SPEARGUN FOR UNDERWATER FISHING

Abstract

The speargun for underwater fishing comprises a metal spear provided with one or more engagement heels, a hand grip having a retaining mechanism for retaining the spear and provided with trigger for releasing the spear, a barrel having an upper longitudinal guide that slidingly supports the spear, a terminal head for engaging at least one rubber band for the propulsive thrust of the spear, the head having a front recess where at least one permanent magnet for attracting said spear is positioned.

Claims

1. A speargun for underwater fishing comprising a metal spear provided with one or more engagement heels, a hand grip having a retaining mechanism retaining said spear—and provided with a trigger—releasing said spear, a barrel having an upper longitudinal guide that slidingly supports said spear, and a terminal head engaging at least one rubber band providing the propulsive thrust of the spear, comprising a front recess where at least one permanent magnet attracting said spear is positioned.

2. The speargun according to claim 1, wherein said head comprises a rear end connecting to said barrel and a front end onto which a front wall of said front recess opens.

3. The speargun according to claim 2, wherein said permanent magnet is configured to introduce through said open front wall of said recess.

4. The speargun according to claim 2, wherein said recess comprises a blind upper wall, a blind lower wall, a blind rear wall and two opposing blind lateral walls.

5. The speargun according to claim 1, wherein said head is interchangeable.

6. The speargun according to claim 1, wherein said head comprises a plurality of holes engaging corresponding circular rubber bands providing the propulsive thrust of the spear, said holes being interposed between said rear end of said head and said permanent magnet.

7. The speargun according to claim 6, wherein said head comprises three holes interposed between said rear end of said head and said permanent magnet.

8. The speargun according to claim 7, wherein said three holes follow one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said speargun.

9. The speargun according to claim 1, wherein said head supports at least one lateral pulley on which said rubber band providing the propulsive thrust of the spear is wound.

10. The speargun according to claim 1, wherein said permanent magnet is embedded in a glue.

11. The speargun according to claim 10, wherein the walls of said recess have reliefs calibrated so as to create a gap between said recess and said permanent magnet occupied by said glue.

12. The speargun according to claim 1, wherein said permanent magnet has a parallelepiped configuration.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Additional features and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the speargun for underwater fishing according to the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the appended drawings, in which:

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a side elevation view of the speargun;

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a side elevation view of the speargun sectioned according to a vertical longitudinal plane;

[0035] FIG. 3 shows an axonometric view of the speargun;

[0036] FIG. 4 shows an axonometric view of the front part of the speargun with the head sectioned according to a vertical longitudinal plane;

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a front view of the speargun;

[0038] FIG. 6 shows an axonometric view of the spear.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The speargun 1 comprises, in a known manner, a metal spear 2, a hand grip 4 having a retaining mechanism 5 for retaining the metal spear 2 and provided with a trigger 6 for releasing the spear 2, a barrel 7 having an upper longitudinal guide 8 that slidingly supports the metal spear 2, a terminal head 9 for engaging one or more rubber bands 11 for the propulsive thrust of the metal spear 2.

[0040] The metal spear 2 has one or more heels 3 at the top for engaging the rubber bands 11 and, in a more rearward position diametrically opposed to the heels 3, a further heel 12 for engaging a hook of the retaining mechanism 5.

[0041] The metal spear 2 can also have a rear through hole 17, tied to which there is a line (not shown) that keeps the spear 2 anchored to the speargun 1 after shooting.

[0042] The mechanism 5 for retaining the spear 2 is housed in the hand grip 4 and, being of a well-known type, it will not be described in detail.

[0043] The rubber bands 11, with reference to the illustrated embodiment, are circular rubber bands that are engaged in holes 10 of the terminal head 9.

[0044] The rubber bands 11 are placed under a tensile force when the diver engages them in the engagement heels 3 of the metal spear 2 retained by the retaining mechanism 5 in the launching position in the longitudinal guide 8.

[0045] The barrel 7 is generally formed by a tubular element made of metal, for example aluminium or an alloy thereof, at the rear of which the hand grip 4 is fixed and at the front of which the terminal head 9 is fixed.

[0046] Advantageously, the terminal head 9 has a front recess 13 where at least one permanent magnet 14 for attracting the metal spear 2 is positioned.

[0047] In the preferred solution illustrated, a single permanent magnet 14 is envisaged.

[0048] The terminal head 9 has a rear end 9a connecting to the barrel 7 and a front end 9b onto which a front wall 13a of said front recess 13 opens.

[0049] The permanent magnet 14 is configured for an introduction through the open front wall 13a of the recess 13.

[0050] The recess 13 has a blind upper wall 13b, a blind lower wall 13c, a blind rear wall 13d and two opposing blind lateral walls 13e, 13f.

[0051] The holes 10 are interposed between the rear end 9a of the head 9 and the permanent magnet 14.

[0052] More precisely, three holes 10 are provided, interposed between the rear end 9a of the head 9 and the permanent magnet 14.

[0053] The three holes 10 follow one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the speargun 1.

[0054] The permanent magnet 14 is embedded in a glue 15.

[0055] The walls of the recess 13, particularly the blind upper wall 13b, the blind lower wall 13c, the blind rear wall 13d and the two opposing blind lateral walls 13e, 13f have calibrated reliefs 16 for centring the permanent magnet 14 which create a gap occupied by the glue 15 between the recess 13 and the permanent magnet 14.

[0056] The permanent magnet 14 has a parallelepiped configuration.

[0057] The permanent magnet 14 performs various functions.

[0058] In fact, on the metal spear 2 it generates a force of attraction that retains the metal spear 2 inside the longitudinal guide 8 when the metal spear 2 is engaged by the retaining mechanism 5, cooperates in order to more precisely guide the sliding of the metal spear 2 along the longitudinal guide 8 after shooting so as to improve shooting precision, and cooperates in order to correctly reposition the metal spear 2 in the longitudinal guide 8 after shooting.

[0059] Advantageously, given that the recess 13 is located at the front end 9b of the head 9, the permanent magnet 14 can be very easily mounted by inserting it directly from the open wall 13a of the recess 13.

[0060] The permanent magnet 14 thus does not require the availability of other space inside the head 9 for the purpose of mounting it.

[0061] Accordingly, the ample part of the head 9 remaining behind the recess 13 can be completely destined for the creation of holes 10, which may thus be multiple.

[0062] Furthermore, providing for the front recess 13 has an only marginal impact in the redesign both of existing heads without a magnetic spear-retaining system, and of existing heads endowed with a magnetic spear-retaining system.

[0063] In practical terms, the implementation of the magnetic retaining system requires solely a simple crafting of the head of the speargun so as to obtain the front recess 13 where the permanent magnet 14 is inserted.

[0064] The head 9 can advantageously be interchangeable.

[0065] The above-described speargun can be transformed into a so-called “roller” speargun by replacing the above-described head with a head which, in place of holes, supports at least one lateral pulley on which the rubber band for the propulsive thrust of the spear is wound, preferably at least two opposing coaxial lateral pulleys.

[0066] In this case as well, the head, in an identical manner to what was illustrated previously, has a front recess where at least one permanent magnet for attracting the spear is positioned and configured for an introduction through an open front wall of the front recess.

[0067] The speargun for underwater fishing thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variants, all falling within the scope of the inventive concept; furthermore, all of the details may be replaced by technically equivalent elements.

[0068] The materials used, as well as the dimensions, may in practice be any whatsoever, according to needs and the state of the art.