
If manual knot tying is performed, then the device complexity is reduced, but the manufacturing precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The knot tying tool is pre-configured with specific geometric features including a first opening, a second opening, and a movable component with predetermined paths and angles. These preliminary structural arrangements guide the lines through exact configurations to ensure precise knot formation. The tool's body includes angled surfaces and constrained movement paths that automatically position the lines correctly, eliminating the need for users to have precise manual dexterity while maintaining consistent, accurate knot formation across all uses.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dissimilar line types are attached, then the adaptability is improved, but the reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The knot tying tool is designed with universal adaptability to handle dissimilar line types including monofilament, braided, and fluorocarbon lines of varying diameters and materials. The tool's openings and guiding structures are configured to accommodate different line configurations, and the movable component provides consistent guidance regardless of line type. This multi-functional design ensures that the tool can securely tie knots between dissimilar lines while maintaining reliable connection strength, overcoming the challenges of attaching different materials that have varying friction and flexibility characteristics.
Data Source
AI summary
Tool is an apparatus for tying fishing line of dissimilar and similar types together. It has a base frame to allow a person to hold the unit or secure to a stationary object with clamps or vice. Base Frame is a “C” shape fabricated from material to hold shape and pressure including wood, plastic, metal, or composite. Top “C” end one of base frame and top “C” end two of base frame have cleats that can be made from neoprene type of compressible material, silicon, including other material that will not damage filament. These cleats secure and align the line for tying. Using short post two with obtuse angle located at “C” end one point and high post one 90-degree angle on opposite “C” end these posts hold filament while the cleats hold the filament secure and steady. The post is used for wrapping similar and dissimilar line around when tying knot. This allows consistent secure tying from unit.