Tackle container with removable inserts having coaxially notched posts
View Patent ↗The invention is a tackle container that incorporates interchangeable and removable inserts. The inserts secure different kinds of fishing lures and baits. For example, the inserts hold segmented lures within notched upright posts. In this regard, the inserts may be suitably structured to hold spinner bait lures, buzz bait lures, or other fishing lures with segmented bodies. Moreover, the inserts are interchangeable to facilitate a wider variety of uses for the tackle container.
1. A container for holding fishing lures, comprising:
a rectangular bottom plane, having four walls connected perpendicular to said bottom plane, forming an open container box, said four walls connected at the wall ends and forming a continuous sidewall of said container box, two parallel walls of the four walls having a plurality of vertical rib pairs arranged mutually opposing one another, each vertical rib pair defined by vertical parallel protrusions extending perpendicular from an inner surface of each respective parallel wall, each vertical rib pair configured to receive a vertical rail therebetween; and
a plurality of removable inserts, each removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts comprising a single piece that is substantially U-shaped and includes a planar base and a pair of end walls extending vertically from the planar base, wherein the pair of end walls are disposed at opposed longitudinal ends of the planar base, wherein the planar base of the removable insert is disposed continguous with the rectangular bottom plane of the open container box when said removable insert is removably connected to said container box, each of the pair of end walls of the removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts are removably connected directly to one of two parallel walls, respectively, of said four walls and continguous therewith, each of the pair of end walls having a plurality of vertical rails formed on an outer side of each end wall so that the vertical rails are insertable into a corresponding vertical rib of the plurality of vertical rib pairs,
wherein said each removable insert further comprises:
a plurality of juxtapositioned posts connected to and each individually extending from said planar base, wherein each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts defines a storage position for storing a fishing lure, with each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts spaced apart from each neighboring juxtapositioned post with a vertical gap therebetween such that a plurality of juxtapositioned fishing lures are storable side-by-side, each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts being substantially perpendicular to said planar base and having at least one notch within an uppermost portion of said each post, said at least one notch configured to accept a lure segment of a fishing lure and thereby securing said fishing lure within said container box without said fishing lure contacting any other post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts; and
a plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts, connected to said planar base, each corresponding post of said plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts positioned across from a post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts, each corresponding post having at least one notch within an uppermost portion of said each corresponding post, wherein said at least one notch in said each post is substantially aligned with said at least one notch of said corresponding post, said notches suitable for accepting a lure segment of a fishing lure and thereby securing said fishing lure within said container box.
2. The container of claim 1 , wherein said at least one removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts further comprises a plurality of channel barriers connected to said planar base, each channel barrier of said plurality of channel barriers connected to one of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts and to one of said plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts, and extending between said post and said corresponding post and further positioned across said planar base of said at least one removable insert.
3. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one wall of said four wall comprises ribs positioned on an inner surface of said at least one wall, inside of said container box, said ribs defining grooves for holding at least one removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts, in the container box.
4. The container of claim 1 , wherein each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts and each corresponding post of said plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts comprises a pair of post segments, positioned side-by-side, each pair of post segments connected to said planar base, said pair of post segments forming a notch between said posts segments.
5. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts further comprises an end wall connected substantially perpendicularly to said planar base.
6. The container of claim 5 , wherein said end wall comprises at least one connection rail positioned on an outside surface of said end wall, said at least one connection rail for slidably connecting with a corresponding connection slot in one of said four walls of said container box.
7. The container according to claim 6 , wherein said end wall further comprises at least a second connection rail positioned on the outside surface of said end wall, said at least second connection rail positioned next to said at least one connection rail.
8. The container of claim 5 , wherein said at least one removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts further comprises a second end wall connected to an end of said planar base opposite said end wall, said second end wall connected substantially perpendicular to said planar base.
9. The container of claim 8 , wherein said second end wall comprises a first substantially vertical rail on an outside surface of said second end wall.
