Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Illuminated – e.g. – luminous
Patent
1997-08-18
1998-12-29
Swiatek, Robert P.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Illuminated, e.g., luminous
43 4488, A01K 9302
Patent
active
058528946
ABSTRACT:
A flip float is a fishing float having differently, distinguishably colored first and second halves with a tube extending through the float perpendicular to the interface between the halves. The tube contains a weight which shifts when a fish pulls on the fishing line and inverts the float. The weight moves between stops contained within the ends of the tube but outside of the float body which allows the weight to move at least partially outside of the body of the float. When the float is inverted, the weight shifts from one stop to the other and changes the center of gravity of the float which causes the float to remain inverted. A fisherman can tell at a glance, by noticing which color is out of the water, whether his line has been struck. Attachment of differently colored, reflecting material to the ends of the tube allows the fisherman to shine a light on the float at night to determine whether his line has been struck. Other embodiments of the invention operate upon the same principal of changing the center of gravity of the flip float when a fishing line attached to the float is struck by a fish.
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Shannon Doug
Shannon Harry E.
Baird Gordon E.
Swiatek Robert P.
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