US2153750A - Fishline float - Google Patents
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- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K93/00—Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices
- A01K93/02—Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices with signalling devices
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- Fig. 1 is a top or pian view of the float.
- Fig. 2 is,a sectional view taken on line 2-2 in F18. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 8 in Fig. 1, illustrating the position of the positive side of the switch.
- Fig. 4 is a modification for the actuating means to break the current and also as ⁇ uid tight sealing means for the switch cavity.
- Fig. 5 is an end view of the sleeve, the spring, battery and contact members removed.
- Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the negative contact element.
- the socket element may be inserted with in the thimble prior to the insertion of the thimble into the bore at the time of assembly.
- the socket 9 is axially bored and threaded to receive the threaded base. III of its lamp, by which means the lamplis in contact with the upper end of the battery and is enclosed fluid tight by the translucent thimble. The end of the socket adjacent the lamp is depressed and has a reector I to intensify the light beams produced by the lamp.
- the switch mechanism consists of a member II, having a right angle bend on the lower end thereof as at D, the other end of the member being reduced to form a shoulder E on each side thereof.
- the reduced portion is insertible through aperture F of the sleeve head and is adapted to secure the spring element I to the head by being bent over the base coil of the spring as at G.
- the element II is the negative side of the switch.
- the positive side consisting ⁇ of a member I2, the .lower end portion of which,
- the line Ilv snugly engages in its respective ear aperture L as frictional binding means to carry the load of) the oat and to provide in the line a slack portion as at M to permit free movement oi the stem when actuated to make and break the current as abovedescribed.
- the jerk of a shor the like upon the hook i6' will causeL the lamp to light, which is convenient for night ilshing.
- a substitute for spring it consisting of a disk 2li, the disk having a marginal portion thereof adjacent its periphery snugiy engaging between the inner end of plug 4 and a flange 2
- the disk is centrally apertured to receive the ball stem it vulcanized therein, and to insure snug engagement there is secured to the stein on each side of the disk, flange elements 22, by which arrangement the disk will den down ward by jerk on the line, closing the circuit and then rebound to its normal straight position breaking the circuit, i
- a body axially bored, one end of the bore being funneled upwardly and outwardly, a translucent thimble, one end of which is closed, the other end being open, a skirted lamp socket positioned in the thimble, said socket having a reector in the end opposite its skirt, a lamp carried by the socket adjacent the reflector, the thimble being inserted in the bore adjacent its funneled end, the open end of the thimble being inward, a.
- a battery positioned in the bore and carried by the inner end of the sleeve' and the skirt of the lamp socket, a head positioned in the sleeve intermediate of its ends, a spring seated on the head as tensioning means for the battery toward the lamp, negative and positive current conducting elements extending through and from' the head opposite the spring, one of said elements being in contact with the spring while the other element extends upwardly and outwardly from the sleeve and in contact with the lamp socket, said iast-named element being insulated from the sleeve and head, a plug in the outer end of said sleeve and serving as a fluid tight closing means therefor, a ball and a stem, the stem carryingthe bali in working relation to said current conducting elements, the stem being axially carried bythe plug and slideable therein, and a spring to space the ball from contact vwith said current conducting elements.
- a sh line oat in combination, a oat body axially bored, a lamp and socket, 'said socket having a skirt, translucent means enclosing the lamp, said means and socket engaging Huid tight in one end of the bore, the socket having a skirt inwardly extending with respect to the bore, a
- a flexible disk and a plug to secure said disk to the outer or other end of the sleeve, said disk serving as means for permitting the switch to 'break or close the circuit.
Description
April 11, 1939. w s. GOERTZEN FISHLINE FLOAT Filed Jan. lo, 195:3
Patented Apr. 1l, 1939 UNITED sTATEs PATENT ori-*ICE 2,153,750 FrsHLlNE FLoA'r williams. Geel-mn, Newmn, xm.. Application' January io, 193s, serial No. 1s4,15e
3om`ms. (o1. 43-11) l whereby the battery positioned in the oat is' easily removed and replaced.
These and other objects will hereinafter be more fully explained, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a 'part of this specification, and in which like characters will apply to like parts in the different views.
Referring to the drawing:
Fig. 1 is a top or pian view of the float.
Fig. 2 is,a sectional view taken on line 2-2 in F18. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 8 in Fig. 1, illustrating the position of the positive side of the switch.
