Rotating Hook Keeper Pad for Safe Fishing Hook Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing hooks pose a risk of engaging with other objects during storage or transport, exposing the points and barbs and potentially causing damage or injury, and existing solutions fail to adequately secure the hooks without significant effort.
Innovation Solution
A hook keeper with a hooking pad and binding wrap that attaches to a fishing device, allowing the hook to be quickly secured by rotating into a position that isolates the hook from other objects, using a retaining cap, anchor sleeve, and compression plug to ensure secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a fishing hook is left exposed for easy access during fishing, then the fishing operation is efficient, but the hook points and barbs can engage with objects during storage or transport causing damage or injury
Solution Approach 1:
The hook keeper is divided into distinct functional segments: a hook receiving portion that isolates the hook points and barbs, and a separate binding wrap system that secures the keeper to the fishing device. This segmentation allows the hook to be isolated when not in use while maintaining quick access during fishing operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The hook keeper acts as an intermediary device between the fishing hook and the fishing device. It provides a safe interface that contains the hook points and barbs within its receiving portion, preventing direct contact with surrounding objects while still allowing the hook to be quickly accessed when needed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a hook keeper device is added to secure the fishing hook, then safety during storage and transport is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hook keeper is designed as a multi-functional component that can be universally applied to various fishing devices. The binding wrap system can accommodate different line guide configurations, and the hook receiving portion is designed to fit various hook types, reducing the need for device-specific modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The hook keeper integrates multiple functions within a compact nested structure: the hook receiving portion is nested within the binding wrap system, which in turn attaches to the line guide. This nested arrangement minimizes the overall space required and reduces structural complexity while maintaining all necessary safety functions.
3Reliability
If a complex securing mechanism is used to ensure hook safety, then the reliability of hook isolation is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The hook keeper is pre-configured with the binding wrap and hook receiving portion assembled, eliminating the need for complex field assembly. The binding wrap is pre-positioned to align with the line guide, and the hook receiving portion is pre-oriented to correctly capture the hook, allowing for quick and reliable installation without complex manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The binding wrap provides a dynamic securing mechanism that can be quickly tensioned and adjusted. The wrap allows for easy installation by simply pulling it tight around the line guide, and it maintains reliable hook isolation through continuous contact pressure without requiring complex locking mechanisms or multiple adjustment steps.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention pertains to a hook keeper for quickly securing a hook attached to a fishing line of a fishing device for protecting the hook itself and nearby objects during storage or transport. The hook keeper includes a rotating hooking pad, a retaining cap, an anchor sleeve with an internal compression plug, and a binding wrap for fastening the hook keeper to a line guide of a fishing device. The binding wrap passes through one or more slits in the retaining cap on opposite sides of the anchor sleeve forming a fastening loop to couple to the line guide. When tightened, the binding wrap secures the hook keeper to the line guide while allowing the hooking pad to rotate clear of a hole in the line guide.