On demand-delayed buoy release
OwnerRuss Mullinsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and technique for underwater storage and deployment of a fishing line and buoy includes a mesh cylinder coupled to a fishing apparatus. A buoy is attached to a buoy line coupled to the fishing apparatus and the buoy line and buoy are stowed within the mesh cylinder in a first position. A drawstring holds a top perimeter of the mesh cylinder closed until intentionally released. Upon release of the drawstring, the buoy and buoy line escape the mesh cylinder. The buoy then pulls the buoy line to the surface where the fishing apparatus can be recovered by the fisher.
Claims20
A buoy retention and release device for a fishing apparatus, comprising:
- a mesh cylinder having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, the top perimeter being puckered closed in a first position and being open in a second position;
- a coupling support coupled to the mesh cylinder at the bottom perimeter, the coupling support configured to couple the mesh cylinder to the fishing apparatus;
- a drawstring threaded through the mesh cylinder at the top perimeter, the drawstring being taut in the first position and being slack in the second position, the drawstring holding the top perimeter puckered closed in the first position and releasing the top perimeter to open in the second position;
- a buoy line having a proximate end and a distal end, the buoy line being stowed within the mesh cylinder in the first position and being free to extend in the second position;
- a buoy attached to the distal end of the buoy line, the buoy being stowed within the mesh cylinder in the first position and being released from the mesh cylinder in the second position;
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- a trigger mechanism coupled to the drawstring, the trigger mechanism configured to hold the drawstring in the first position until triggered and to activate the second position when triggered.
A retention device, comprising:
- a mesh cylinder having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, the top perimeter being puckered closed in a first position and being open in a second position;
- a drawstring threaded through the mesh cylinder at the top perimeter, the drawstring being taut in the first position and being slack in the second position, the drawstring holding the top perimeter puckered closed in the first position and releasing the top perimeter to open in the second position;
- a buoy line having a proximate end and a distal end, the buoy line being stowed within the mesh cylinder in the first position and being free to extend in the second position;
- a buoy attached to the distal end of the buoy line, the buoy being stowed within the mesh cylinder in the first position and being released from the mesh cylinder in the second position;
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- a trigger mechanism coupled to the drawstring, the trigger mechanism configured to hold the drawstring in the first position until triggered and to activate the second position when triggered.
A method, comprising:
- providing a mesh cylinder having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter;
- coupling the bottom perimeter of the mesh cylinder to a fishing apparatus;
- stowing a buoy line having a proximate end and a distal end within the mesh cylinder;
- coupling a buoy to the distal end of the buoy line, and stowing the buoy within the mesh cylinder;
- threading a drawstring through the top perimeter of the mesh cylinder, and pulling the drawstring taut to close the top perimeter over the buoy line and the buoy;
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- coupling a trigger mechanism to the drawstring to hold the drawstring taut until intentionally released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.