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US 5,819,465 AGranted
Hook setting fishing buoy
OwnerJohnnie Bryantinventor
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Abstract
A hook setting fishing buoy is disclosed having a container with an inner compartment, a spring secured within the compartment and movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position, a line operatively connected to the spring so that the spring may provide a hook setting force to the line when the spring moves from the tensioned position to the untensioned position and a catch connected to the buoy to releasably retain the spring in a tensioned position until a force is applied to the line. A signal, such as a light, may be operatively connected to the spring to indicate when the spring has moved to the untensioned position, and the spring and signal may be secured to a card that is removably disposed within the compartment.
Claims12
A fishing device, comprising:
- a container having a floor and an inner compartment sized to permit storage of a line and hook within said compartment when said device is not in use;
- a spring secured within said compartment, said spring being movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position;
- a line operatively connected to said spring so that said spring may apply a hook setting force to said line when said spring moves from said tensioned position to said untensioned position, said line passing from said compartment through a hole formed in a wall of said container;
- a bead disposed on said line outside of said compartment;
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- a catch operatively connected to said container for releasably retaining said spring in said tensioned position until a force is applied to said line, said catch comprising a lip projecting from said floor, said lip having a notch formed therein sized to permit alignment of said line therein and to permit said bead to be biased against said lip at said notch by said spring.
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A fishing device, comprising:
- a container having an inner compartment sized to permit storage of a line and hook within said compartment when said device is not in use;
- a spring secured within said compartment, said spring being movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position;
- a line operatively connected to said spring so that said spring may apply a hook setting force to said line when said spring moves from said tensioned position to said untensioned position, said line passing from said compartment through a hole formed in a wall of said container;
- a grommet disposed in said hole of said container to provide a water resistant seal while permitting movement of said line through said hole;
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- a catch operatively connected to said container for releasably retaining said spring in said tensioned position until a force is applied to said line.
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A fishing device, comprising:
- a container having an inner compartment sized to permit storage of a line and hook within said compartment when said device is not in use;
- an insert removably disposed within said compartment, said insert being a card;
- a flat spring secured within said compartment and aligned so that a length of said flat spring is substantially parallel with a face of said card, said flat spring being movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position;
- a line operatively connected to said flat spring so that said flat spring may apply a hook setting force to said line when said flat spring moves from said tensioned position to said untensioned position, said line passing from said compartment through a hole formed in a wall of said container;
- a grommet disposed in said hole of said container to provide a water resistant seal while permitting movement of said line through said hole;
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- a catch operatively connected to said container for releasably retaining said flat spring in said tensioned position until a force is applied to said line.
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A fishing device, comprising:
- a container lid;
- a container base in threaded engagement with said lid to form an inner compartment, said base having a floor having a hole passing therethrough;
- a gasket disposed between said lid and said base for forming a water resistant seal;
- a line;
- a flat spring disposed within said compartment to apply a hook setting force to said line when a fish strikes a hook on said line, an upper portion of said line passing through said hole in said base and being operatively connected to said flat spring.
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A fishing device, comprising:
- a container having an inner compartment sized to permit storage of a line and hook within said compartment when said device is not in use;
- a spring secured within said compartment, said spring being movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position;
- a line operatively connected to said spring so that said spring may apply a hook setting force to said line when said spring moves from said tensioned position to said untensioned position, said line passing from said compartment through a hole formed in a floor of said container near an outer edge of said floor;
- a bead on said line, said bead being disposed on said line outside of said compartment;
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- a catch operatively connected to said container for releasably retaining said spring in said tensioned position until a force is applied to said line, said catch comprising a lip projecting from said floor, said lip having a notch formed therein sized to permit alignment of said line therein and to permit said bead to be biased against said lip at said notch by said spring.
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A fishing device, comprising:
- a container having an inner compartment sized to permit storage of a line and hook within said compartment when said device is not in use;
- a spring secured within said compartment, said spring being movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position;
- a line operatively connected to said spring so that said spring may apply a hook setting force to said line when said spring moves from said tensioned position to said untensioned position, said line passing from said compartment through a hole formed in a floor of said container near an outer edge of said floor;
- a catch operatively connected to said container for releasably retaining said spring in said tensioned position until a force is applied to said line;
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- a grommet disposed in said hole of said container to provide a water resistant seal while permitting movement of said line through said hole.
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A fishing device, comprising:
- a container having an inner compartment sized to permit storage of a line and hook within said compartment when said device is not in use;
- a spring secured within said compartment, said spring being movable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position;
- a line operatively connected to said spring so that said spring may apply a hook setting force to said line when said spring moves from said tensioned position to said untensioned position, said line passing from said compartment through a hole formed in a floor of said container near an outer edge of said floor;
- a catch operatively connected to said container for releasably retaining said spring in said tensioned position until a force is applied to said line;
- an insert removably disposed within said compartment, said spring being affixed to said insert, said insert being a card, and said spring being a flat spring, said flat spring being aligned so that a length of said flat spring is substantially parallel with a face of said card;
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- a grommet disposed in said hole of said container to provide a water resistant seal while permitting movement of said line through said hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.