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US 5,287,646 AGranted
Spring bobber for fishing rods
OwnerDonald J. Kuhlmaninventor
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Abstract
An exteremely sensitive stainless steel bobber that will fit practically any fishing rod or pole. The bobber includes a first loop through which a fishing line passes; a second, very flexible loop for sensing pull exerted on the fishing line; a securing assembly for mounting the bobber on the end of a fishing pole or rod; and an indicator for signalling the presence of a biting fish.
Claims5
A spring bobber for use with a fishing rod comprising:
- a fish bite sensing member consisting of a single strand of stainless steel wire and having a distal end portion forming a loop through which a fishing line passes, a central flexible loop portion, and a terminal end portion defined by parallel positioned end segments of said wire for attachment to said fishing rod;
- means for securing said terminal end portion to said fishing rod, said securing means comprising a pin member having parallel end segments terminating in a U-shaped portion perpendicularly positioned with respect to said parallel segments;
- and a coil spring member surrounding both the terminal end portions of said sensing member and said pin member parallel end segments.
A fishing rod comprising:
- an elongated member having a handle mounted at one end thereof, a plurality of line-guide eyes spaced along the length of said rod and at the tip thereof, and a spring bobber mounted on said rod adjacent the tip line-guide eye, said spring bobber comprising;
- a fish bite sensing member consisting of a single strand of stainless steel wire having a distal end portion forming a loop though which a fishing lines passes, a central flexible substantially round loop portion having a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of said distal end portion loop, and being sufficiently large to permit the central loop to clear the tip line-guide eye when flexed, and parallel terminal end segments for attachment to said fishing rod;
- means for securing said terminal end segments to said fishing rod, said securing means comprising, a pin member having parallel extending end segments terminating in a U-shaped portion perpendicularly positioned with respect to said parallel segments, and a coil spring member surrounding both the terminal end segments of said sensing member and said pin member parallel end segments:
- and a signalling means mounted on said bite sensing member between said distal end portion and said central portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.