JP2003111548A - Needle-holding tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user-friendly needle-holding tool capable of readily holding a fishhook. SOLUTION: The upper surface 25 of a base 18 is formed in a chevron shape. The upper surface 25 is provided with down slopes 23 and up slopes 24 and these down slopes 23 are crossed with these up slopes 24 to form valley parts 21. Slits 19 are provided in these valley parts 21. Both slopes 23 and 24 are crossed at an angle (θ) of 120 deg.. The base 18 is composed of an elastomer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a needle holder for locking and stocking a needle used for fishing in advance.

[0002]

Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a tackle case that has been conventionally provided. The tackle case 1 is provided with a lid 2, and in the figure, the lid 2 is shown in an open state. The tackle case 1 contains a needle holder 3. The hooks 3 are arranged so that the hooks are aligned and locked and held in advance, and the hooks can be taken out as needed during fishing.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the needle holder 3. The needle holder 3 is made of, for example, a sponge, and generally has an upper surface 4 formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped. The needle holder 3 has a plurality of slits 5 as shown in the figure. The fishing hook is inserted into and held by the slit 5.

However, in the conventional needle holder 3, since the slit 5 is formed on the flat upper surface 4, it is difficult to know the position of the slit 5 when the fishhook is not held, and when the fishhook is held. There was a problem that the position of the slit 5 had to be searched. There is also a problem that the needle holder 3 will be damaged if the needle is accidentally stabbed in a region other than the slit 5.

Therefore, an object of the present application is to provide a needle holder which is easy to hold a fishing hook and is easy to use.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] (1) In order to achieve the above object, a needle holder according to the present application is a needle holder for detachably holding a fishing hook, wherein a downward slope and an upward slope are provided. It is characterized by having a base member having an upper surface in which a valley is formed by intersecting with each other, and a slit formed in the valley.

According to this structure, the needle can be locked and held by inserting the needle into the slit provided on the upper surface of the base member. Here, the valley is formed on the upper surface by intersecting the descending slope and the ascending slope, so that the valley is obvious. Moreover, since the slit is formed in this valley, the position of the slit becomes clear.

(2) The descending slope and the ascending slope can be formed so as to be inclined with respect to the virtual vertical plane including the valley. By doing so, it is easy to process the upper surface shape of the base member.

Particularly, the descending slope and the ascending slope are 12
It is preferable to set the intersections at an angle of 0 degree. By setting such an angle, when holding a so-called three-needle (three needles are bundled with each other at an angle of 120 degrees to form one fishing hook), they are made to follow the descending slope and the ascending slope. This is because it can be stably held.

(3) The base member is preferably composed of an elastic body. This is because when the fishhook is inserted into the slit, the slit elastically opens and the fishhook can be reliably held by the elastic force.

(4) In order to achieve the above object, a needle holder according to the present application is a needle holder for detachably holding a fishing hook, and has a pair of vertical side surfaces and one vertical side surface. A first slope that continuously slopes toward the other vertical side surface,
A plurality of holder elements having a second inclined surface that is continuous with the other vertical side surface and is inclined toward one vertical side surface side are provided, and the one side surface and the other side surface of the adjacent holder element contact each other. It is characterized in that they are arranged in parallel in this state.

According to this structure, when a plurality of holder elements are sequentially arranged in parallel in a state where the other vertical side surface of one holder element and one vertical side surface of the other holder element are in contact with each other, A minute gap is formed at a portion where the vertical side surfaces are in contact with each other, which means that a slit is formed between the vertical side surfaces. By inserting the needle between the vertical side surfaces, the needle can be locked and held.

Here, since the first slope and the second slope are formed continuously on both vertical side surfaces of the holder element, the first slope of one holder element and the holding adjacent to this first slope. The minute gap (slit) is formed at a portion where the second slope of the ingredient element intersects.
For this reason, the part where the two vertical side surfaces come into contact, that is, the part where the needle is inserted, is obvious.

(5) The holder element can be configured to have an engaging structure that engages with another adjacent holder element.

With this engaging structure, the adjacent holder elements engage with each other in the state of being arranged in parallel. This can prevent the parallel arrangement of the holder elements from being disturbed when the needle is attached and detached.

In particular, the engagement structure has an engagement projection formed on the one vertical side surface and an engagement recess with which the engagement projection provided on the other vertical side surface engages. can do.

In this engagement structure, with the holder elements arranged in parallel, the engagement protrusions formed on the holder elements are fitted into the engagement recesses of the other holder elements adjacent to each other on one side. To do. In addition, the engaging recess provided in each holder element fits with the engaging protrusion of another holder element adjacent to the other side. By adopting such a fitting structure, firm engagement of each holder element can be realized.

