Fishing Lure Slidable Lid for Secure Bait Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing lures with bait compartments are difficult to open and close, especially for individuals with reduced dexterity, and they often fail to securely hold wet, slippery bait, leading to bait loss and inefficient bait dissemination.
Innovation Solution
A fishing lure with a slidable lid that moves in one dimension, constrained by a backstop and frontstop, and secured by a ball detent, allowing one-handed operation and easy loading of bait into a compartment with minimal force and without locks or latches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bait is placed on open hooks to attract fish, then bait dissemination is enhanced, but bait is at risk of falling off or being pulled off by predator fish
Solution Approach 1:
The lure is divided into separate functional components: a body, a removable lid, and internal bait compartments. This segmentation allows the bait to be securely contained within the closed compartment structure while enabling easy access for bait loading by simply removing the lid, thus resolving the contradiction between secure retention and ease of loading.
Solution Approach 2:
The bait compartments are nested within the lure body, with multiple compartments that can be independently loaded. This nested structure provides secure containment for bait while allowing systematic loading through the lid removal mechanism, addressing both the retention security and loading simplicity requirements.
2Reliability
If bait is stored within the lure in existing lures, then bait retention is improved, but the lure becomes difficult to open and close, especially for individuals with reduced dexterity
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is designed to be completely removable from the lure body by simply pulling it off, rather than requiring complex latching or unlocking mechanisms. This extraction approach maintains secure bait retention when closed while enabling extremely simple one-handed operation for opening and closing, perfectly resolving the contradiction between retention security and operational ease for users with reduced dexterity.
3Reliability
If complex latching mechanisms are used to secure bait compartment, then bait retention is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is designed as a simple pull-off component without any latches, locks, or complex fastening mechanisms. The retention security is achieved through the simple act of closing the lid over the bait compartments, maintaining reliability while minimizing structural complexity to its essential components only.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using complex mechanisms to secure the bait compartment closed, the design inverts the approach by making the open state secure through proper fitting, and relying on the simple closing action to maintain retention. This inversion eliminates the need for additional securing mechanisms while maintaining effective bait containment.
Data Source
AI summary
A fishing lure can have a bait compartment and a slidable lid. The slidable lid can be moved back and forth in a single dimension between an open position and a closed position when a user applies force to the lid in the single dimension. A ball detent can hold the lid in the closed position, and the ball detent can be overcome to open the lid through the application of force in the single dimension.