10. The container of claim 9 , wherein said second end wall comprises a second substantially vertical rail on an outside surface of said second end wall.
11. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one wall of said four walls comprises a plurality of pairs of substantially vertical ribs defining pairs of aligned slots.
12. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts further comprises a pair of end walls attached substantially perpendicularly to opposite sides of said base, each said end wall comprising a vertical rail that removably slides between a respective pair of vertical ribs on opposite sides of said sidewall.
13. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a partition connected to said bottom plane and extending between two facing walls of said four walls, thereby dividing the container into two portions.
14. The container of claim 1 , wherein a lure segment of a lure, placed within said notched posts is free to rotate about its axis, but is retained in within said juxtapositioned post and said corresponding juxtapositioned post.
15. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container further comprises a lid attachable to said sidewall.
16. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts further comprises at least one gusset attached to at least one post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts, said at least one gusset providing support of said at least one post.
17. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least on removable insert of said plurality of removable inserts further comprises connection rails on said insert that fit within corresponding grooves in said sidewall for holding the at least one removable insert in the container.
18. A removable insert for a fishing container comprising:
a single piece that is substantially U-shaped and includes a planar base and a pair of end walls, each of the end walls having a plurality of vertical rails formed on and extending from an outer side of each end wall;
said pair of end walls disposed at opposed longitudinal ends of said planar base,
wherein each of the pair of end walls is configured to be removably connected directly to one of two parallel walls, respectively, of the fishing container and contiguous therewith, the two parallel walls each having a plurality of vertical rib pairs, each vertical rib pair defined by two vertical parallel protrusions extending from an inner surface of each respective parallel wall, each vertical rib pair configured to receive a corresponding vertical rail therebetween to hold the single piece securely in place in the fishing container,
wherein the planar base is configured to be disposed contiguously with a bottom plane of the fishing container when the fishing container is opened;
a plurality of juxtapositioned posts connected to and each individually extending from said planar base, wherein each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts defines a storage position for storing a fishing lure, with each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts spaced apart from each neighboring juxtapositioned post with a vertical gap therebetween such that a plurality of juxtapositioned fishing lures are storable side-by-side, each post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts being substantially perpendicular to said planar base and having at least one notch within an uppermost portion of said each post, said at least one notch configured to accept a lure segment of a fishing lure and thereby securing said fishing lure within said container box without said fishing lure contacting any other post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts; and
a plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts connected to said planar base, each corresponding post of said plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts positioned across from a post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts, each corresponding post having at least one notch within an uppermost portion of said each corresponding post,
wherein said at least one notch in said each post is substantially aligned with said at least one notch of said corresponding post, said notches suitable for accepting a lure segment of a fishing lure and thereby securing said fishing lure within said container box.
19. The removable insert of claim 18 , further comprises a plurality of channel barriers connected to said planar base, each channel barrier of said plurality of channel barriers connected to one of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts and to one of said plurality of corresponding juxtapositioned posts, and extending between said post and said corresponding post and further positioned across said planar base of said at least one removable insert.
20. The removable insert of claim 18 , further comprises at least one gusset attached to at least one post of said plurality of juxtapositioned posts, said at least one gusset providing support of said at least one post.
21. The container of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vertical rib pairs comprise four rib pairs.
22. The container of claim 1 , wherein each vertical rib pair is the same height as the pair of end walls.
23. The container of claim 1 , wherein the vertical parallel protrusions are connected at one end and open at another end along an entire height of the vertical parallel protrusions.
24. The container of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of removable inserts are constructed differently from one another.
25. The container of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of juxtapositioned posts of one insert of the plurality of removable inserts is of a different height that the plurality of juxtapositioned posts of the other removable insert.
26. The container of claim 1 , wherein each vertical rib pair is defined solely by vertical parallel protrusions extending perpendicular from an inner surface of each respective parallel wall and perpendicular to the bottom plane.