(6) Further, the holder element can be formed by foam molding.

By foam molding, the outer peripheral surface of each holder element, that is, the vertical side surfaces, the first slope and the second slope can be made extremely smooth. Since both the vertical side surfaces are formed as smooth surfaces, the gap between the vertical side surfaces facing each other in the state where the holder elements are arranged in parallel becomes extremely small. Thereby, when the needle is inserted between the vertical side surfaces, the needle can be reliably held.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. <First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tackle case incorporating a needle holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The tackle case 10 is for accommodating and stocking fishing hooks in this embodiment. The tackle case 10 includes a casing 11, and the casing 11 includes an upper casing 12 and a lower casing 13. The upper casing 12 functions as a lid member for opening and closing the lower casing 13. Upper casing 12
The lower casing 13 and the lower casing 13 are connected by a connecting piece 14. The casing 11 and the connecting piece 14 can be integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin. By reducing the thickness of the connecting piece 14, the upper casing 12 and the lower casing 13 are bent by the bending of the connecting piece 14. It can be opened and closed easily.

Reference numerals 15 and 16 denote Velcro tapes (registered trademark), which are engaged with each other when the upper casing 12 is closed, so that the closed state of the entire casing 11 is maintained. There is.

The inside of the lower casing 13 is hollowed out, and the needle holder 17 is fitted in the hollowed out portion. The structure of the needle holder 17 will be described in detail later. The upper casing 12 also has a hollowed-out shape, so that a large accommodation space is formed inside when the casing 11 is closed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the needle holder 17.

The needle holder 17 is provided with a base 18 formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped block shape and a slit 19 formed in the base 18.

The base 18 is preferably made of an elastic body, and in the present embodiment, for example, it can be made of urethane foam or the like. The outer shape of the base 18 is
It corresponds to the inner surface shape of the lower casing 13, and the base 18 is fitted into the lower casing 13 exactly.

In the present embodiment, the upper surface 25 of the base 18 is formed in a mountain shape as shown in the drawing, and the mountain portions 20 and the valley portions 21 are alternately continuous. The slits 19 cut downward are formed in each of the valleys 21. The slit 19 is formed over the entire length of the valley 21.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

Description will be made with reference to FIG. Above valley 21
Are formed by intersecting a downward slope 23 and an upward slope 24 formed on the upper surface of the base 18. In the present embodiment, a plurality of these slopes 23 and 24 are formed alternately and continuously, and each downward slope 23 and the adjacent upward slope 24 intersect at an angle θ = 120 degrees. .

Moreover, each of the descending slopes 23 and each of the ascending slopes 24 are formed so as to be symmetrical with respect to the imaginary vertical plane N (that is, the imaginary plane obtained by extending the slit 19 upward) including the valley portion 21. Has been done. This angle θ is 120
The effect of setting the frequency will be described later.

Since the tackle case 10 according to this embodiment is provided with the above-described needle holder 17, the fishing hooks used for fishing can be held by the needle holder 17, whereby a required number of needles can be preliminarily used. You can stock fish hooks.

Specifically, the fish hook can be locked and held by inserting the fish hook into the slit 19 provided in the base 18 of the needle holder 17. Here, since the upper surface 25 of the base 18 is formed in a mountain shape as shown in FIG. 2 (that is, the valley portion 21 is formed by the descending slope 23 and the ascending slope 24), the valley portion 21 of the upper surface 25 is formed. It is self-explanatory. Moreover, since the valley portion 21 slit 19 is formed, the position of the slit 19 is also clear. Therefore, the fishing hook can be easily inserted into the slit 19 and the base 18 is not accidentally damaged by the fishing hook.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, since the slopes 23 and 24 intersect at an angle of 120 degrees, a so-called three-needle can be stably held. In this case, the three needles are used, for example, in ayu fishing, and three needles 26, 27, 28 are bundled at an angle of 120 degrees to form one fishing hook 29. .

More specifically, if the upper surface 25 of the base 18 is flat, the needles 26 and 27 project from the upper surface 25 when the fishing hook 29 is held. Therefore, the holding of the fishing hook 29 becomes unstable, and
The needles 26 and 27 may be damaged for some reason.
On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the needles 26 and 27 are held along the slopes 23 and 24, the fishing hook 29 can be held stably.

Of course, the angle θ at which the inclined surfaces 23 and 24 intersect is not limited to 120 degrees, but can be set appropriately according to the shape of the needle to be held.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the base 18 is made of urethane foam or the like, when the fishing hook is inserted into the slit 19, the slit is elastically opened. As a result, since the fishhook is clamped with a constant elastic force, there is an advantage that the fishhook can be held securely. The material forming the base 18 is not limited to urethane foam or the like, and an elastic body can be generally used.

