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US3039419A US805997A US80599759A US3039419A US 3039419 A US3039419 A US 3039419A US 805997 A US805997 A US 805997A US 80599759 A US80599759 A US 80599759A US 3039419 A US3039419 A US 3039419A
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  • a further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described adapted for use with underwater spear-guns.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described in combination with a launching container to be mounted on underwater spearguns.
  • FIGURE 1 is a horizontal perspective ,view of the main body of the apparatus showing collars fastened to the axial member as a preferred means of attaching the collapsible bucket thereto, and .a spring catch to engage the container, as a means of yieldably holding the waterdrag in the container.
  • FIGURE 2 is a horizontal perspective view of fully assembled Water-drag apparatus with the collapsible bucket in a fully open position
  • FIGURE 3 is a horizontal perspective sectional view of the water-drag launching container and collar-clamps
  • FIGURE 4 is a horizontal perspective view of the Aquadrag launching container, containing the water-drag apparatus, and shown attached to the barrel of a spear-gun by means of collar-clamps.
  • FIGURE 5 is a horizontal perspective view of the waterdrag launching container containing the water-drag apparatus, and shown mounted on the barrel of a speargun by means of collar-clamps, and also illustrating the correct way of attaching the lines to the water-drag apparatus, the one leading to the spear-head and the other to the reel on the spear-gun.
  • FIGURE 6 is a longitudinal perspective view of one of the two halves of a detachable float to be attached to the axial member of the apparatus.
  • FIGURE 7 is a sectional view of the launching container showing the detachable float in place on the axial member.
  • FIGURE 8 is a perspective View of the apparatus showing the position of the detachable float in relation to the bucket element of the water drag.
  • the water-drag apparatus When submerged and released from its launching container by the pull of a harpooned fish and drawn through the water, the water-drag apparatus opens the collapsed bucket by the pressure of water building up against the inner surface of its wall caused by its movement through the water, and thus by presenting a large area of its unfolded inner surface to the density of water, it acts as a drag in the direction of its travel, but any reverse movement of the apparatus through water would cause the bucket to collapse by the pressure of water this time acting on the outer surface of the bucket and thus permit the spear-fisherman to reel in the line with no interference of drag.
  • the invention includes a rigid axial member, made of aluminum or other suitable metal or plastic and having transverse openings through the ends thereof to accommodate lines 30 and 31 as shown in FIG. 5.
  • a grooved collar 2 mounted on the main body land secured in place by rivet 18, or some other means, is a grooved collar 2 for mounting and anchoring in place by means of a collar clamp 11 the packed hem forming rim 10 of the eye in the dome of the collapsible bucket 5.
  • the shallow collapsible bucket 5 is made of canvas or .other suitable fabric, the outer edge of the circumference of its mouth being reinforced by a hem 6.
  • the shallow collapsible bucket 5 is also provided with an eye or a hole in the center of its closed end, and is of such a diameter as to fit snugly over the grooved collar 2.
  • the rim 10 of the said eye is formed by having suitable packing sewn into the hem of the said eye to form a substantial rim, its purpose being to provide an arresting shoulder for the collar clamp 11 when anchoring the collapsible bucket 5 to the grooved collar 2 on the main body 1, also radiating at some distance from the perimeter of the eye to the outer edge of the collapsible bucket 5 are strips of the same material sewn in place to provide pockets 7 for the eight flat plastic stays 8, whose function is to provide the collapsible bucket 5 with enough rigidity to prevent it from packing while'being withdrawn from its folded position in the launching container 20.
  • In the reinforced hem 6 of the mouth of the collapsible bucket 5 and spaced halfway between each pocket 7 are located holes reinforced by eyelet grommets 9 for the attachment of the eight tension lines 12.
  • a flanged collar 3 provided with eight evenly spaced holes 16 for anchoring the eight tension lines '12 is mounted on the main body 1 at some distance opposite the mouth of the collapsible bucket 5 and secured in place by rivet '17, or other suitable means.
  • a tensionspring 4 of steel in the shape of a flat strip with its mid-section forming a shallow U shape curve, is
  • the purpose is to provide means of retaining the water-drag apparatus within the launching container 20 by jamming against the rim 21 of the eye in the back wall of the launching container 20, as shown in FIG, 3.
  • the said tension spring 4 should possess enough yield to compress readily in its passage through the eye of the launching container 20 when positioning the water-drag apparatus therein and its withdrawal from same by a moderate pull.
  • a launching container 20 cylindrical in shape, made of metal or plastic, extruded, cast, or molded, open at one end, its closed end being provided with a hole or an eye in its center with an outwardly turned rim 21.
  • the diameter of the said eye being of such a dimension as to permit the passage of the end of the main body 1 together with the tension spring 4 mounted thereon by compression of same in its passage when positioning the water-drag apparatus Within the launching container 20.
