BOITE POUR VERS DE PECHE A DOUBLE EXTREMITE

DOUBLE ENDED FISHING WORM CANISTER

Abrégé français

Linvention concerne une boîte pour vers de pêche à double extrémité dans une boîte à double extrémité pour stocker et utiliser des vers comme appâts pour la pêche. La boîte possède un corps cylindrique avec une extrémité supérieure et une extrémité inférieure, un premier couvercle fixé de manière amovible à lextrémité supérieure, et un second couvercle fixé de manière amovible à lextrémité inférieure. Le premier couvercle comprend un récipient avec un couvercle rotatif qui y est fixé, le couvercle rotatif fixé comprend au moins une paroi latérale conçue pour couper les vers en pièces séparées, de sorte que la boîte est conçue pour y stocker des vers et de la terre, être ouverte et fermée depuis un des côtés, et couper les vers en pièces séparées pour utiliser comme appât pour la pêche.

Abrégé anglais

A double ended fishing worm canister in a double ended canister for storing and using worms as bait for fishing. The canister has a cylindrical body having a top end and a bottom end, a first lid removably attached to the top end, and a second lid removably attached to the bottom end. The first lid includes a container therein having a pivoting cover attached thereto, the pivoting cover includes at least one side wall adapted to cut worms into separate pieces, such that the canister is adapted to store worms and dirt therein, be opened and closed from either end, and cut worms into separate pieces for use as bait for fishing.

Revendications

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CLAIMS
1.) A double ended canister for storing and using worms as bait for fishing,
said
canister comprising a cylindrical body having a top end and a bottom end; a
first lid
removably attached to said top end, and a second lid removably attached to
said
bottom end, thereby defining an interior storage volume; said first lid
including a
container therein having a pivoting cover attached thereto, said pivoting
cover
includes two parallel side walls each adapted to cut worms into separate
pieces,
such that said bait can be cut into a predefined length defined by the
distance
between said two parallel side walls, such that said canister is adapted to
store
worms and dirt therein, be opened and closed from either end, and cut worms
into
separate pieces of predefined length for use as bait for fishing.
2.) The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said pivoting cover, and
said two
parallel side walls are formed as a worm cutter assembly; and wherein said
pivoting
cover is formed as a flip cover, and said two parallel side walls is are
formed as a
blades.
3.) The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said second lid further
includes a
container therein having a pivoting cover attached thereto, said pivoting
cover
including at least one side wall adapted to cut worms into separate pieces.
4.) The double ended canister of claim 3, wherein said pivoting cover of said
second
lid, and said at least one side wall form a worm cutter assembly; and wherein
said
pivoting cover is formed as a flip cover, and said at least one side wall is
formed as a
blade.
5.) The double ended canister of claim 3, wherein said pivoting cover of said
second
lid container includes two side walls formed as blades and are both adapted to
cut
worms into separate pieces.

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6.) The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said first lid is removably
attached
to said top end via matching threads between said first lid and said top end.
7.) The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said second lid is removably
attached to said bottom end via matching threads between said second lid and
said
bottom end.
8.) The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein the side wall of said
cylindrical
body has a plurality of holes therethrough adapted to allow air to pass
through for
the worms to breathe and stay alive for a long duration of time.
9.) The double ended canister of claim 1, further comprising a clip member
removably attached to an exterior side wall portion of said cylindrical body
and
adapted to clip onto a portion of a fisherman's belt.
10.) The double ended canister of claim 9, further comprising a clip
attachment
member adapted to be connected to a portion of a boat, such that said clip
member
can clip to said clip attachment member and thereby be attached to said boat.
11.) The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said canister is formed
from a
material chosen from a list of materials consisting of steel, aluminum,
plastic, and
polycarbonate.