Fig. 4 is a modification for the actuating means to break the current and also as `uid tight sealing means for the switch cavity.
Fig. 5 is an end view of the sleeve, the spring, battery and contact members removed.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the negative contact element.
This invention herein disclosed consists of a float body I parabola in form and being bored axially through its major axis. The bore at the blunt end of `the oat is funneled as at A, the annular wall of which is arcuate in cross section radially, by which means a radiant surface is provided as a result of light rays from a lamp later described. Positioned in the bore adjacent its funneled end is a translucent thimble element 2, iitting snugly therein as fluid tight sealing means for its respective end of the bore.- the closed end B protruding a short distance into the funneled portion of the bore. The other end of the bore has a sleeve 3 inserted therein uid tight, the end portion of which is threaded internally to receive a plug 4,'threadedly engaging i resting upon a helical spring 'I that is carried by a medially positioned head 8 integrally joined to the sleeve. The upper end of the battery extends into the skirt C of a lamp socket 9, the
socket tting closely within the thimble 2, funcf tioning to expand the wall of the thimble to tight engagement with the wall of the bore. In other words, the socket element may be inserted with in the thimble prior to the insertion of the thimble into the bore at the time of assembly. The socket 9 is axially bored and threaded to receive the threaded base. III of its lamp, by which means the lamplis in contact with the upper end of the battery and is enclosed fluid tight by the translucent thimble. The end of the socket adjacent the lamp is depressed and has a reector I to intensify the light beams produced by the lamp.
The switch mechanism consists of a member II, having a right angle bend on the lower end thereof as at D, the other end of the member being reduced to form a shoulder E on each side thereof. The reduced portion is insertible through aperture F of the sleeve head and is adapted to secure the spring element I to the head by being bent over the base coil of the spring as at G. The element II is the negative side of the switch. The positive side consisting `of a member I2, the .lower end portion of which,
as at H, is bent at right angles towards the negative side, while the upper portion thereof extends throughk slot J and from'thence upward into contact with the skirt of the lamp socket member. The positive side is insulated from the sleeve and head by an appropriate insulating material and has means to adhere the same to the sleeve as shown at I2', said insulation being a lining for slot J, While one side extends from the inner end of plug 4 to the upper extremity of the sleeve to avoid contact of member I2 at any point along the sleeve.
As closing means for the negative and positive sides above described, I have positioned a ball I3 on the inner end of a stem I4 that axially extends through said plug 4 and is free to slide therein, the ball being adapted to move to and from contact with the adjacent ends of the right angle bent portions above described, to make and`break the current between the lamp and battery. 'Ihe said ball is. tensioncd upward from contact by a spring I seated in the plug 4 as shown. The circuit is closed through the medium of a jerkon a line I6 that is secured to an eye K formed on the outer end of the stem I4.
It will be understood that line I6 extends upward from its looped position in the eye K and passes through the eye L of an ear I1 that is se cured to the float near the top thereof. A similar apertured ear is oppositely positioned on the doat with respect to the 'axis thereof, towhich is secured a cord il, having a ring l@ attached to its free end throughwhich the line i6 extends and is thereby anchored in axial alignment with the float. It will be noted that the line Ilv snugly engages in its respective ear aperture L as frictional binding means to carry the load of) the oat and to provide in the line a slack portion as at M to permit free movement oi the stem when actuated to make and break the current as abovedescribed. In other words, the jerk of a shor the like upon the hook i6' will causeL the lamp to light, which is convenient for night ilshing.
in Fig. fi is shown a substitute for spring it consisting of a disk 2li, the disk having a marginal portion thereof adjacent its periphery snugiy engaging between the inner end of plug 4 and a flange 2| spaced inward a short distance from the outer end oi sleeve t by which means the disk is e, iiuid tight sealing means for the switch cavity. The disk is centrally apertured to receive the ball stem it vulcanized therein, and to insure snug engagement there is secured to the stein on each side of the disk, flange elements 22, by which arrangement the disk will den down ward by jerk on the line, closing the circuit and then rebound to its normal straight position breaking the circuit, i
While il have shown and described a oat,` parabolic in form, I do not wish to be restricted to such alone, as the iorrnfmay be' spherical or otherwise, and such other modincations may be e as lie within the scope of the appended claims,
Having fully described my invention, what I yciaiin as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
i. in a nsh line oat, a body axially bored, the bore being iunneled at one end thereof, a translucent thimble inserted in the iunneled end-of the bore, a skirted lamp socket positioned in the thimble, a lamp engaging in the socket, the lamp of the sleeve, a switch mechanism carried by the sleeve, and a line to actuate the switch.
