FISHING HOOK PROTECTORS

Abstract

An illustrated view of a fishing hook protector device for protecting a hook point of a fishing hook and a fisherman from being stuck with a fishing hook is presented. The fishing hook protector device is useful for preventing the hook point of the fishing hook from being exposed to the fisherman. The fishing hook protector device is further useful for preventing the hook point of the fishing hook from becoming entangled in and damaging other fishing equipment, such as the fishing line, fishing pole, fishing rod, etc. and damaging the fishing hook itself. The fishing hook protector device is also reusable, convenient and cost effective.

Claims

1. A fishing hook protector device for protecting a hook point of a fishing hook and a fisherman from being stuck with a fishing hook, the device consisting of: a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a first end, a second end and an interior; a top portion, the top portion having a bottom, a top and an inside, wherein the bottom of the top portion being securely coupled to the first end of the bottom portion by a first coupling agent; and a receiving material, the receiving material being coupled to the inside of the top portion by a second coupling agent.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device having a length of a 3× long fishing hook.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the device having a width of a 3× wide fishing hook.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first coupling agent being made of an adhesive material.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the second coupling agent being made of an adhesive material.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the top portion having a dome shape.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion having a cylindrical shape.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the top portion being made of a metal material.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion being made of a rubber material.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion having a height of two (2) inches.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion having a diameter of two (2) inches.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the top portion having a diameter of two and one-half (2.5) inches.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the top portion having a height being two (2) inches.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the receiving material being a cork material.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] FIG. 1 is an illustrated view of a fishing hook protector device.

[0012] FIG. 2 is an illustrated use of the fishing hook protector device shown in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0013] The phrases “in one embodiment,” “in various embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” and the like are used repeatedly. Such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. The terms “comprising,” “having,” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictates otherwise. Such terms do not generally signify a closed list.

[0014] “Above,” “adhesive,” “affixing,” “any,” “around,” “both,” “bottom,” “by,” “comprising,” “consistent,” “customized,” “enclosing,” “friction,” “in,” “labeled,” “lower,” “magnetic,” “marked,” “new,” “nominal,” “not,” “of,” “other,” “outside,” “outwardly,” “particular,” “permanently,” “preventing,” “raised,” “respectively,” “reversibly,” “round,” “square,” “substantial,” “supporting,” “surrounded,” “surrounding,” “threaded,” “to,” “top,” “using,” “wherein,” “with,” or other such descriptors herein are used in their normal yes-or-no sense, not as terms of degree, unless context dictates otherwise.

[0015] Reference is now made in detail to the description of the embodiments as illustrated in the drawings. While embodiments are described in connection with the drawings and related descriptions, there is no intent to limit the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents. In alternate embodiments, additional devices, or combinations of illustrated devices, may be added to, or combined, without limiting the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0016] Referring to FIG. 1, an illustrated view of a fishing hook protector device 100 for protecting a hook point of a fishing hook and a fisherman from being stuck with the fishing hook is presented. The fishing hook protector device 100 is useful for preventing the hook point of the fishing hook from being exposed to the fisherman. The fishing hook protector device 100 is further useful for preventing the hook point of the fishing hook from becoming entangled in and damaging other fishing equipment, such as the fishing line, fishing pole, fishing rod, etc. and damaging the fishing hook itself. The fishing hook protector device 100 is also reusable, convenient and cost effective.

[0017] The fishing hook protector device 100 has a top portion 200 and a bottom portion 300. The top portion 200 has a bottom end 210, a top 220 and an inside 230. The inside 230 of the top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably hollow. The bottom portion 300 has a first end 310, a second end 320 and an interior 330. The interior 330 of the bottom portion 300 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably hollow.

[0018] The bottom end 210 of the top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is securely coupled to the first end 310 of the bottom portion 300 of the fishing hook protector device 100 by a first coupling agent 340. The first coupling agent 340 is preferably an adhesive material, however other coupling agents are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, a single cast mold, rubber cement, two-sided tape, etc.

