Fishing Rig Storage Tab Minimizing Line Snagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fishing line and leader storage solutions often result in snagging, entanglement, and knotting, making it difficult for fishermen to store and retrieve fishing rigs efficiently, and existing storage devices are either bulky or require additional equipment, leading to transportation burdens and reputational issues for manufacturers.
Innovation Solution
A fishing rig storage device featuring a mounting tab with quartered sections and notches that secures the line and hook assembly, minimizing entanglement by wrapping the line around the tab in a way that prevents overlaying with the hook assembly, and a slit for attaching the line tail to maintain tension, allowing for easy removal and organization within a tackle container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional lines/leaders are stored unsecured in a tackle box, then storage simplicity is maintained, but the lines/leaders become snagged, entangled, or knotted
Solution Approach 1:
The tackle box is divided into multiple compartments, with each compartment containing a line holder that can independently store individual lines or leaders. This segmentation prevents lines from entangling with each other while maintaining organized storage
Solution Approach 2:
Line holders act as intermediary structures between the tackle box compartments and the lines/leaders. These holders provide a secure interface that maintains line tension and prevents entanglement, serving as a mediator that resolves the conflict between simple storage and entanglement prevention
2Quantity of substance
If a cylindrical plastic and foam holder is used to store up to 12 rigs, then line/leader storage capacity is improved, but the holder becomes bulky and requires its own separate box
Solution Approach 1:
The line holders are designed to nest within the existing compartments of conventional tackle boxes. Each line holder fits into a compartment space, allowing multiple lines to be stored within the existing tackle box volume without requiring additional external containers
Solution Approach 2:
The line holders utilize vertical space within tackle box compartments by standing upright rather than spreading out horizontally. This dimensional change allows maximum storage capacity within the constrained volume of standard tackle box compartments
3Ease of manufacture
If fishing line/leader is wrapped around the cylinder and attached thereto, then line storage is achieved, but the line/leader does not have enough tension to keep itself stretched tight, resulting in self-entanglement
Solution Approach 1:
The line holders feature curved surfaces and notches that guide the line through a specific path, maintaining continuous tension along the line's length. The curved geometry ensures the line remains stretched tight and prevents slack that would lead to self-entanglement
Solution Approach 2:
The line holder design changes the tension parameter by using notches and curved surfaces to distribute and maintain optimal tension along the line. This ensures the line remains taut during storage and retrieval without requiring complex attachment mechanisms
4Ease of operation
If a rectangular board is used to hold two leaders, then line storage is achieved, but the hook of a first rig tends to snag the line/leader of a second rig
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the line holder are designed with specific local qualities: some areas have notches for securing lines, others have curved surfaces for guiding lines, and specific zones are designed to isolate hooks from adjacent lines. This localized functional differentiation prevents hook snagging while maintaining organization
Solution Approach 2:
The line holder serves as an intermediary structure that physically separates hooks from adjacent lines through its notched and curved design. This mediator prevents direct contact between hooks and neighboring lines, eliminating the snagging problem while maintaining organized storage
Data Source
AI summary
A fishing rig storage device that is removably insertable into a receiving slot incorporated in at least one of a dividing wall or an interior surface of a tackle container is illustrated and described. The fishing rig storage device includes a mounting tab having quartered sections and a plurality of notches formed along a perimeter. Each quartered section includes at least one of the plurality of notches. A fishing rig having a hook assembly, a line, and a tail is secured to the mounting tab by securing the hook assembly to a first notch, selectively wrapping the line around the plurality of notches, and securing the tail to a slit extending from the perimeter. The line is preferably arranged around the mounting tab to minimize catching or snagging of the line on the hook assembly when the line is unwrapped from the mounting tab.