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WO1985005249A1
WO1985005249A1 PCT/SE1985/000211 SE8500211W WO8505249A1 WO 1985005249 A1 WO1985005249 A1 WO 1985005249A1 SE 8500211 W SE8500211 W SE 8500211W WO 8505249 A1 WO8505249 A1 WO 8505249A1
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float
chamber
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fishing line
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Börje ERIKSSON
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Eriksson Boerje
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K93/00—Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices

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  • the invention relates to a float of the kind indicated in the preamble of the attached claim 1.
  • the basic purpose of the float is of course, besides indicating that a fish is biting, to keep the bait at a certain depth below the water surface. Many times, however, it is desirable to be able to explore at what depth the fish are located. Using a conventional float manually set for a desirable fishing depth, such an exploration of various depths ' gets complicated since the float has to be pulled up each time the fishing depth is to be changed.
  • a f loat element which is slidable along a centrally positioned channel element, in the interior of which- the fishing line is led through the float.
  • the f loat element disengages or engages respectively a lock device for the line.
  • This lock device comprises a rotatably journalled lever ar m which is di rectly actuated by the f loat element. Through a peg provided in the interior of the channel element this lever arm actuates a ball adapted to secure the line against a conical surface.
  • the plunger When the plunger has sunk a predetermined distance in the f loat body, it actuates a lock hammer which is swung into contact with the line and secures it. Besides the fact that the hinged bearing of the lock hammer involves an unwanted rise in the costs and an additional risk for disorders, it is very questionable if a correct function can be guaranteed after some time of use .
  • the fact is that the bearing between the f loat body and the plunger has to be such that the plunger slides relatively freely inside the f loat body but at the same time the f it has to be so tight between them that the plunger is correctly guided in the float body and not tilted.
  • the s li ding s u r f ace s w i l l be expos ed to di rt and sediments directly affecting the function. Furthermore, the twisting of the line is not likely to be eliminated at all since the lock hammer, during the ree l-in, with some pressure engages the line.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a fishing line float of the initially mentioned kind by means of which the above drawbacks are eliminated at the same time as the number of moving parts are mini ⁇ mized to obtain a reliable function and an inexpensive production.
  • Fig. 1 partially in section shows a first embodiment of the float, according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 partially in section shows a second embodiment of the float, according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 shows an enlarged detail of the float according to Fig* 2 in. a. position, when the line is locked.
  • the float according to the invention is shown schematically, but it should be realized that this design has been chosen for a solely examplifying purpose and that the float in reality could have any other suitable, outer form, such as a globular form.
  • the float 1 comprises a main body 2 with an inner chamber 5.
  • the main body 2 has at its lower end one or several water inlets 11 for conducting water into the chamber 5.
  • a float body 10 which can be made of plastic foam or similar material and which may be positioned in the main body and attached to the 5 inner walls thereof, but it can also be formed inte ⁇ grally with the main body to constitute a leakproof chamber in which air is contained.
  • the float body 10 is given such a length that it terminates at a little dis ⁇ tance from the upper end of chamber 5 and that it termi ⁇ nates at a distance from the lower end of the chamber that basically equals the length of a moving float element 12 provided in the chamber.
  • the float element 12 is movable between the upper and lower ends of the chamber 5, thereby moving through a central bore 13 in the float body 10.
  • the bore 13 has a shape corresponding to that ,of the float element 12 but the bore has a somewhat larger diameter than the float element such that the latter is free to move up and down through the bore.
  • a guide rod 16 For the guiding of the float element 12 as it moves in the chamber 5, there is provided a guide rod 16 centrally in the chamber so that it extends from the upper end to the lower end of the chamber.
  • the guide rod 16 is anchored to the lower end of the chamber but could also be anchored to the upper end, so as to permit an accurate guiding of the float element 12.
  • the chamber 5 there is provided one or several magnets 14 which cooperate with a plate 15 of some suitable material attracted, by a magnetic field.
  • This plate is located at the upper end of the float element 12 facing the magnet 14.
  • an annular magnet could be used. It would be positioned so that it surrounds the upper end of the guide rod 16, but it is also possible to position several minor magnets around the guide rod.
  • the magnet as well as the plate could be treated so as to avoid corrosion. It is also possible to protect them from any contact with the water by covering them under a thin, protective coat of plastic or the like.
  • a weight 17 In conjunction with the lower end of the chamber 5 there is most preferably provided a weight 17, the main purpose of which is to guarantee that the f loat pos itions correctly after striking the water.
  • a weight 17 By an embodiment for us e as a ca s ting f loat a heavier weight cou ld be utilized.
  • the main body .s At the opposite end the main body .s, through a tapered portion or a web 3, connected to a top float 4, the function of which will be described more fully below.
  • the guide rod is anchored at both ends the guide rod is also provided with a through bore.
  • the line is led through one of the openings 8, possibly through the through bore and through the opposite opening 8 and then along the side of the f loat and through a line guide 18 at the outer wall of the main body.
  • the float according to the invention functions in the following way r
  • the float When starting out for a cast the float has freely slid down along the line 19, coming to a stop first when the s inker 20 of the line encounters and engages the line guide 18.
  • the line guide 18 is preferably formed like a fork so that the sinker bears on the fork and keeps the line stretched along the outer side of the f loat during the cast, but so that the line is freed from the line guide when the float has landed in the water and the sinker is sinking to the bottom. In that case it will be avoided that the line rubs too strongly against the edges of the holes 8 during the reel-in of a hooked fish.
  • the chamber 5 of the f loat has been emptied of water either through the openings 8 or the water inlets 11 and the float element is resting against the bottom of the chamber. If to begin with, the float element is at the upper end of the chamber and with the plate 15 in contact with the magnet 14, the float element can be shaken down in the f loat by a simple jerk of the hand.
  • the float element is at the lower end of the chamber, the line 19 runs freely through the f loat and the bait starts to sink towards the bottom with the help of the sinker 20.
  • water enters through the inlet holes 11 and into the chamber 5. The displaced air escapes through the openings 8 which are above the water surface.
  • the f loat element As the chamber 5 is being filled with water the f loat element is being l i fted up through the bore 13 in the float body 10, the lower edges of which are preferably chamfered to eliminate the risk for the float element to get stuck to the lower edge of the f loat body.
  • the f loat When the chamber is fil led, the f loat has sunk to level B.
  • the inlet holes 11 are dimensioned so that an adequate time, e.g. 30 seconds , may elapse to fi ll the chamber 5 with water to such an extent that the float element is lifted suf f iciently high in the f loat in order for the plate and thus the float element to get attracted by the magnet and secure the line between the magnet and the plate.
  • This time is preferably chosen such that the bait at a normal f ishing depth always gets the time to fall to the bottom before the line is secured.
  • the float element Due to that the openings 8 in the main body 2 of the f loat are located s lightly under the plane in which the fishing line 19 is secured between the plate 15 and the magnet 14, the float element, for a short period of time, can be forced down in the direction towards the bottom of the chamber by a light pull of the line . In doing so the part of the line hanging down from the float can be shortened so that the fishing depth can be adjusted from the bottom and upwards in very small or larger steps.
  • a sinker 20 adapted to the f loat one can also obtain an exact indication of when the sinker and thus also the bait, usually in a position adjacent the sinker, leaves the bottom.
  • the water is first emptied from the chamber and then one ensures, by a simple jerk of the hand, that the f loat element is in the lower position.
  • the water can preferably be emptied through the openings 8 but it is also possible to provide a larger hole in the upper part of the main body for a more rapid emptying of the water.
  • Fig. 3 a modified embodiment of the float according to the invention wherein the guiding of the float element is somewhat modified. Since the guide rod 16 according to the embodiment of Fig. 1 has to be adjusted and fixed very exactly for proper guiding of the float element inside the bore 13 of the float body 10 and without bumping against the latter, the price of the construction is thereby somewhat raised. For this reason the guide rod 16 can be replaced by the tube 16 * , illustrated in Fig. 2, which is provided in the bore 13 of the float body 10. The tube can in an appropriate way be attached either to the lower end of the chamber or to the float body, and extends at least so far high up that the float element 12' is reliably guided throughout its movement up towards the magnet 14'.
  • the tube In conjunction with the lower end of the tube, the tube is provided with openings 21 to permit the water to enter the tube 16 * from the chamber 5.
  • the position of the openings 21 relative to the lower end of the tube can be varied for a change of the time lapsing before the float element begins to rise in the tube.
  • Another possible way of solving this is to attach the tube, in the way described above, to the float body or directly or indirectly to the side walls of the chamber, depending on the position of the float body, whereby the tube can terminate at a distance from the lower end of the chamber.
  • this tube 16' the adjustment will not be as critical, since the float element, even if the tube would be slightly inclining, is guided all the way up and against the magnet without the possibility of getting stuck to anything.
  • the main body 2' of the float can be made of two separate parts 6' and 7' which are preferably detachably connected to each other by means of a snap-in connection or the like. Since the parting line between the parts 6' and 7' is extended through the fishing line openings 8', the advantage is reached that the line does not need to be threaded through the float but only placed across it, whereupon the parts are snapped together.
  • the float can therefore be mounted on a line, which already from the beginning has been provided with a sinker and a hook. This is also a great advantage if one wants to use the same fishing tackle for both angling and as well for fishing with lures. In such a case the line is provided with a gut, to which alternatively a lure or a short line with sinker and hook, is connected.
  • the divisible main body also brings manufacturing advantages since it facilitates the assembly of the parts of the float.
  • the invention should not be regarded as limited to those examples described and shown herein, but considered to comprehend modif cations and variations thereof, which are apparent to a person ski lled in the art of this particular field.
  • the magnet for example, could be placed in the f loat element and the plate at the upper end of the chamber, or the float body could be placed at any other place in the main body. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be limited solely by the appended patent claims.