[0019] The fishing hook protector device 100 preferably has a length, in known fishing hook sizing, of 3× Long, however all other fishing hook lengths are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, 2× Long, 4× Long, etc. The fishing hook protective device 100 preferably has a width, in known fishing hook sizing, being 3× Wide, however other fishing hook widths are further contemplated, including, but not limited to, 2× Wide, 4× Wide, etc.

[0020] The bottom portion 300 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably a cylinder shape, however other shapes are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, rectangular, oblong, etc. The bottom portion 300 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably made from a rubber material, however other materials are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), nylon, plastic, etc. The bottom portion 300 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably two (2) inches in height, however other heights are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, one and one-half (1.5) inches, three (3) inches, etc. The bottom portion 300 of the fishing hook protector device 100 preferably has a diameter of two (2) inches, however other diameters are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, one and one-half (1.5) inches, three (3) inches, etc.

[0021] The top portion 200 of the fishing hook protective device 100 is preferably a dome shape, however other shapes are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, round, square, rectangular, etc. The top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably made from a metal material, however other materials are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), nylon, plastic, etc. The top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100 is preferably two (2) inches in height, however other heights are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, one and one-half (1.5) inches, three (3) inches, etc. The top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100 preferably has a diameter of two and one-half (2.5) inches, however other diameters are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, one and one-half (1.5) inches, three (3) inches, etc.

[0022] A receiving material 240 is coupled to the inside 230 of the top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector 100 by a second coupling agent 250. The receiving material 240 is preferably a cork material, however other materials are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, thermoplastic elastomers, closed-cell polymer mixture, etc. The second coupling agent 250 is preferably an adhesive material, however other coupling agents are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, a rubber cement, two-sided tape, etc.

[0023] The receiving material 240 is configured to receive the point of the fishing hook such that the point of the fishing hook does not extend through or damage the top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100, thereby increasing the safety realized from the fishing hook protector device 100 and to protect the point and a barb of the fishing hook (see FIG. 2).

[0024] Moving now to FIG. 2, an illustrated use of the fishing hook protector device 100 is presented.

[0025] A fishing hook 400 has a first eye 410, a shank 420, a bend 430, a barb 440, throat 450 and a point 460. The fishing hook protector device is configured to provide a safe cover from the point 460 of the fishing hook 400 to the bend 430 of the fishing hook 400.

[0026] Optionally, and or alternatively, a lure 500 is securely and movably coupled to the first eye 410 of the fishing hook 400 by a lure eye 510. The fishing hook 500 further has a second eye 470. A fishing line 600 of a fishing pole (not shown) is coupled to the second eye 470 of the fishing hook 500 such that the fishing hook 400 and lure 500 are controllable by the fishing pole.

[0027] The second end 320 of the bottom portion 300 is configured to receive the point 460 of the fishing hook 400. The fishing hook protector device 100 is pushed down past the barb 440, the throat 450 to substantially near the bend 430. To engage the point 460 into the receiving material 240 of the inside 230 of the top portion 200 of the fishing hook protector device 100, the fishing hook protector device 100 is twisted in a back and forth motion while pushing downward on the fishing hook protector device 100. To remove, the fishing hook protector 100 is again twisted as the fishing hook protector 100 is moved in an upward direction until the fishing hook protector device 100 is removed.

[0028] In the numbered clauses below, specific combinations of aspects and embodiments are articulated in a shorthand form such that (1) according to respective embodiments, for each instance in which a “component” or other such identifiers appear to be introduced (with “a” or “an,” e.g.) more than once in a given chain of clauses, such designations may either identify the same entity or distinct entities; and (2) what might be called “dependent” clauses below may or may not incorporate, in respective embodiments, the features of “independent” clauses to which they refer or other features described above.

[0029] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing specific exemplary processes and/or devices and/or technologies are representative of more general processes and/or devices and/or technologies taught elsewhere herein, such as in the claims filed herewith and/or elsewhere in the present application.

[0030] The features described with respect to one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments or combined with or interchanged with the features of other embodiments, as appropriate, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0031] Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.