Fish bite signaling device

Claim 2

A fish bite signaling device comprising a container adapted to receive a body of liquid, bobber means disposed within said container and movably supported therein for contact with the surface of said body of liquid, bobber submerging means operatively associated with said bobber means and disposed exteriorly of said container, and means for supporting said container with the bobber-submerging means in close proximity to the outboard end of a flexible fish pole and in position to be engaged by said pole when deflected by forces imposed thereon incident to a fish bite activity on a fish line attached to said fish pole, whereby said bobber means becomes submerged within said liquid to an extent dependent upon the vigor of said fish bite.

Claim 3

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said container is transparent so that changes of liquid level within the container due to displacement of said liquid in response to submergence of said bobber within said liquid are clearly visible.

Claim 4

The apparatus described in claim 2 wherein said liquid is transparent and wherein the bobber means includes a colored body member in contact with said liquid.

Claim 5

The apparatus described in claim 2 wherein one of the container and bobber means is provided with calibrations indicative of the degree of displacement of the liquid within the container due to the submergence of the bobber means therein.

Claim 6

The apparatus described in claim 4 wherein said calibrations are on the container wall.

Claim 7

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said bobber means includes means for resiliently supporting the same within said container and for biasing the bobber against submersion to a desired degree to preclude false liquid displacement indications due to minor forces exerted on said bobber-submerging means incident to forces other than fish bites imposed on said fish line.

Claim 8

The apparatus described in claim 6 wherein, said container is provided with a removable closure cap through which said bobber-submerging means slidingly extends, said bobber means, said resilient biasing means and said closure cap being removable from the container as a unit.

Claim 9

The apparatus described in claim 2 wherein means are provided which define with a transparent wall portion of said container a compartment separate from the liquid-containing portion thereof, and a source of illumination housed within said compartment serving to illuminate the interior of said container and bobber means when said source of illumination is energized.

Claim 10

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said container-support means includes a sectional rod means, together with means for longitudinally adjusting the sectional rod means to facilitate proper positioning of the bobber-submerging means with respect to a fish pole.

Claim 11

The apparatus described in claim 9 wherein means are provided for releasably locking said rod sections in an adjusted position.

Claim 12

A ''''bite'''' signaling device for fish lines comprising a container adapted to receive a body of liquid, an apertured closure member for said container, a bobber element supported on said closure member for reciprocating movement, the bobber element including a body portion disposed within the container in predetermined contact with the body of liquid therein, said bobber element including a stem portion projecting therefrom and extending through said apertured closure to provide, exteriorly thereof a portion adapted to be engaged by a fish pole when flexed in response to fish bite activity on a fish line connected to said pole, and adjustable support means for positioning the container with the pole-engaging portion of the bobber in close proximity to said fish pole whereby flexures of the pole due to fish bite activity on said line are converted into corresponding reciprocatory movements of the bobber element to cause corresponding displacements of liquid within the container, and indicia for indicating the degree of such liquid displacement as a measure of the vigor of the fish bite.

Claim 13

A ''''bite'''' signaling device for fish lines comprising a container adapted to receive a body of liquid, an apertured closure member for said container, a bobber element supported on said closure member for reciprocating movement, the bobber element including a body portion disposed within the container in predetermined contact with the body of liquid therein, said bobber element including a stem portion projecting therefrom and extending through said apertured closure to provide, exteriorly thereof a portion adapted to be engaged by a fish pole when flexed in response to fish bite activity on a fish line connected to said pole, and adjustable support means for positioning the container with the pole-engaging portion of the bobber in close proximity to said fish pole whereby flexures of the pole due to fish bite activity on said line are converted into corresponding reciprocatory movements of the bobber element to cause corresponding displacements of liquid within the container, and indicia for indicating the degree of such liquid displacement as a measure of the vigor of the fish bite.

Claim 14

The apparatus described in claim 8 wherein means are provided for mounting a source of electrical potential on said support means, and electrical connector means for connecting said source of potential to said source of illumination.