Sinker for fishing

摘要

A sinker or float that releasably clamps around a line, such as a fishing line, including two members shaped to define a channel for the line when in a closed position. A locking means is provided to releasably lock the two members in the closed position. Each of the members has at least a portion of high or low density material to provide a sinking or floating effect. A jacket may be provided that retains the high or low density material therein. The jacket may also include a hinge portion such that the two members can be hingedly opened and closed.

主权项

1. A sinker or float that releasably clamps around a line, comprising:
i) two weight or float members, each member comprising a material having a density higher than water to provide a sinking effect or a material having a density lower than water to provide a floating effect, each member having:
a) an inner surface for abutment of an opposed weight or float member of said two weight or float members when in a closed position, the inner surface having a channel portion therein shaped to define a channel for the line when in a closed position,b) at least one protrusion having an abutment shoulder standing proud of a shaped outer surface of each member; and, ii) a jacket having:
a) a pair of clamshell jacket portions wherein the jacket portions are hingedly connected to each other, each jacket portion for receiving at least a portion of one of the two members, each jacket portion having one or more apertures extending through a wall of the jacket portion, wherein each one or more apertures receives and retains a portion of the at least one protrusion of the respective member within a corresponding portion of the aperture and a portion of the one or more apertures removably engages via abutment with the at least one abutment surface of the respective member to prevent removal of the member from the jacket portion unless the jacket portion is deformed, and,b) a locking assembly for reliably locking the jacket portions in the closed position, wherein the locking assembly comprises a resilient tab associated with one of the jacket portions that clips onto, or into, a corresponding tab receiving portion associated with the other jacket portion.