Bobber with line attaching and storing means

Claim 1

A FISHING FLOAT WHICH CAN BE SELECTIVELY USED AS A SLIP FLOAT ON THE ONE HAND AND AS A LOCKED FLOAT ON THE OTHER HAND COMPRISING: A BUOYANT BODY HAVING A MAIN PASSAGE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, A SPRING-BIASED PROJECTIBLE AND RETRACTIBLE PLUNGER SLIDINGLY AND ROATATABLY MOUNTED IN AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID PASSAGE, SAID PLUNGER HAVING AN AUXILIARY LINE PASSAGE ALIGNED WITH SAID MAIN PASSAGE, THE UPPER END OF SAID PLUNGER BEING SPRING-PROJECTED TO A POSITION ABOVE THE TOP OF SAID BODY AND CONSTITUTING A MANUALLY SET LINE LOCKING AND, ALTERNATIVELY, LINE RELEASING AND FREEING LATCH, AND A LATCH HOLDDOWN AND SETTING MEMBER FIXED ATOP SAID BODY IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND BRIDGING SAID PASSAGE AND LATCH AND WITH WHICH SAID LATCH IS ADJUSTABLY ENGAGEABLE, WHEREBY WHEN THE LATCH IS SET IN A FIRST POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID MEMBER THE LINE IS ALLOWED TO PASS FREELY THROUGH SAID PASSAGES TO PROVIDE A SLIP FLOAT, AND WHEN ALTERNATIVELY SET IN A SECOND POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID MEMBER CAN GRIPPINGLY CLASP THE LINE BETWEEN ITSELF AND SAID MEMBER TO PROVIDE A LOCKED FLOAT.