# US 2018/0007878 A1 · Fishing Bobber

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- Number: US 2018/0007878 A1
- Document ID: US20180007878A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/637,055
- Filed: 2017-06-29
- Published: 2018-01-11
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-06
- Assignees: Buoy Babies, LLC
- Applicants: Buoy Babies, LLC
- Inventors: Lora Alison Reid-Jones; Jason Robert Jones
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180007878A1

## CPC

- A01K 93/00: Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A fishing float including a buoyant body. The buoyant body may include an upper portion having a general shape of one of a toy, character, or animal; and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion extends from a bottom of the upper portion and is generally ovular in shape, and wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are shaped and configured together such that when floating in water at least a portion of the upper portion is visible above the water. The fishing float may further include a mechanism for adjustably securing the buoyant body to a fishing line.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fishing float, comprising:
a. a buoyant body, comprising:
i. an upper portion having a general shape comprising one of a toy, character, or animal; and
ii. a lower portion, wherein the lower portion extends from a bottom of the upper portion, and wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are shaped and configured together such that when floating in water at least a portion of the upper portion is visible above the water; and
b. a mechanism for adjustably securing the buoyant body to a fishing line.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, wherein the lower portion is one of a generally ovular, pear, or spherical shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, wherein the mechanism for securing the buoyant body to a fishing line comprises:
a. an elongated catch, comprising a top catch disposed at the upper portion of the buoyant body and a bottom catch disposed at the lower portion of the buoyant body;
b. a spring-loaded push button configured to actuate one of the top catch or bottom catch; and
wherein the top catch and bottom catch are configured to engage with the fishing line to secure the buoyant body thereto.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, further comprising a vertically orientated hollow channel formed through upper and lower portions of the buoyant body, wherein the hollow channel is configured to receive fishing line threaded therethrough, and wherein the mechanism for securing the buoyant body to a fishing line comprises at least one bobber stop, wherein the bobber stop is disposed at one or both of the top and/or bottom of the buoyant body where the fishing line enters and exits the hollow channel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the buoyant body is weighted.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the buoyant body is configured to be underwater when in use.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, wherein the buoyant body is made of at least one of foam, cork, plastic, wood, or rubber material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The fishing float of claim 7, wherein the upper and lower portions of the buoyant body are made of the same material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The fishing float of claim 7, wherein the upper and lower portions of the buoyant body are made of different materials.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, wherein the upper and/or lower portions of the buoyant body are one of hollow, semi-solid, or solid.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The fishing float of claim 1, further comprising a vertically orientated slot formed in the upper and lower portions of the buoyant body, wherein the slot extends about halfway through a width of the buoyant body, and is configured to receive fishing line therein, and wherein the mechanism for securing the buoyant body to a fishing line comprises at least one peg, wherein the peg is inserted into the slot.

### Claim 12

A fishing apparatus, comprising:
a. a fishing rod;
b. a fishing reel attached to the fishing rod, the fishing reel comprising fishing line; and
c. a fishing float attached to the fishing line, the fishing float comprising:
i. a buoyant body, comprising:
1. an upper portion having a general shape comprising one of a toy, character, or animal; and
2. a lower portion, wherein the lower portion extends from a bottom of the upper portion, and wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are shaped and configured together such that when floating in water at least a portion of the upper portion is visible above the water; and
ii. a mechanism for adjustably securing the buoyant body to the fishing line.