Integrated Fishing Pole Handle Lighting System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Nighttime fishing poses challenges due to the difficulty in accessing light sources like flashlights and lanterns, which are often bulky or prone to being lost, and the need for navigation lights that can emit specific colors like white, red, and green, especially when boat navigation lights burn out.
Innovation Solution
A fishing pole handle integrated with a lighting unit, a switch, and a power storage unit that allows for easy operation with one hand, featuring a lighting unit that can emit white, red, and green light, and includes a power storage system for continuous use, with options for charging and interchangeable components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a flashlight or lantern is used to provide light at night, then illumination is achieved, but the device is either bulky or prone to being lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the flashlight functionality with the fishing pole handle by integrating the light source, power storage unit, and control switch into the handle structure. This merging eliminates the need to carry a separate flashlight or lantern, solving the portability and security issues while maintaining illumination capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The fishing pole handle is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for fishing, stores power for the light, houses the light source, and includes a control switch. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate devices needed, addressing the bulk and loss problems associated with traditional lighting solutions.
2Reliability
If navigation lights emit multiple colors (white, red, green), then navigation safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting unit is designed to emit multiple colors (white, red, and green) to serve different navigation purposes. This multi-color capability allows a single device to replace multiple single-color lights, improving navigation safety while the integrated design keeps the overall system compact and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses different colored lights for different directional purposes: white light for general illumination, red light for one direction, and green light for another direction. This local differentiation of light colors provides comprehensive navigation coverage without requiring a complex array of separate lighting systems.
3Ease of operation
If the light is integrated into the fishing pole handle, then the light is easily found and operated, but the handle structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The light source, power storage unit, and switch are merged into the handle structure, making the light an integral part of the fishing pole. This integration ensures the light is always with the fisher and easily accessible, while the unified design avoids the complexity of multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent nests the light source, power storage unit, and control switch within the handle structure. This nesting approach allows these functional components to be housed within the existing handle volume, providing easy accessibility while minimizing the increase in overall handle complexity.
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 reliable, easily accessible light source that can be operated with one hand, ensuring navigation safety and reducing the risk of losing the light, while allowing for selective color emission to meet navigation needs.
Implementation Method 1
a power storage unit configured to energize the lighting unit
Implementation Method 2
a lighting unit located at least partially internal to the handle and configured to emit light
Data Source
AI summary
A fishing pole including a handle, a lighting unit, a switch and a power storage unit. The lighting unit is located at least partially internal to the handle. The switch is configured to regulate operation of the lighting unit and the power storage unit is configured to energize the lighting unit.