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US 2026/0020552 A1Published application
Chum torpedo disbursement module
OwnerJohn J. Saltisinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a chum torpedo designed for deep-water fishing. In an illustrative example, a chum torpedo includes a chum-containing device, a torpedo, and a system configured to attach to place a fishing line in a turbulent stream of the torpedo at a predetermined depth. The torpedo, for example, may be attached to a downrigger cable or a downrigger cable ball, and may enter a travel mode as it travels at a predetermined speed to agitate the torpedo. Various embodiments may advantageously include a fin system—including both forward and backward fins-to stabilize the torpedo and create currents for dispersing chum effectively.
Claims20
A submersible scent material dispersal device comprising:
- a body configured to house scent material and extending along a longitudinal axis comprising:
- one or more directional members along an outer surface of the body configured to influence movement of the body through a fluid environment;
- a propulsion device comprising:
- a forward propeller at a proximal end of the body;
- an internal flow enabler housed within the body and operatively coupled to the forward propeller;
- and
- a rear propeller at a distal end of the body and operatively coupled to the internal flow enabler;
- one or more inlets at the proximal end of the body positioned around the longitudinal axis of the body;
- and,
- one or more outlets at the distal end of the body;
- wherein, the body is configured to tether to a depth control apparatus such that when the body is pulled through water, a proximal end of the body defining a front portion of the body that leads in a direction of travel, such that pulling the body in the direction of travel causes dispersal of the scent material from the body through the one or more outlets of the body at a desired predetermined depth level as the body moves at a predetermined velocity, and,
- one or more cartridges configured to house scent material and configured to operatively couple the body along the outer surface of the body,
- wherein when the one or more cartridges is pulled through water, a proximal end of the one or more cartridges defining a front portion of the one or more cartridges that leads in the direction of travel, such that pulling the one or more cartridges in the direction of travel causes dispersal of the scent material from the one or more cartridges at a desired predetermined depth level as the one or more cartridges moves at a predetermined velocity.
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A submersible scent material dispersal device comprising:
- a body configured to house scent material and extending along a longitudinal axis comprising:
- one or more directional members along an outer surface of the body configured to influence movement of the body through a fluid environment;
- a propulsion device comprising:
- a forward propeller at a proximal end of the body;
- an internal flow enabler housed within the body and operatively coupled to the forward propeller;
- and
- a rear propeller at a distal end of the body and operatively coupled to the internal flow enabler;
- one or more inlets at the proximal end of the body positioned around the longitudinal axis of the body;
- and
- one or more outlets at the distal end of the body,
- wherein, the body is configured to tether to a depth control apparatus such that when the body is pulled through water, the proximal end of the body defining a front portion of the body that leads in a direction of travel, such that pulling the body in the direction of travel causes dispersal of the scent material from the body through the one or more outlets of the body at a desired predetermined depth level as the body moves at a predetermined velocity.
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A submersible scent material dispersal device comprising:
- one or more cartridges configured to house scent material and configured to operatively couple a body along an outer surface of the body, the body comprising:
- one or more directional members along an outer surface of the body configured to influence movement of the body through a fluid environment;
- a propulsion device comprising:
- a forward propeller at a proximal end of the body;
- an internal flow enabler housed within the body and operatively coupled to the forward propeller;
- and
- a rear propeller at a distal end of the body and operatively coupled to the internal flow enabler;
- one or more inlets at the proximal end of the body positioned around a longitudinal axis of the body;
- and
- one or more outlets at the distal end of the body,
- wherein, the body is configured to tether to a depth control apparatus such that when the body is pulled through water, the proximal end of the body defining a front portion of the body that leads in a direction of travel, such that pulling the body in the direction of travel causes dispersal of the scent material from the body through the one or more outlets of the body at a desired predetermined depth level as the body moves at a predetermined velocity;
- and,
- wherein when the one or more cartridges is pulled through water, a proximal end of the one or more cartridges defining a front portion of the one or more cartridges that leads in the direction of travel, such that pulling the one or more cartridges in the direction of travel causes dispersal of the scent material from the one or more cartridges at a desired predetermined depth level as the one or more cartridges moves at a predetermined velocity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.