Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Buoy – Having means to control attitude or position
Patent
1990-03-09
1990-12-11
Basinger, Sherman
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Buoy
Having means to control attitude or position
441 6, B63H 2218
Patent
active
049766414
ABSTRACT:
A surface buoy. The buoy includes top and bottom flotation members of hemispherical configuration and a reel member positioned between them. An elongate flexible cord is coiled about the reel member and has a first end secured thereto. A second end of the cord is secured to a weight member. The top flotation member has a nest-like recess formed therein into which the weight member is positioned when the buoy is not in use. When the buoy is tossed into a body of water, the bobbing action of the buoy throws the weight out of its nest and into the water. As the weight sinks, it uncoils the cord from the reel member until it reaches the bottom of the body of water, at which time further uncoiling of the cord stops.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2562922 (1951-08-01), Kist
patent: 3441962 (1969-05-01), Williams
patent: 3653085 (1972-04-01), Rovner
patent: 4074380 (1978-02-01), Parker
Basinger Sherman
Miller Stanley M.
Swinehart Edwin L.
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