Ice Fishing Device with Triggered Hook Setting and Stabilizing Legs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ice fishing devices lack a stable base for rod placement, are not compact for transportation, and do not utilize a triggering system that safely imparts movement to the fishing line without harming the rod or line guides, and fail to effectively set hooks automatically.
Innovation Solution
An ice fishing device with a device body that holds a fishing rod in a bent position, featuring stabilizing legs for secure ice placement, a trigger mechanism sensitive to line pressure to release the rod tip, and an optional jigging mechanism for automated line movement, ensuring the hook is set without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rod holder device is used to hold the fishing rod over the ice hole, then the fishing rod can be positioned stably, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separable components including a rod holder bracket, stabilizing legs, and a main body that can be assembled and disassembled. This allows the device to provide stable rod positioning when assembled while being compact and easy to transport when disassembled into individual components.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizing legs are designed to be extendable and collapsible, allowing the device to transition between a compact storage configuration and a stable operational configuration. The legs can be extended to provide stability on ice during fishing, then collapsed to reduce device volume for transport.
2Productivity
If a triggering system is used to automatically set the hook, then hook setting speed increases, but the system may harm the fishing rod, rod guides, or fishing line
Solution Approach 1:
A sensing tab acts as an intermediary between the fishing line and the trigger mechanism. The sensing tab detects line tension and activates the trigger without requiring direct force transmission to the rod tip, thereby protecting the rod and line guides from harmful forces while still enabling automatic hook setting.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical action of tugging the rod to set the hook is replaced with an automated sensing and triggering system. The sensing tab detects line tension mechanically and converts it to trigger activation, eliminating the need for manual rod manipulation and reducing mechanical stress on the rod components.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the fishing rod is held in a flexed position, then the hook setting mechanism gains stored energy, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fishing rod is pre-positioned in a flexed state by the attachment device before fishing begins. This preliminary action stores elastic energy in the rod, which is then automatically released when the trigger is activated by the sensing tab, providing the force needed to quickly set the hook without requiring additional energy input during the catching moment.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment device automatically maintains the rod in a flexed position and automatically releases it when the trigger is activated. The system uses the rod's own elastic properties to provide the setting force, eliminating the need for external power sources or complex mechanical assistance during hook setting.
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
Provides a stable and compact ice fishing solution that automatically sets hooks and facilitates efficient jigging, enhancing the fishing experience by ensuring the hook is set securely and reducing manual effort, while being safe for the user and equipment.
Implementation Method 1
The support foot can be made of a sharp point for penetrating and gripping ice, or it can be any attachment on the underside of the stabilizing legs which would grip the ice and tend to stabilize the device
Implementation Method 2
The trigger includes a sensing tab which is sensitive to pressure on the fishing line, and when there is sufficient pressure on the fishing line releases the trigger
Implementation Method 3
When thus attached, the attachment device holds the fishing rod in a flexed position... In the released position the tip of the fishing pole is free to return to a position parallel with the handle which causes the fishing line to snap upward violently. This snap of the fishing pole tip causes the hook on the fishing line to be set in the fish's mouth.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an ice fishing device which holds a fishing rod in a bent position until a fish strikes the line. A trigger releases the tip of the fishing rod, and the rod tip snaps up and sets the hook. A jigging assembly imparts an up and down movement to the line and the attached hook, to attract fish to the hook and bait.