STACKER CLAMP

ATTACHE D'EMPILEMENT

English Abstract

By trolling fisheries the wire (w) is provided with stacker clamps (10). Each
downrigger (2) associated with a wire
(w) attached typically 3 or 4 stacker clamps (10) each indirectly holds a
fishing line (4). The fishing line (4) is pulled out of the
fishing line release (7) when a fish bites on a fishing lure (8). To avoid
felting together with other fishing lines, the wire (w) is hauled
in. The stacker clamp that includes a body part (A) and a wedge-shaped part
(B) opens automatically when it hits the haul up capstan.
After opening the top stacker clamp it unhindered can slide down the wire (w).
The next stacker clamp(s) opens automatically when
it is hit by the top stacker clamp(s) or when they are subjected to downward
pressure on the top surface (18) of the wedge-shaped
part (B) on the clamp(s). Time-consuming manual handling of the stacker clamps
(10) is eliminated, when the wire is hauled in on
the downrigger (2).

French Abstract

Dans les activités de pêche à la traîne, le câble (w) est équipé d'attaches d'empilement (10). Chaque treuil (2) associé à un câble (w) est attaché typiquement à 3 ou 4 attaches d'empilement (10), chacune retenant indirectement une ligne de pêche (4). La ligne de pêche (4) est tirée hors du dispositif de libération (7) lorsqu'un poisson mord à l'un des appâts (8). Afin d'éviter qu'elle ne s'emmêle avec d'autres lignes de pêche, le câble (w) est amené. L'attache d'empilement qui comprend une partie de corps (A) et une partie cunéiforme (B) s'ouvre automatiquement lorsqu'elle heurte le cabestan remonté. Après ouverture, l'attache d'empilement supérieure peut glisser sans obstacle en bas du câble (w). L'attache (Les attaches) d'empilement suivante(s) s'ouvre(nt) automatiquement lorsqu'elle(s) est (sont) heurtée(s) par l'attache (les attaches) d'empilement supérieure(s) ou lorsqu'elle(s) est (sont) soumise(s) à une diminution de pression sur la surface supérieure (18) de la partie cunéiforme (B) de l'attache (des attaches). La manipulation manuelle des attaches d'empilement (10), qui prend du temps, est éliminée lorsque le câble est amené sur le treuil (2).

Claims

CLAIMS:
1. Stacker clamp that is made of two parts including a body part and a wedge-
shaped part
CHARACTERIZE D in
that the stacker clamp (10) has at least one resiliency pawl (17) where a head
of the
pawl (17) goes into action with a hole (16) or a recess in a corresponding
part,
that there is free passage for a line or a wire (w), which is located inside
the stacker
clamp (10) when the top surface (18) of the wedge-shaped part (B) is at level
with
the top surface (12) of the body part (A) while the head of pawl (17) is
interacting
with a hole (16) or a recess in the corresponding part and
that a line or wire (w), which is in the open channel (19) between the body
part (A)
and the wedge-shaped part (B) is firmly squeezed inside the stacker clamp
(10),
when the wedge-shaped part (B) is shifted upwards in relation to the top
surface
(12) of the base portion (A).
2. Stacker clamp according to claim 1 CHARACTERIZED by that the side of the
stacker clamp
(10), which is closest to the direction of motion is rounded and / or wedge-
shaped.
3. Stacker clamp according to claim 2 CHARACTERIZED by that the body part (A)
of the stacker
clamp has a surface (15), which is rounded and / or wedge-shaped.
4. Stacker clamp according to claim 1 CHARACTERIZED by that the stacker clamp
(10) is made of
two parts.
5. Stacker clamp according to claim 1 CHARACTERIZED by that the stacker clamp
(10) is made
of a plastic material.
6. Stacker clamp according to claim 1 CHARACTERIZED by that the stacker clamp
(10) is made
of metal.
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Description

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STACKER CLAMP
The present invention concerns a stacker clamp which can enclose a wire in one
of two positions. Respectively in an open and in a locked position.
The technical problem to be solved
By trolling fisheries you are fishing at various sea depths, and used many
fishing
rods simultaneously. It is not uncommon to fish with 12 fishing rods at a
time.
The fishing lines from the fishing fish bars are typically arranged in 3 or 4
steel
cables (help lines) attached to a bottom sinker (cannon ball). The steel
cables
will be held over the gunwale by means of a down rigger. A down rigger mounted
on the ship gunwale often has a length of 48 or 60 inches (respectively 122
and
152 cm).
Each fishing line - with a live or artificial bait such as a spoon bait - is
kept down
in the water by a fishing line trigger where the fishing line trigger through
a piece
of line is attached to a link (a stacker clamp ), where said link is plugged
into a
submerged steel wire.
When a fish bites on the fish flashing, the fish pull out the fishing line out
of the
fishing line trigger.
When you on the boat discovers that there is a bite on one fishing line, all
the
other fishing lines are disengage from their respective fishing line trigger.
All the
fish fleshings are backed down to avoid a felting together with the fishing
line,
which has a fish on the hook.
To avoid a further felting together with the wire and the bottom sinker, said
wire
is backed down also. But, every time the wire has been wound so far that one
stacker clamps is at the down rigger it has to bee removed. This action by
winding and removing stacker clamps has to be carried out as many times as
there are stacker clamps on the wire.

