Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Bait distributors – e.g. – chumming devices
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-19
2004-03-30
Rowan, Kurt (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Bait distributors, e.g., chumming devices
Reexamination Certificate
active
06711849
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to bait-buckets and, more specifically, to a chum bucket comprised of interlocking containers having a locking mechanism for maintaining the user selectable positioning of one container relative to the other container.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other chum device designed for bait delivery. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 455,758 issued to Moulsong on Jul. 14, 1891.
Another patent was issued to Forster on Apr. 26, 1904 as U.S. Pat. No. 758,434. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 1,497,199 was issued to Sutthoff on Jun. 10, 1924 and still yet another was issued on Jun. 2, 1931 to Spofford as U.S. Pat. No. 1,807,712.
Another patent was issued to Pease, Sr. on May 31, 1955 as U.S. Pat. No. 2,709,317. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 2,941,327 was issued to Rundell on Jun. 21, 1960. Another was issued to Hollar on Jan. 5, 1965 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,163,959 and still yet another was issued on Aug. 17, 1976 to Ray as U.S. Pat. No. 3,974,591.
Another patent was issued to Weld on Nov. 3, 1981 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,297,804. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,829,705 was issued to Dorsey on May 16, 1989. Another was issued to Nicholson on Jun. 22, 1999 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,913,672 and still yet another was issued on Oct. 31, 2000 to Gervae as U.S. Pat. No. 6,138,400.
U.S. Pat. No. 455,758
Inventor: Silvine Moulsong
Issued: Jul. 14, 1891
The invention is an improvement in bait-cages. The cage is for holding bait and is to be raised and lowered from the anchor chain or cable, and by means of which the bait which is to be fed to the fish can be kept around the vessel and prevented from being carried away by the movement of the water.
U.S. Pat. No. 758,434
Inventor: Ferdinand E. Forster
Issued: Apr. 26, 1904
The invention relates to means for feeding chum or free bait for the purpose of attracting fish to the vicinity of the fisherman. In feeding chum by hand or machine upon the surface of the water, especially in strong currents, the bait is distributed over too great an area or is liable to be carried away by the tide or currents. The object of the invention is to provide means whereby the chum may be delivered on or near the bottom at the point desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,497,199
Inventor: John H. Sutthoff
Issued: Jun. 10, 1924
The invention is to provide an infuser that is neat in appearance, easy to operate, strong, simple and compact in construction, not expensive to manufacture and that is efficient in permitting the extraction of the soluble and aromatic substances from material that may be contained therein. The infuser comprises a plurality of sections hinged together in such a manner that certain sections are adapted to be swung or rotated within certain other sections to discharge or eject used material therefrom after brewing an infusion.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,807,712
Inventor: Gordon E. Spofford
Issued: Jun. 2, 1931
The invention is to provide a device a body adapted to contain live bait, a perforated closure for one end of the body, a normally closed valve for the opposite end of the body, and means to facilitate securing the device to a fish line.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,709.317
Inventor: Arthur R. Pease, Sr.
Issued: May 31, 1955
The invention is, in combination with a chum holder, a perforated cylindrical body, a cap affixed toe the upper end of said body and securely fastened thereto, a removable cap having spring fingers adapted to penetrate within the interior of the bottom of said body, a cord extending through the upper cap and lower cap and a collar secured on said cord adapted to hold said removable cap in closed position with the fingers within said body.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,941.327
Inventor: Raymond R. Rundell
Issued: Jun. 21, 1960
A chum pot comprising an open bottom body, a closure plate arranged to close the bottom of said body a resilient latch integrally forced on said closure plate for releasably securing said closure plate in closed position with respect to said body, an upwardly and outwardly sloping cam plate integrally secured to said latch to actuate said latch and release said closure plate from closed position upon rapid upward movement of said chum pot through the water, said chum pot having a plurality of weight receiving chambers formed therein and a threaded cover releasably closing the lower ends of said chambers.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,163.959
Inventor: George E. Hollar
Issued: Jan. 5, 1965
The device is a container having a hinged bottom or lid normally retained in a closed position by a pivoted trip-latch. The container is filled with chum and lowered to the desired fishing spot by a line or an equivalent flexible element. The lower portion of the line is slidably connected to the axial center of the top of the container and the terminal end is connected to the trip-latch. The hinged portion of the bottom is provided with a detent releasably engaged by the lower end of the latch. When the loaded container descends to the desired level, the line is forcibly yanked until the latch releases the detent, whereupon the bottom opens and the bait is discharged.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,974.591
Inventor: Otis Eugene Ray
Issued: Aug. 17, 1976
A perforated chum holder and dispenser is formed in two hingedly connected half sections having snap locking means, whereby the device may be closed around either a fishing line float for top fishing or a line sinker for bottom fishing. The opposite ends of the device are grooved to receive a fishing line or leader with a coacting locking element.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,297.804
Inventor: David B. Weld
Issued: Nov. 3, 1981
A floating container, specially adapted to hold live bait, which is shaped like a small boat so that it can be pulled behind a fishing vessel without sinking. The container is transparent so that the bait carried therein can be seen and thus attract game fish in the surrounding water. The container is structured to provide proper aeration for the bait yet allow access to it when needed. Closure doors are positioned to shut independently when the container is being towed.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,829.705
Inventor: Harris J. Dorsey
Issued: May 16,1989
A chum basket having generally frusto-conically shaped sections which are jointed at their larger ends and which have perforations in their side walls, a device on the upper section by which the body may be suspended in the water, and a weight in the lower section to cause the body to assume a vertical position generally coaxial of its sections, the upper section having a door in the side thereof to permit access to the interior of the body.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,913,672
Inventor: John R. Nicholson
Issued: Jun. 22, 1999
A chum delivery assembly for facilitating the rapid and strategic dispersement of chum along a bottom surface of a body of water in order to attract fish, the assembly including a containment member having a base, a surrounding wall surface, and an upper surface which together define an open interior chamber. The open interior chamber is structured to contain a quantity of chum therein, and a lowering line is included and structured to adjustably lower the containment member to a desired delivery location. The base of the chum delivery assembly includes a generally open configuration so as to permit the free passage of the chum therethrough from the open interior chamber, with a rigid panel being provided and disposed to selectively cover the base so as to prevent the free passage of chum through the base until desired. As such, the rigid panel is structured to be removed from a covering orientation over the base when the containment member is substantially at the delivery location such that all of the chum contained in the open interior chamber is released in a substantially concentrated manner at the delivery location.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,138.400
Inventor: Todd A. Gervae
Issued: Oct. 31, 2000
A submersible bait dispenser provides for the release of “chum” or free bait, at a predetermined depth in the water in the vicinity of the baited hook or lure being used by an angler. The dispenser generally comprises a container
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