Description

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Double ended fishing worm canister
5FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[001] The present invention relates generally to fishing equipment but more
particularly to a double ended fishing worm canister.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[002] Worms are still popular as bait for fish. Canisters filled with dirt are
generally used for keeping worms over an extended period of time. The
problem with canisters is that worms tend to dig deep into the container
and one has.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[003] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known devices
now present in the prior art, the present invention, which will be
described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide objects and
advantages which are:
[004] To provide for a double ended canister that has a lid at each end of the
container so that if worms can't be easily found on one end, there is
always the other end of the container which can be reached by opening

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the other lid. Other features include a worm cutter with its own smaller
container to store the remaining worm part as well as an integrated belt
clip to conveniently carry the canister.
[005] In order to do so, the invention consists in a double ended canister for
storing and using worms as bait for fishing. The canister has a cylindrical
body having a top end and a bottom end, a first lid removably attached
to the top end, and a second lid removably attached to the bottom end.
The first lid includes a container therein having a pivoting cover attached
thereto, the pivoting cover includes at least one side wall adapted to cut
worms into separate pieces, such that the canister is adapted to store
worms and dirt therein, be opened and closed from either end, and cut
worms into separate pieces for use as bait for fishing.
[006] The double ended canister has the pivoting cover, and the at least one
side wall form a worm cutter assembly and the pivoting cover is formed
as a flip cover, and the at least one side wall is formed as a blade.
[007] The lid further includes a container therein having a pivoting cover
attached thereto, the pivoting cover including at least one side wall
adapted to cut worms into separate pieces.
[008]

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[009] The pivoting cover, and the at least one side wall form a worm cutter
assembly, and the pivoting cover is formed as a flip cover, and the at
least one side wall is formed as a blade.
[0010] The pivoting cover includes two side walls formed as blades and are
both adapted to cut worms into separate pieces.
[0011] The pivoting cover of the second lid container includes two side walls
formed as blades and are both adapted to cut worms into separate
pieces.
[0012] The lids are removably attached to the ends via matching threads
between the lid and the end of the canister body.
[0013] The side wall of the cylindrical body has a plurality of holes
therethrough
adapted to allow air to pass through for the worms to breathe and stay
alive for a long duration of time.
[0014] The double ended canister has a clip member removably attached to an
exterior side wall portion of the cylindrical body and adapted to clip onto
a portion of a fisherman's belt.
[0015] The double ended canister is further comprised of a clip attachment
member adapted to be connected to a portion of a boat, such that the

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clip member can clip to the clip attachment member and thereby be
attached to the boat.
[0016] The double ended canister can be formed from a material chosen from a
list of materials comprising steel, aluminum, plastic, and polycarbonate.
5[0017] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important
features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof
that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will
form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0018] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the
invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited
in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements
of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in
the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of
being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be
understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are
for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0019] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception,
upon
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the

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designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that
the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present
5 invention.
[0020] Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially
the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
[0021] These together with other objects of the invention, along with the
various
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference
should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter
which contains illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Fig. 1 Isometric view of the invention.
[0023] Fig. 2 Exploded view of the invention.
5[0024] Figs. 3a-b top and side views, respectively, of the invention.
[0025] Fig. 4 Cutaway side view of the invention.
[0026] Figs. 5a-b Side views of a belt and a boat clip.
[0027] Fig. 6 Isometric view of the invention and how it attaches to a boat
clip.
10DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0028] A double ended canister (10) that has a first and a second lid (12,
12') at
each end (14, 14') of a container body (16) so that if worms can't be
easily found on one end (14) when opening the first lid (12), there is
always the opposite end (14') of the container body (16) which can be
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opening the second lid (12'). In a preferred embodiment, the

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lids (12, 12') are threadably attached to the body (16) but they could
alternatively be snap off lids.
[0029] Other features include a worm cutter assembly (18) located on each lid
(12, 12') with its own small container (20) embedded inside the lid (12,
12') to store the remaining worm part. The worm cutter assembly (18) is
further comprised of a flip cover (19) and a blade (21).
[0030] The container body (16) can also have an integrated clip (22) to
conveniently carry the canister. (10) either on a belt or the clip (22) can
connect to a clip attachment (24) on a boat.
10[0031] Also, as is known in the art of worm canisters, the canister body
(16) has
a plurality of through holes (26) spread across its surface for the worms
to breathe.
[0032] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the
present invention, the same should be apparent from the above
description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of
usage and operation will be provided.
[0033] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that
the
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of

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operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious
to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are
intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
5[0034] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to
limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents
may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

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