Fishing line guide and fishing rod

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9949468-B2
Application number	US-201414470170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2014
Priority date	Aug 30, 2013
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

One object is to provide a fishing line guide that allows a line snagged in a loop to be released readily. The line guide 5 according to the present invention include a frame including a fixing portion fixed on the outer surface of the rod, a ring retainer retaining a guide ring that admits the line, and a connecting portion connecting the ring retainer and the fixing portion. For a width Wa of the frame at the inflection point between the connecting portion and the ring retainer and a maximum width Wb of the ring retainer, the frame 5 A is formed such that the width Wa is equal to or greater than 70% of the maximum width Wb.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fishing line guide mounted on a fishing rod for guiding a line in an axial direction along the fishing rod, the fishing line guide comprising a frame,
where in the frame includes a fixing portion fixed on an outer surface of the fishing rod, a ring retainer retaining a guide ring for admitting the line, and a connecting portion connecting the ring retainer and the fixing portion,
wherein, for a width Wa of the frame at an inflection point between the connecting portion and the ring retainer and a maximum width Wb of the ring retainer, the frame is formed such that the width Wa is defined as one of: equal to 70% of the maximum width Wb, between 70% and 84.2% of the maximum width Wb, or equal to 84.2% of the maximum width Wb.

2. The fishing line guide of claim 1 wherein the frame has a side formed linearly from a position of the width Wa at the inflection point to a position of the maximum width Wb.

3. The fishing line guide of claim 1 , wherein the fishing line guide is fixed on the outer surface of the fishing rod at a tip portion of the fishing rod.

4. The fishing line guide of claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion extends from the fixing portion and inflectionally extends toward the ring retainer such that the connecting portion is integrated with the ring retainer and raises the ring retainer at a predetermined angle, and
wherein the connecting portion has another inflection point between the connecting portion and the fixing portion.

Assignees

• Globeride Inc

Inventors

• Akiba Masaru

Classifications

• A01K87/04 Primary

  Fishing-line guides on rods {, e.g. tips (internal line guides A01K87/005)} · CPC title

• A01K87/005

  comprising internal line guides · CPC title

• A01K87/007

  with built-in accessories, e.g. lighting means or measuring devices · CPC title