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US3303598A
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Bobber
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-30
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1985-08-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy W Spindler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:15
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K93/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A BOBBER COMPRISING A TUBULAR MEMBER FOR USE AS A STAFF, A PAIR OF GUIDE MEANS DISPOSED ONE AT EACH OF THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID STAFF ADJACENT THE OPEN ENDS THEREOF, EACH OF SAID GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A RELATIVELY THIN WIRE INCLUDING AN ANNULAR PORTION WHICH IS FITTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID STAFF AND IS SECURED THERETO, AND A CHORDAL PORTION INCLUDING AN EYELET OFFSET SLIGHTLY FROM THE AXIAL CENTER LINE OF SAID STAFF TO PROVIDE SPACED ALIGNED GUIDANCE SURFACES THROUGH WHICH A FISHING LINE CAN BE THREADED THROUGH SAID STAFF AND IS SLIDABLE RELATIVELY THERETO, AND A FLOTATION BULB CARRIED BY THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER AND DIVIDING IT INTO A SUBMERGED PORTION AND AN ERECT UPPER PORTION, AND PROPORTIONED TO BE OF A VOLUME WHICH PROVIDES FLOTATION SUPPORT FOR THE BOBBER, A SINKER, A HOOK, AND THE FISHING LINE, THE PORTION OF THE STAFF EXTENDING ABOVE THE WATER BEING OF RELATIVELY LARGE OUTER DIAMETER AND THIN-WALLED CONSTRUCTION TO OFFER INSUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO SUBMERGENCE RESPONSIVE TO FISHING BITE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A BOBBER COMPRISING A TUBULAR MEMBER FOR USE AS A STAFF, A PAIR OF GUIDE MEANS DISPOSED ONE AT EACH OF THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID STAFF ADJACENT THE OPEN ENDS THEREOF, EACH OF SAID GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A RELATIVELY THIN WIRE INCLUDING AN ANNULAR PORTION WHICH IS FITTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID STAFF AND IS SECURED THERETO, AND A CHORDAL PORTION INCLUDING AN EYELET OFFSET SLIGHTLY FROM THE AXIAL CENTER LINE OF SAID STAFF TO PROVIDE SPACED ALIGNED GUIDANCE SURFACES THROUGH WHICH A FISHING LINE CAN BE THREADED THROUGH SAID STAFF AND IS SLIDABLE RELATIVELY THERETO, AND A FLOTATION BULB CARRIED BY THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER AND DIVIDING IT INTO A SUBMERGED PORTION AND AN ERECT UPPER PORTION, AND PROPORTIONED TO BE OF A VOLUME WHICH PROVIDES FLOTATION SUPPORT FOR THE BOBBER, A SINKER, A HOOK, AND THE FISHING LINE, THE PORTION OF THE STAFF EXTENDING ABOVE THE WATER BEING OF RELATIVELY LARGE OUTER DIAMETER AND THIN-WALLED CONSTRUCTION TO OFFER INSUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO SUBMERGENCE RESPONSIVE TO FISHING BITE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-02-13 | 1970-08-15 | 1971-02-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-13 | 1974-08-15 | 1975-02-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-02-13 | 1978-08-15 | 1979-02-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |