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US 4,785,570 AGranted
Casting aid
OwnerAlexander W. Kochinventor
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Abstract
An aid for attachment to a fish line to facilitate casting a lightweight lure or bait a substantial distance. The aid includes a body member having a slot connection to a disposable weight for separation when submerged under the action of a buoyant body on the aid. The body member has structure facilitating use either as a disposable unit or a non-disposable unit, depending upon the desire of the fisherman.
Claims10
A casting aid for attachment to a fishing line, said casting aid comprising
- an elongated body member having forward and rearward ends,
- means on said body member arranged to rotate said body member to an upstanding position when submerged,
- releasable fishing line attaching means at the rearward end of said body member arranged to hold said body member attached to the fishing line during a cast but to release said body member from the fishing line in its said upstanding submerged position,
- a casting weight,
- attaching means intermediate the ends of said body member arranged to attach said casting weight to said body member,
- and auxiliary fishing line attaching means intermediate said rear fishing line attaching means and said weight attaching means arranged for permanent attachment of the casting aid to a fishing line,
- whereby to provide a choice of using the casting aid as a disposable one by attaching the fishing line to said releasable fishing line attaching means and a non-disposable one by attaching the fishing line to said auxiliary fishing line attaching means.
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A casting aid for attachment to a fishing line, said casting aid comprising
- an elongated body member having one end attached to a fishing line,
- a buoyant member of low density material located at the other end of said elongated body member and arranged to rotate said body member to an upstanding position when submerged,
- a casting weight,
- a weight line having one end thereof secured to said casting weight and its other end releasably attached to said body member at a point intermediate the ends of said body member,
- said point of releasable attachment of said weight line to said body member constituting a fulcrum about which said buoyant member acts to rotate said body member in the water,
- said releasable attachment providing a connection between said weight line and said body member in a casting position wherein said weight line and body member are extended outwardly by centrifugal force and providing a release of said weight line from said body member when the latter is in a submerged position,
- and a fin on said body member between said buoyant member and said releasable attachment arranged to be engaged by said weight line during a cast to prevent entanglement of said weight line with said buoyant member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.