Particularly in this embodiment, the upper surface 2 of the base 18 is
As described above, 5 is constituted by the descending slope 23 and the ascending slope 24 that are formed symmetrically with respect to the virtual vertical plane N as described above, so that the upper surface 25 can be easily processed and the increase in the processing cost can be suppressed. There is an advantage that you can.

In this embodiment, in order to form the valley 21, the downward slope 23 and the upward slope 24 are formed symmetrically with respect to the virtual vertical plane N.
It is not necessary for the 24 to be symmetrically arranged in this way, but it is possible to arrange them asymmetrically. In short, the absolute value of the inclination angle of each of the slopes 23, 24 is set to a range larger than 0 degree and smaller than 90 degrees, and both slopes intersect each other so that the valley 2
1 may be configured. And this valley 2
1 may be provided with the slit 19. <Second Embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the needle holder 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The needle holder 30 according to the present embodiment is the first
The needle holder 17 according to the first embodiment is different from the needle holder 17 according to the first embodiment in that the needle holder 17 according to the first embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped base 1.
8 is provided with the slit 19 (see FIG. 2), the needle holder 30 according to the present embodiment has a plurality of rod-shaped members 31 (holder elements) having a substantially pentagonal cross section arranged in parallel. However, the minute gap portion 32 is formed between the facing surfaces of the adjacent rod-shaped members 31, and the fishing hook is held by this portion. Then, the needle holder 30 is configured with a plurality (six in the present embodiment) of these rod-shaped members 31 assembled, and is fitted into the lower casing 13 (see FIG. 1) shown in the first embodiment. It has become.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of the needle holder 30, showing the shape of the rod member 31 in detail.

As shown in the figure, the rod-shaped member 31 has a bottom surface 37.
And one side surface 33 (vertical side surface) that extends vertically upward from the bottom surface 37, and another side surface 34 (vertical side surface) that is formed on the opposite side and extends vertically upward from the bottom surface 37 and one side surface 33. The first side inclined toward the other side surface 34
One side surface 3 is continuous with the slope 35 and the other side surface 34.
And a second slope 36 that slopes to the 3 side. Both slopes 3
5 and 36 intersect with each other as shown in the figure, and the bottom surface 37, both side surfaces 33 and 34, and both inclined surfaces 35 and 36 form a rod-shaped member 31 having a substantially pentagonal cross section.

Each rod-shaped member 31 has an engaging structure 38 for engaging with another adjacent rod-shaped member 31. The function and effect of this engagement structure 38 will be described later.

The engaging structure 38 is provided on the side surface 33 of the rod-shaped member 31.
And an engaging recess 40 provided on the side surface 34. In this embodiment,
The engaging projection 39 has a rectangular block shape and is formed along the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped member 31. Also,
The engagement recess 40 has a groove whose inner surface corresponds to the outer shape of the engagement protrusion 39, and is provided along the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped member 31.

The engagement protrusion 39 and the engagement recess 40 are provided at the same height from the bottom surface 37 of the rod-shaped member 31,
In a state where the rod-shaped members 31 are juxtaposed, the engagement protrusions 39 and the engagement recesses 40 are respectively arranged adjacent to each other.
The engaging recess 40 and the engaging projection 39 are fitted together. In addition, the outer dimensions of the engagement protrusion 39 and the engagement recess 4
The inner surface dimension of 0 is set so as to have a predetermined fitting intersection. Therefore, when both are fitted, the side surface 33 of the rod-shaped member 31 and the side surface 34 of the adjacent rod-shaped member 31 are adjacent to each other.
When and are in contact with each other, they are surely engaged with each other with a predetermined fitting force.

However, the side surfaces 33, 34 of each rod-shaped member 31
Since the two are not fixed to each other, the side surface 33
Although the side surface 34 and the side surface 34 are in contact with each other, the minute gap 32 is formed between them. That is, a slit is formed between the rod-shaped members 31 as a result.

Each rod-shaped member 31 is molded of foamed resin. As the resin, for example, urethane foam or the like can be adopted. The effect of using the foamed resin will be described later.

According to this embodiment, the bar-shaped members 31 are arranged side by side, and the engagement projections 39 of the bar-shaped members 31 and the engagement recesses 40 of the adjacent bar-shaped members 31 are fitted to each other, whereby the needle holder 30 is fixed. Easy to assemble. The hook holder 30 can hold the hooks used during fishing, and thus a required number of hooks can be stocked in advance.