2. In a sh line float, a body axially bored, one end of the bore being funneled upwardly and outwardly, a translucent thimble, one end of which is closed, the other end being open, a skirted lamp socket positioned in the thimble, said socket having a reector in the end opposite its skirt, a lamp carried by the socket adjacent the reflector, the thimble being inserted in the bore adjacent its funneled end, the open end of the thimble being inward, a. sleeve in the lower end of the bore, a battery positioned in the bore and carried by the inner end of the sleeve' and the skirt of the lamp socket, a head positioned in the sleeve intermediate of its ends, a spring seated on the head as tensioning means for the battery toward the lamp, negative and positive current conducting elements extending through and from' the head opposite the spring, one of said elements being in contact with the spring while the other element extends upwardly and outwardly from the sleeve and in contact with the lamp socket, said iast-named element being insulated from the sleeve and head, a plug in the outer end of said sleeve and serving as a fluid tight closing means therefor, a ball and a stem, the stem carryingthe bali in working relation to said current conducting elements, the stem being axially carried bythe plug and slideable therein, and a spring to space the ball from contact vwith said current conducting elements.
3. In a sh line oat, in combination, a oat body axially bored, a lamp and socket, 'said socket having a skirt, translucent means enclosing the lamp, said means and socket engaging Huid tight in one end of the bore, the socket having a skirt inwardly extending with respect to the bore, a
sleeve positioned in the other end of the bore,
a battery positioned in the bore, one end of which is in contact with the lamp and supported by the lamp socket skirt, the other end of the battery being supported by one end of the sleeve, means in the sleeve to move the battery in contact with the lamp, current conductors which function as negative and positive sides of the current being carried by the sleeve so that the positive side is in contact with the lamp socket smrt, a switch to make and break the current,
a flexible disk, and a plug to secure said disk to the outer or other end of the sleeve, said disk serving as means for permitting the switch to 'break or close the circuit.
v WILHAM S. GOERTZEN.
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Cited By (7)
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US2425825A (en) * | 1945-04-12 | 1947-08-19 | Morton L Philips | Float for fishlines |
US3656251A (en) * | 1969-11-10 | 1972-04-18 | Albert L Snider | Fish catch indicator |
US3739513A (en) * | 1970-10-26 | 1973-06-19 | G Durham | Fishing float |
US4748760A (en) * | 1987-03-30 | 1988-06-07 | Timothy R. Thorpe | Electrical noise-making fishing bobber |
US4809456A (en) * | 1986-04-28 | 1989-03-07 | Caparelli Jr Guy I | Fish activated signalling apparatus |
US20130227873A1 (en) * | 2012-03-01 | 2013-09-05 | Troy Martin Coulson | Ice fishing signaling apparatus with fish bite/hooked fish indicator |
US20160146449A1 (en) * | 2014-11-21 | 2016-05-26 | Jerk-It, LLC | Beacon light for free floating fishing device |
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Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2425825A (en) * | 1945-04-12 | 1947-08-19 | Morton L Philips | Float for fishlines |
US3656251A (en) * | 1969-11-10 | 1972-04-18 | Albert L Snider | Fish catch indicator |
US3739513A (en) * | 1970-10-26 | 1973-06-19 | G Durham | Fishing float |
US4809456A (en) * | 1986-04-28 | 1989-03-07 | Caparelli Jr Guy I | Fish activated signalling apparatus |
US4748760A (en) * | 1987-03-30 | 1988-06-07 | Timothy R. Thorpe | Electrical noise-making fishing bobber |
US20130227873A1 (en) * | 2012-03-01 | 2013-09-05 | Troy Martin Coulson | Ice fishing signaling apparatus with fish bite/hooked fish indicator |
US9095130B2 (en) * | 2012-03-01 | 2015-08-04 | Troy Martin Coulson | Ice fishing signaling apparatus with fish bite/hooked fish indicator |
US20160146449A1 (en) * | 2014-11-21 | 2016-05-26 | Jerk-It, LLC | Beacon light for free floating fishing device |
US9497950B2 (en) * | 2014-11-21 | 2016-11-22 | Jerk-It, LLC | Beacon light for free floating fishing device |
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