Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Motor-operated
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-30
2001-07-24
Rowan, Kurt (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Motor-operated
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263611
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention concerns a fishing float and, more in particular, it relates to a float suitable to fishing of bringing a terminal tackle to a distant point.
2. Statement of the Related Art
In cast-fishing, a terminal tackle with a sinker and a bait is thrown or cast to an aimed point, generally, by utilizing the resiliency of a fishing rod but this requires a considerable physical strength and skills, as well as there is an inevitable limit for a range to be reached. Therefore, if the aimed point is at a long distance, a fisherman has to go near the point by using a boat or the like.
Furthermore, upon casting the terminal tackle, it sometimes occurs that a bait is disintegrated in the course of throwing or a fishing line is disconnected by the weight of a thrown sinker.
Further, when the surface of the water around the aimed point is calm, it may be a worry that splashes upon casting the sinker of the terminal tackle disturbs the surface of the water to give warning to fishes.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
It is, accordingly, a first object of the present invention to provide a float capable of self-propelling and reaching a wide range of a fishing point by an automatic propelling device.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a float capable of self-propelling and reaching a fishing point by a propelling device and stopping the propelling device by the operation at hand to a fishing rod when the float reaches the aimed point.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a float capable of self-running and reaching a fishing point by a propelling device, stopping the propelling device by the operation at hand to a fishing rod when the float reaches the aimed point and suspending a terminal tackle in water at that position to a predetermined depth.
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide the float which is described as above and which is free from the worry that a terminal tackle, a line or obstacles in the water are not entangled to the propelling device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The first object of the present invention can be attained by a self-propelling fishing float, having
a float main body that engages a line and a terminal tackle, the float main body comprising:
a propelling device operated by a driving unit and
a switch for controlling the ON/OFF operation of the propelling device.
The second object of the present invention can be attained by a self-propelling fishing float, having
a float main body that engages a line and a terminal tackle, the float main body comprising:
a propelling device operated by a driving unit and
a switch for controlling the ON/OFF operation of the propelling device, and
a switch operation bar connected to the switch at one end, connecting a line at the other end thereof and controlling the switch to OFF by a tension of the line when it is taken-up.
A third object of the present invention can be attained by a self-propelling fishing float having
a float main body that engages a line with a stopper and a terminal tackle, the float main body comprising:
a propelling device operated by a driving unit
a switch for controlling the ON/OFF operation of the propelling device,
a switch operation bar which is engaged at one end of a bar slidably attached to the float main body to the switch and has a ring part formed at the other end of the bar for allowing a line in connection with a terminal tackle to pass therethrough and engaging the stopper of the line, and
a line lock mechanism that engages to stop the line in cooperation with the ring part of the switch operation bar when the switch operation bar is at a switch ON position while releases the engagement for the line when the ring part of the switch operation bar is at the switch OFF position, wherein
the switch operation bar is displaced by the tension upon pulling back the line to turn the switch for the propelling device to OFF and the engagement of the line lock mechanism is released.
A fourth object of the present invention can be attained by a self-propelling fishing float as defined above, wherein a hollow portion having a water suction port and a water discharge port is formed in a body portion of the float main body and the propelling device is disposed within the hollow portion.
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Armstrong Westerman Hattori McLeland & Naughton LLP
Rowan Kurt
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