Multipurpose Fishing Tool Hemispherical Stunning End
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing tools and methods face challenges in reliably threading fishing hooks onto lines, especially in unfavorable conditions, and lack effective solutions for humane stunning and evisceration of fish, often resulting in inefficient and potentially painful processes.
Innovation Solution
A threading device with a conical taper design for easy hook alignment and a multipurpose tool with a hemispherical stunning end for efficient stunning and evisceration, allowing for quick and humane handling of fish.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a threading device with conical taper is used for hook alignment, then threading efficiency and ease of use are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The threading device incorporates a conical taper geometry that guides the fishing line through the hook eye. The conical shape provides a natural funneling effect that aligns the line with the eye opening, making threading easier and more efficient without requiring complex mechanical components or adjustment mechanisms.
2Reliability
If a multipurpose tool with hemispherical stunning end is used for fish stunning, then stunning effectiveness and humane handling are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multipurpose tool combines a hemispherical stunning end with other fishing functions in a single device. The hemispherical shape is optimized for delivering effective stunning blows to fish while maintaining balance and control. This multi-functional design allows anglers to perform stunning, evisceration, and other tasks with one tool, improving reliability and effectiveness without requiring multiple separate devices.
3Strength
If mechanical processing methods are used for hook attachment, then connection strength is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The threading device acts as an intermediary tool that facilitates the attachment of the fishing line to the hook eye. Rather than requiring direct manual manipulation of the thin line, the conical taper provides a guided pathway that mediates between the user's hand and the hook eye, making the operation easier while still achieving a strong mechanical connection through proper line positioning and knotting.
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AI summary
The present invention generally relates to a multipurpose tool for angling. In particular, the invention relates to a threading device for threading or affixing, respectively, a fishing hook to a fishing line. Furthermore, the Invention relates to a method of manufacturing the threading device for threading or affixing, respectively, a fishing hook to a fishing line, the use of the device as well as a threading set. The present invention further relates to a multipurpose tool for stunning and eviscerating fish. In particular, the invention is concerned with a multipurpose tool of the type of a pocket knife, which is suitable for stunning and eviscerating fish and whose posterior end is formed as a stunning tool.