  • the launching container 20 is also provided with two collar-clamps 22 to facilitate mounting same on the barrels of spearguns as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.
  • Detachable float 35 longitudinally split through its center provides a quickly detachable unit having an axial opening of suitable diameter to accommodate axial member 1, and being fastened thereto by means of a collar clamp or other suitable means disposed in annular groove 36 provided in the outer surface of the float midway between the ends thereof and disposed in the space between the tension spring 4 and the grooved collar 2 to give the I skilled in the art that I have accomplished at least the On the other hand, it
  • a water drag as for spear fishing, comprising a collapsible bucket of flexible material, an axial member extending through the center of the closed end of said collapsible bucket, means for fastening the said bucket to the axial member at the point where the axial member passes through the bucket, a plurailty of tension lines attached to and disposed around the outer rimof the bucket, means for anchoring the other end of said tension lines to the axial member, transverse'openings provided in the ends of said axial member, a detachable float attached to the said member, a container to receive the water drag assembly, said container having a closed end with an opening therein, said axial member extending through said opening and a retainer means fastened to the said axial member engaging Walls of said opening to yieldably hold the water drag assembly in said container.
  • a water drag as for spear fishing, comprising a collapsible bucket of flexible material, an axial member extending through the center of the closed end of said collapsible bucket, means for fastening the said bucket to theaxial member at the point where the axial member passes through the bucket, a plurality of tension lines attached to and disposed around the outer rim of the bucket, means for anchoring the other end of said tension lines to the axial member, transverse openings provided in the ends of said axial member, a detachable float attached to the said axial member, a container to receive the water drag assembly, said container having a closed end with an opening therein, said axial member extending through said opening, -a retainer means fastened to the said axial member engaging walls of said opening to yieldably hold the Water drag assembly in said container, and means for attaching the said container to a spear gun.

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June 19, 1962 Filed April 15, 1959 E. RIMAR SEA-ANCHORS OR WATER-DRAGS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 BYE/7M2 June 19, 1962 E. RIMAR SEA-ANCHORS OR WATER-DRAGS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 13, 1959 June 19, 1962 EJRIMAR SEA-ANCHORS OR WATER-DRAGS 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 13, 1959 W @MVINVENTOR.
3,039,419 SEA-ANCHGRS OR WATER-DRAGS Eugene Rimar, 7853 1st Ave. S., Gulfport 7, Fla. Filed Apr. 13, 1959, Ser. No. 805,997 2 Claims. (Cl. 114209)' My invention relates to water-drags, its primary object being an aid to underwater spear-fishermen in checking the sudden onrush of a large harpooned fish. This device when correctly attached to form a link in the line connecting an underwater spear-fisherman to a harpooned fish, will act as a drag only in the direction of pull of the harpooned fish but not on the retrieve.
A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described adapted for use with underwater spear-guns.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described in combination with a launching container to be mounted on underwater spearguns.
United States Patent Other objects of the invention reside in the simplicity of its construction and in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter illustrated and/or described.
FIGURE 1 is a horizontal perspective ,view of the main body of the apparatus showing collars fastened to the axial member as a preferred means of attaching the collapsible bucket thereto, and .a spring catch to engage the container, as a means of yieldably holding the waterdrag in the container.
FIGURE 2 is a horizontal perspective view of fully assembled Water-drag apparatus with the collapsible bucket in a fully open position,
FIGURE 3 is a horizontal perspective sectional view of the water-drag launching container and collar-clamps,
showing the water-drag apparatus in a folded position correctly positioned within the launching container.
FIGURE 4 is a horizontal perspective view of the Aquadrag launching container, containing the water-drag apparatus, and shown attached to the barrel of a spear-gun by means of collar-clamps.
FIGURE 5 is a horizontal perspective view of the waterdrag launching container containing the water-drag apparatus, and shown mounted on the barrel of a speargun by means of collar-clamps, and also illustrating the correct way of attaching the lines to the water-drag apparatus, the one leading to the spear-head and the other to the reel on the spear-gun.
FIGURE 6 is a longitudinal perspective view of one of the two halves of a detachable float to be attached to the axial member of the apparatus.
FIGURE 7 is a sectional view of the launching container showing the detachable float in place on the axial member.
FIGURE 8 is a perspective View of the apparatus showing the position of the detachable float in relation to the bucket element of the water drag.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:
When submerged and released from its launching container by the pull of a harpooned fish and drawn through the water, the water-drag apparatus opens the collapsed bucket by the pressure of water building up against the inner surface of its wall caused by its movement through the water, and thus by presenting a large area of its unfolded inner surface to the density of water, it acts as a drag in the direction of its travel, but any reverse movement of the apparatus through water would cause the bucket to collapse by the pressure of water this time acting on the outer surface of the bucket and thus permit the spear-fisherman to reel in the line with no interference of drag.
