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Bait casting and fishing bobber

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-01
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1984-04-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rainsford B Holthaus

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:19
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K93/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 232 words
A BAIT CASTING AND FISHING BOBBER COMPRISING A TUBE CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER END, AN ENLARGED REINFORCING LIP EXTENDING ABOUT SAID OPEN END, A PLUG SECURED PART WAY WITHIN SAID TUBE PROVIDING A CLOSED AIR CHAMBER WITHIN SAID TUBEBETWEEN SAID PLUG AND SAID CLOSED END, SAID TUBE HAVING A BLEED HOLE IN ONE SIDE THEREOF ADJACENT SAID PLUG ON THE OPEN TUBE END SIDE OF SAID PLUG, AND ALSO HAVING A FISHING LINE SECURING HOLE ADJACENT SAID ENLARGED REINFORCING LIP ABOUT SAID OPEN END, SAID TUBE BING MADE OF SEMIFLEXIBLE PLASTIC, SAID CLOSED END OF SAID TUBE BEING HEMISPERICAL IN SHAPE, SAID FISHING LINE SECURING HOLE BEIG ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM SAID BLEED HOLDE, A FISHING LINE SNAP SWIVEL HAVING A SECURING SNAP HOOK EXTENDING ABOUT SAID REINFORCING LIP AND THROUGH SAID ADJACENT FISHING LINE SECURING HOLE, SAID SNAP SWIVEL ALSO HAVING A SWIVEL EYE ROTATABLE SECURED THERETO, AND A FISHING LINE THREADED THROUGH SAID SWIVEL EYE, FISH CATCHING BAIT HOLDING MEANS ON SAID FISHING LINE, A FISHING LINE WEIGHT SECURED ON SAID FISHING LINE ON THE FISH CATCHING PORTION THEREOF ON ONE SIDE OF SAID SWIVEL EYE, AND A READILY SLIDABLE SLEEVE SLIDABLY SECURED ON SAID FISHING LINE ON THE OTHE SIDE OF SAID SWIVEL EYE, SAID SLEEVE BEING A GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID SWIVEL EYE PREVENTING FURTHER PASSAGE OF SAID LINE THROUGH SAID EYE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 232 words
A BAIT CASTING AND FISHING BOBBER COMPRISING A TUBE CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER END, AN ENLARGED REINFORCING LIP EXTENDING ABOUT SAID OPEN END, A PLUG SECURED PART WAY WITHIN SAID TUBE PROVIDING A CLOSED AIR CHAMBER WITHIN SAID TUBEBETWEEN SAID PLUG AND SAID CLOSED END, SAID TUBE HAVING A BLEED HOLE IN ONE SIDE THEREOF ADJACENT SAID PLUG ON THE OPEN TUBE END SIDE OF SAID PLUG, AND ALSO HAVING A FISHING LINE SECURING HOLE ADJACENT SAID ENLARGED REINFORCING LIP ABOUT SAID OPEN END, SAID TUBE BING MADE OF SEMIFLEXIBLE PLASTIC, SAID CLOSED END OF SAID TUBE BEING HEMISPERICAL IN SHAPE, SAID FISHING LINE SECURING HOLE BEIG ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM SAID BLEED HOLDE, A FISHING LINE SNAP SWIVEL HAVING A SECURING SNAP HOOK EXTENDING ABOUT SAID REINFORCING LIP AND THROUGH SAID ADJACENT FISHING LINE SECURING HOLE, SAID SNAP SWIVEL ALSO HAVING A SWIVEL EYE ROTATABLE SECURED THERETO, AND A FISHING LINE THREADED THROUGH SAID SWIVEL EYE, FISH CATCHING BAIT HOLDING MEANS ON SAID FISHING LINE, A FISHING LINE WEIGHT SECURED ON SAID FISHING LINE ON THE FISH CATCHING PORTION THEREOF ON ONE SIDE OF SAID SWIVEL EYE, AND A READILY SLIDABLE SLEEVE SLIDABLY SECURED ON SAID FISHING LINE ON THE OTHE SIDE OF SAID SWIVEL EYE, SAID SLEEVE BEING A GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID SWIVEL EYE PREVENTING FURTHER PASSAGE OF SAID LINE THROUGH SAID EYE.

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