More specifically, as described above, each rod-shaped member 31
In the state of being arranged in parallel, a minute gap 32, that is, a slit is formed between the side surfaces 33 and 34. Then, by inserting the fishing hook between the minute gaps 32, the fishing hook can be locked and held.

Here, the minute gap 32 is formed at a portion where the first slope 35 of each rod-shaped member 31 and the second slope 36 of the rod-shaped member 31 adjacent to this intersect. Therefore, the part of the minute gap 32 is obvious. Therefore, the needle holder 30 is easy to hold the fishing hook and is easy to use.

In addition, as compared with the needle holder 17 according to the first embodiment, the needle holder 30 according to the present embodiment is
There is also an advantage that processing of the slit is unnecessary.

Moreover, in this embodiment, each rod-shaped member 31
Since the engaging structure 38 is provided in the above, the adjacent rod-shaped members 31 are connected to each other in a state of being arranged in parallel. This can prevent the parallel arrangement of the rod-shaped members 31 from being disturbed by the frictional force generated between the fish-hooks and the rod-shaped members 31 when the fishhooks are attached and detached.

In particular, this engagement structure 38 includes an engagement protrusion 39.
Since the fitting structure of the engaging recess 40 is adopted, it is possible to realize a strong and reliable connection between the rod-shaped members 31. Moreover, since the engaging projection 39 and the engaging recess 40 have the simple rectangular shapes as described above, there is an advantage that they can be easily configured. The engagement structure 38 is not limited to the fitting structure of the engagement protrusion 39 and the engagement recess 40, and it is needless to say that another known engagement structure can be adopted. . However,
The engagement structure 38 can be eliminated.

Further, since each rod-shaped member 31 is molded of foamed resin, the texture grains on the outer peripheral surface of each rod-shaped member 31 are dense. Therefore, the both side surfaces 33, 34 can be made extremely smooth, whereby the minute gap 32 can be made extremely minute. As a result, when the fishhook is inserted between the minute gaps 32, the fishhook can be reliably held. Moreover, the rod-shaped member 3
By making the texture grains on the outer peripheral surface of No. 1 dense, the surface hardness of the both side surfaces 33, 34 can be increased. As a result, it is possible to prevent the side surfaces 33, 34 from being scratched or the like when the fishing hook is attached or detached.

In the present embodiment as well, similar to the first embodiment, the first slope 35 of each rod-shaped member 31,
It can be set so as to intersect with the second inclined surface 36 of the adjacent rod-shaped members 31 at an angle of 120 degrees, and thereby the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the position of the portion for holding the fishing hook is clear, it is possible to provide a convenient and easy-to-use needle holder.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tackle case having a built-in needle holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the needle holder according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, showing a state in which the fishhook is held.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a needle holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of essential parts of a needle holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a tackle case provided conventionally.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional needle holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 tackle cases 17 Needle holder 18 base 19 slits 20 Yamabe 21 Tanibe 23 Downhill 24 uphill 25 upper surface 29 fishhook 30 needle holder 31 Bar-shaped member 32 minute gap 33 side 34 Side 35 First slope 36 Second slope 38 Engagement structure 39 Engagement protrusion 40 Engagement recess

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A needle holder for detachably holding a fishing hook, comprising: a base member having an upper surface in which a valley is formed by intersecting a downward slope and an upward slope; and a base member formed in the valley. Needle holder having a slit formed therein. 2. The needle holder according to claim 1, wherein the descending slope and the ascending slope are inclined symmetrically with respect to an imaginary vertical plane including the valley. 3. The needle holder according to claim 1, wherein the descending slope and the ascending slope intersect at an angle of 120 degrees. 4. The needle holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base member is made of an elastic body. 5. A needle holder for detachably holding a fishing hook, comprising a pair of vertical side surfaces, a first inclined surface which is continuous with one vertical side surface and inclines toward the other vertical side surface, and the other. Is provided with a plurality of retainer elements continuous with the vertical side face of the retainer element and formed with a second inclined surface inclined to the one vertical side face side, and the one side face and the other side face of the adjacent retainer elements are in contact with each other. A needle holder characterized by being arranged in parallel in a state. 6. The needle holder according to claim 5, wherein the holder element has an engaging structure that engages with another adjacent holder element. 7. The needle holder according to claim 6, wherein the engagement structure includes an engagement protrusion formed on the one vertical side surface and an engagement protrusion provided on the other vertical side surface. A needle holder having an engaging recess for engaging. 8. The needle holder according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the holder element is formed by foam molding.