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When all this has been done, you are ready to fight the fish as normal.
Since each stacker clamp and their associated fishing line trigger must be
disengage from the wire every time there is a bite at one of the hooks, a lot
of
time one has to spend on preparation of the equipment between each time, you
fight a fish.
Therefore, there is a great need for a technical solution that can reduce the
time
spent on preparation of fishing equipment fitted between each time, you fight
a
fish.
In particular the elimination of the time used for the removal and
reinstallation of
the stacker clamps could reduce the time spent on preparation of fish
equipment,
significant.
Further it would also be desirable that the stacker damps as far as possible
can
be installed and removed from the wire without deforming the wire. Since the
deforming of the wire reduces the life time of the wire considerably.
Therefore,
the stacker clamp preferably must bee installed and removed from the wire when
the wire is wholly stretched.
State of the art
In the patent literature you can find many examples of stacker clamps . The
three American patents paper U.S. 3738047 Al, U.S. 4750288 Al and U.S.
6935069 B1 all relate to stacker clamps, which can be mounted and
disengage a wire they are all of the kind which cannot be jammed onto the
wire.,
Among the disadvantages of stacker clamps of this specific kind, you will find
that stacker clamps which cannot be jammed onto the wire are inapplicable for
a predetermined fish depths when fishing with 2 or more fish lines.

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Among the commercially available stacker clamps you can find "Grizzly-stacker"
and "Scotty Power Grip Stacker" stacker clamps that can be attached and
removed the wire as needed.
Further from the English patent GB 2073300 A, a hanger device especially
useful
for cables is known, said hanger device comprises a body part with an inner
elongated passage and a side opening for the insertion of a cable. Furthermore
the hanger device includes a wedge with a flexible finger, which is located in
the
broadest end of the wedge. This wedge is designed for insertion into the body
from the end, where a carving is located. When the wedge is pushed so far into
the body, that the finger is engaged with the cutting, the cable will be
clamped.
Therefore, from the state of the art you do not have a stacker clamp or device
that automatically loosening its grip on the wire when the,stacker clamp come
up
against the wire retriever on downriggeren or already detached stacker clamp -
in connection with the hauling of the wire.
Therefore it is the object of the present invention to provide a stacker
clamp, you
do not disengage and then later mount every time you catch a fish.
Another object of the invention is to provide a stacker clamp using the few
resources. It is also the purpose of the invention to provide a stacker clamp,
which can be fitted on to a wire, without the need to deform the wire.
The new technical means
It has been revealed that it is possible to produce a stacker clamp which you
do
not have to disengage and then later mount every time you catch a fish. Where
said stacker clamp can be produced using very few resources and where said
stacker clamp can be fitted on to a wire, without the need to deform the wire.

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All these objectives have been met by providing a stacker clamp which can
enclose a suspended wire in one of two positions. Respectively in an open and
in
a locked position. Where said stacker clamp can be made of only two parts
preferably made of plastic.
The technical effect
The stacker clamp according to the invention consists of a
body part and a wedge-shaped part where the body part partly encloses the
wedge-shaped part.
The release of the stacker clamp from of the locked position to the open
position
can occur when the upper surface of the base part and the wedge-shaped part is
placed in level by physical contact with the wire-retriever on the down rigger
or
by contact with an already detached stacker clamp. In this way all the stacker
clamps automatically will be released when the wire attached a number stacker
clamps is hauled in on the down rigger. Hereby the time-consuming, manual
handling of the stacker clamps is eliminated, when the wire is hauled in on
the
down rigger.
The stacker clamp may subsequently be locked by sliding the base part below
the level of the wedge-shaped part in the desired positions on the wire, when
the
fishing gear again is to be used.
The stacker clamp according to the invention preferably has
an aerodynamic shape, where the aerodynamic shape is
achieved partly by allowing the plane of the stacker clamp which is closest to
the
direction of movement be rounded and / or be wedge-shaped and partly by
allowing the stacker clamp to be narrow and elongated in the direction of
movement. By this aerodynamic shape you have less water resistance.
Because the stacker clamp, according to the invention, can be made
from just two parts it is possible to simultaneously cast the two
parts together in a single mold without any further operations leading
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that the stacker clamp can be produced using very few resources in both time
and materials.
The stacker clamp according to the invention can as stated above be used on a
5 down rigger wire, but the invention can also benefit greatly in
connection with
outrigger booms and planning board and for the attachments of cables on to the
a wire when you submerged an underwater camera.
Moreover it if within the scope of the present invention to use the stacker
clamp
to attach objects including but not limited to: flags, signs, lamps, suspended
ceilings to all types of wire ropes, cord, rope and so on.
Numbers of reference in the drawing:
Trolling boat 1
Down rigger 2
Fishing rod with fish wheel 3
Nylon fish line 4
Line 6
Fishing line release 7
Fishing lure 8
Cannon Ball 9
Stacker clamp 10
A body part A
Wedge-shaped part
The top surface of A 12
The rear surface of B 14
The front surface of A 15
Hole 16
Pawl 17
The top surface of B 18
Open channel 19
Hole for securing of (7) 21

