Illuminated signal attachment for a fishing rig

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A FISHING RIG INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY UPRIGHT MAST, A SIGNAL ELEMENT COMPRISING A NORMALLY STRAIGHT ELONGATED RESILIENT STRIP OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL OF NONCIRCULAR CROSS SECTION SECURED AT ONE END THEREOF TO A SIDE OF THE MAST AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM, DETENT MEANS CARRIED BY THE MAST AND RELEASABLY ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF THE STRIP TO HOLD THE STRIP DISTORTED IN LOOP FORM, AND MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE STRIP FOR RELEASING THE STRIP FROM THE DETENT MEANS; AN ILLUMINATED SIGNAL ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A HOLDER DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SIGNAL ELEMENT AND RELEASABLY WEDGED BETWEEN THE FIRST MENTIONED END OF THE STRIP AND THE MAST, AN ELECTRIC CURRENT SOURCE DETACHABLY MOUNTED IN AND SUPPORTED BY SAID HOLDER, SAID HOLDER INCLUDING A PART FORMING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A TERMINAL OF THE CURRENT SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL ELEMENT, AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT SLEEVE MEMBER SLIDABLY AND NON-TURNABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID STRIP AND IMMOVABLY HELD BY FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH A BOWED PORTION THEREOF AGAINST SLIDING MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE LOOPED STRIP, A CARRIER SUPPORTED BY AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM A PART OF SAID SLEEVE MEMBER, AND A LIGHT SOURCE SUPPORTED BY SAID CARRIER AND POSITIONED FOR MOVEMENT WITH THE CARRIER AND SLEEVE MEMBER TOWARD AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OTHER TERMINAL OF THE CURRENT SOURCE WHEN THE SIGNAL ELEMENT IS RELEASED FROM SAID DETENT MEANS AND ASSUMES A NORMAL SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT POSITION FOR RELEASING SAID SLEEVE MEMBER FROM BINDING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, SAID SLEEVE MEMBER AND CARRIER BEING FORMED OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL FOR COMPLETING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT THROUGH THE CURRENT SOURCE AND LIGHT SOURCE.