As shown in the drawings, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the invention includes a rigid axial member, made of aluminum or other suitable metal or plastic and having transverse openings through the ends thereof to accommodate lines 30 and 31 as shown in FIG. 5. Mounted on the main body land secured in place by rivet 18, or some other means, is a grooved collar 2 for mounting and anchoring in place by means of a collar clamp 11 the packed hem forming rim 10 of the eye in the dome of the collapsible bucket 5.
The shallow collapsible bucket 5 is made of canvas or .other suitable fabric, the outer edge of the circumference of its mouth being reinforced by a hem 6. The shallow collapsible bucket 5 is also provided with an eye or a hole in the center of its closed end, and is of such a diameter as to fit snugly over the grooved collar 2. The rim 10 of the said eye is formed by having suitable packing sewn into the hem of the said eye to form a substantial rim, its purpose being to provide an arresting shoulder for the collar clamp 11 when anchoring the collapsible bucket 5 to the grooved collar 2 on the main body 1, also radiating at some distance from the perimeter of the eye to the outer edge of the collapsible bucket 5 are strips of the same material sewn in place to provide pockets 7 for the eight flat plastic stays 8, whose function is to provide the collapsible bucket 5 with enough rigidity to prevent it from packing while'being withdrawn from its folded position in the launching container 20. In the reinforced hem 6 of the mouth of the collapsible bucket 5 and spaced halfway between each pocket 7 are located holes reinforced by eyelet grommets 9 for the attachment of the eight tension lines 12.
A flanged collar 3 provided with eight evenly spaced holes 16 for anchoring the eight tension lines '12 is mounted on the main body 1 at some distance opposite the mouth of the collapsible bucket 5 and secured in place by rivet '17, or other suitable means.
A tensionspring 4 of steel, in the shape of a flat strip with its mid-section forming a shallow U shape curve, is
positioned near one end of the main body 1 and attached to same by one of its flat portions by means of rivets 15, or screws, and with the U curve pointing outwards from the main body 1 as shown on FIG. 1, its purpose is to provide means of retaining the water-drag apparatus within the launching container 20 by jamming against the rim 21 of the eye in the back wall of the launching container 20, as shown in FIG, 3. The said tension spring 4 should possess enough yield to compress readily in its passage through the eye of the launching container 20 when positioning the water-drag apparatus therein and its withdrawal from same by a moderate pull.
A launching container 20, cylindrical in shape, made of metal or plastic, extruded, cast, or molded, open at one end, its closed end being provided with a hole or an eye in its center with an outwardly turned rim 21. The diameter of the said eye being of such a dimension as to permit the passage of the end of the main body 1 together with the tension spring 4 mounted thereon by compression of same in its passage when positioning the water-drag apparatus Within the launching container 20. The launching container 20 is also provided with two collar-clamps 22 to facilitate mounting same on the barrels of spearguns as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.
Detachable float 35 longitudinally split through its center provides a quickly detachable unit having an axial opening of suitable diameter to accommodate axial member 1, and being fastened thereto by means of a collar clamp or other suitable means disposed in annular groove 36 provided in the outer surface of the float midway between the ends thereof and disposed in the space between the tension spring 4 and the grooved collar 2 to give the I skilled in the art that I have accomplished at least the On the other hand, it
principal object of my invention. also will be understood, of course, by those skilled 1n the art that variations in the herein described invention involving the substitution of substantial equivalents for the devices described are intended to be comprehended within the spirit of the present invention.
What I claim is:
1. A water drag, as for spear fishing, comprising a collapsible bucket of flexible material, an axial member extending through the center of the closed end of said collapsible bucket, means for fastening the said bucket to the axial member at the point where the axial member passes through the bucket, a plurailty of tension lines attached to and disposed around the outer rimof the bucket, means for anchoring the other end of said tension lines to the axial member, transverse'openings provided in the ends of said axial member, a detachable float attached to the said member, a container to receive the water drag assembly, said container having a closed end with an opening therein, said axial member extending through said opening and a retainer means fastened to the said axial member engaging Walls of said opening to yieldably hold the water drag assembly in said container.
2. A water drag, as for spear fishing, comprising a collapsible bucket of flexible material, an axial member extending through the center of the closed end of said collapsible bucket, means for fastening the said bucket to theaxial member at the point where the axial member passes through the bucket, a plurality of tension lines attached to and disposed around the outer rim of the bucket, means for anchoring the other end of said tension lines to the axial member, transverse openings provided in the ends of said axial member, a detachable float attached to the said axial member, a container to receive the water drag assembly, said container having a closed end with an opening therein, said axial member extending through said opening, -a retainer means fastened to the said axial member engaging walls of said opening to yieldably hold the Water drag assembly in said container, and means for attaching the said container to a spear gun.
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