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Drawing
Fig. 1 shows a trolling boat where the fishing gear is ready for fishing.
Fig. 2 shows the two parts A & B of the stacker clamp made out of plastic.
Fig. 3 shows the stacker clamp made out of plastic in an open and in a locked
position. The stacker clamp in the locked position you have to the left and
the
stacker clamp in the open position you have to the right.
Fig. 4 shows the two parts stakkerklemmen is built of, done in wood and metal.
Before the parts are .assembled.
Fig. 5 shows a partial joint stacker, clamp made out of wood and metal.
Fig. 6 shows a total stacker clamp made out of wood and metal in the open
position.
Fig. 7 shows a total stacker clamp made out of wood and metal in the locked
position.
Fig. 8 shows a total stacker clamp enclosing a wire in the open position.
Fig. 9 shows a total stacker clamp enclosing a wire in the locked position.
Embodiment of the invention
Subsequently, the use of stacker clamps (10) according to the invention is
describes in detail with reference to the drawing.
Fig. 1 shows the stacker clamps (10), according to the invention in action,
here
you can see an example of trolling fishing for salmon or other fish species
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in various marine using a down rigger. A down-rigger (2) is a boom that
reaches
beyond the side of the boat (1).
At one end of the down rigger boom (2) is fitted with an electrically or
manually
operated cable spool. On the cable spool is fitted a wire (w) with a thickness
of
0.3 to 1.5 mm. In the end of this wire (w) there is fastened a weight (9), the
weight is named a cannon ball (9). (Because formerly a cannon ball was used
for
the purpose).
When the wire mounted a cannon ball (9) is lowered into the sea, stacker
clamps
(10) are attached, according to the invention on to the wire (w). Each stacker
clamp (10) has attached a piece of line (6) leading to a fishing line trigger
(7).
Each fish line trigger (7) is holding a fishing line (4) from a single fishing
rod (3),
the fishing line (4) can be provided with natural or artificial bait - such as
a
fishing lure (8).
The stacker clamps (10) are affixed to the wire (w) with a distance of from 3
to 5
meters.
Each down rigger (2) associated with a wire (w) attached typically 3 or 4
stacker
clamps (10), where each stacker clamp (10) indirectly holds a fishing line (4)
-
as described above. The lagging behind, meaning the length of fishing line (4)
from the fishing line release (7) to the fishing lure (8) is usually 12-20
feet.
When the gear is rigged to is down rigger (2) fitted with 3 or 4 fishing rods
(3)
with 3 or 4 fishing line releases (7) and with 3 or 4 fishing lures (8)
operating in
different depths, and the cannon balls (9) is lowered down to the depth you
want
to fish.
When a fish bites on a fishing lure (8) the fishing line (4) is drawn out of
the
fishing line release (7) by the fish. When the men at the boat find out that
they
got a rise all other fishing lines (4) are pulled free of their respective
fishing line
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It is necessary to haul in all the other fishing lures (8) since otherwise
fishing
lines and fishing lures easily could tangle together with the fishing line
(4), which
got a rise by a fish.
To avoid being further felting together with the wire (w) and the cannon ball
(9),
the wire (w) is also hauled in.
The top stacker clamp (10) opens automatically when it hits the haul up
capstan
after which the stacker clamp (10) unhindered can slide down the wire (w) the
next stacker clamp (10) opens automatically when it is stroked by the first
stacker clamp (10) or when the two top stacker clamps (10) are pushed against
the haul up capstan. The third and possibly the fourth stacker clamp (10)
according to the invention is also loosened up when they are subjected to
downward pressure on the top surface (18) of the wedge-shaped part (B) on the
clamp/clamps (10).

Representative Drawing