US 11,985,963 B2
Dual release roller clip for kite fishing
Anthony S. Estrada, Pembroke Pines, FL (US)
Assigned to Cerberus Fishing Systems, Inc., Pembroke Pines, FL (US)
Filed by CERBERUS FISHING SYSTEMS INC., Pembroke Pines, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,360.
Prior Publication US 2022/0386578 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 91/047 (2006.01); A01K 91/18 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 91/047 (2013.01) [A01K 91/18 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clip for attaching a fishing line to a kite line, comprising:
a housing;
a top roller set hinged to the housing for receiving the kite line;
a latch mounted on the housing for receiving the fishing line, the latch is moveable between a locked configuration that is capable of loosely holding the fishing line, and an unlocked configuration that is capable of fully releasing the fishing line;
the fishing line has at least one hook for holding bait and hooking a fish; and
a bottom roller that is adjustably distanced from the top roller set in response to locking and unlocking the clip, at least one of the bottom roller and top roller set are manufactured from marine grade nitrile butadiene having a softness within the range of 45-100 durometer to enable the bottom roller and the top roller set to grip the kit line sufficiently to normally suspend the fishing line with the hook and the bait on the latch;
the latch releases the fishing line when the bait is hit by the fish.