US5168651A
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Floating fishing apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-12-16
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Granted: 1992-12-08
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Expires: 2011-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A fish mesh basket is fixedly and coaxially mounted to a torroidal flotation ring, wherein the ring includes at least one support loop to permit tethering of a plurality of the basket structures together. A signal illumination bulb is arranged to be switched off upon a fish strike in cooperation with a retraction reel spring-biased to retract a fish upon a fish strike. A modification of the invention includes swaying apparatus to effect a pitching and swaying of the organization upon water to enhance movement of the bait upon a fish hook structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth G. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:06
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K93/00; A01K93/02; A01K91/00; A01K91/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A floating fishing apparatus, comprising, a torroidal base, the torroidal base including a central openign, and the torroidal base further formed as a buoyant member, and a mesh basket fixedly mounted to a top surface of the torroidal ring, wherein the mesh basket includes a basket axis, with the mesh basket symmetrically defined about the basket axis and the torroidal base symmetrically defined about the basket axis, and a fishing reel, the fishing reel including fishing line wound thereabout, and the fishing reel including retraction means for effecting automatic retraction of the fishing line about the fishing reel upon a fish strike, and switch means, the fishing line directed through the switch means, and an illumination bulb in electrical communication with the switch means, whereupon the fish strike, the switch means is actuated to effect deactivation of the illumination bulb.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A floating fishing apparatus, comprising, a torroidal base, the torroidal base including a central openign, and the torroidal base further formed as a buoyant member, and a mesh basket fixedly mounted to a top surface of the torroidal ring, wherein the mesh basket includes a basket axis, with the mesh basket symmetrically defined about the basket axis and the torroidal base symmetrically defined about the basket axis, and a fishing reel, the fishing reel including fishing line wound thereabout, and the fishing reel including retraction means for effecting automatic retraction of the fishing line about the fishing reel upon a fish strike, and switch means, the fishing line directed through the switch means, and an illumination bulb in electrical communication with the switch means, whereupon the fish strike, the switch means is actuated to effect deactivation of the illumination bulb.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the illumination bulb includes an illumination lens mounted about the illumination bulb extending upwardly of the mesh basket, wherein the mesh basket defines a mesh top wall orthogonally oriented relative to the basket axis, and the illumination lens fixedly mounted medially of the top wall, and further the top wall including plural pairs of diametrically opposed protective rods, the rods each defined by a predetermined height, and the illumination lens defined by a lens height less than the predetermined height, wherein the protective rods afford protection to the illumination lens, and the switch means includes a switch rod mounted to the switch means, and the switch rod includes a rod loop, with the fishing line directed through the rod loop.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 including at least one support loop mounted to the torroidal base extending upwardly thereof exteriorly of the mesh basket to permit tethering of the torroidal base to a support post.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein the fishing reel includes a support axle diametrically directed through the fishing reel and diametrically aligned within the mesh basket orthogonally oriented relative to the basket axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 including a guide loop mounted to the torroidal base within the central opening, with the fishing line directed through the guide loop, and the torroidal base including a torroidal tube encased by the torroidal base, the torroidal tube including a plurality of ballast spheres rotatably mounted within the torroidal tube, whereupon rocking of the torroidal base effects displacement of the ballast spheres within the torroidal tube to effect enhanced rocking of the torroidal base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 including a wind sock, the wind sock fixedly mounted to an upper distal end of the wind sock support rod, the wind sock support rod rotatably mounted to the mesh top wall to receive wind therewithin and effect enhanced rocking of the torroidal base.
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