Safety bobber

• US 20050120615A1
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daniel E. Morken
• Original Assignee: Daniel E. Morken
• Inventors: Morken, Daniel E.
• Granted Patent: US 7,363,743 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 43/44.900
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 93/00 Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices

Abstract

A fishing bobber including a flotation body with an open unfilled cavity therein and a tube apparatus at least partially projecting into the cavity, said tube apparatus, having a first end with a first diameter opening and a second end with a second diameter opening. The first diameter being larger than the second diameter.

Claims

1. A fishing bobber, comprising:

a flotation body with an open unfilled cavity therein; and

a tube apparatus at least partially projecting into said cavity, said tube apparatus having a first end with a first diameter opening and a second end with a second diameter opening, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter.

2. The fishing bobber of claim 1, wherein said tube apparatus is integral with said flotation body.

3. The fishing bobber of claim 1, wherein said first diameter extends as a hollow cylinder through at least one half of the length of said tube apparatus.

4. The fishing bobber of claim 1, wherein said tube apparatus one of projects substantially through said cavity and projects entirely through said cavity.

5. The fishing bobber of claim 1, wherein said first diameter is at least three times said second diameter.

6. The fishing bobber of claim 1, wherein said cavity has a diameter and a depth, said diameter being larger than said depth of said cavity.

7. The fishing bobber of claim 1, wherein said flotation body is substantially spherical.

8. A fishing system, comprising:

a fishing line;

a fishing hook secured to said fishing line; and

a safety bobber through which said fishing line traverses, said safety bobber including;

a flotation body with an open unfilled cavity therein; and

a tube apparatus at least partially projecting into said cavity, said tube apparatus having a first end with a first diameter opening and a second end with a second diameter opening, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said tube apparatus is integral with said flotation body.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said first diameter extends as a hollow cylinder through at least one half of the length of said tube apparatus.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein said first diameter is at least three times said second diameter.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein said tube apparatus one of projects substantially through said cavity and projects entirely through said cavity.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein said first diameter is at least three times said second diameter.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein said cavity has a diameter and a depth, said diameter being larger than said depth of said cavity.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein said flotation body is substantially spherical.

16. The system of claim 8, further comprising a line stop attached to said fishing line.

17. The system of claim 8, further comprising a sinker slidingly attached to said fishing line, said first diameter being large enough to accommodate an entry of said sinker thereinto.

18. A method of preparing fishing tackle, comprising the steps of:

providing a fishing bobber having a flotation body with an open unfilled cavity therein and a tube apparatus at least partially projecting into said cavity, said tube apparatus having a first end with a first diameter opening and a second end with a second diameter opening, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter;

threading a fishing line through said tube apparatus; and

securing said fishing line to a fishing hook.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of attaching a line stop onto said fishing line.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of sliding said fishing line until said fishing hook is at least partially in said tube apparatus.