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Abstract

Flotteur avec fixation automatique à une ligne de pêche, du type qui comprend un corps flottant (10), une cavité (5) avec des orifices d'admission d'eau (11), un élément flottant mobile (12) situé dans la cavité, un passage (8, 9) pour faire passer la ligne de pêche (19) à travers la cavité, et des moyens de fixation (14, 15) pour fixer la ligne. Les moyens de fixation comprennent au moins un aimant (14) en conjonction avec l'extrémité supérieure de la cavité (5) et une plaque en un matériau qui est attiré par le champ magnétique à l'extrémité supérieure de l'élément flottant (12), le passage (8, 9) de la ligne de pêche (19) étant conçu pour faire passer la ligne transversalement à travers la cavité (5) en conjonction avec son extrémité supérieure.
PCT/SE1985/000211 1984-05-21 1985-05-21 Flotteur WO1985005249A1 (fr)

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SE8402728-3 1984-05-21
SE8402728A SE448050B (sv) 1984-05-21 1984-05-21 Flote med automatisk lasning av en fiskelina med magnet

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WO1995024123A1 (fr) * 1994-03-09 1995-09-14 Smart Float V.O.F. Flotteur pour la peche
US6550179B1 (en) * 2002-05-06 2003-04-22 Robert C. Seay Magnetic lock fishing float
US7437850B1 (en) * 2006-07-25 2008-10-21 Seay Robert C Mag float
GB2472223A (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-02 Robert Graham Harris Line clamping fishing float
US9867365B1 (en) * 2010-06-03 2018-01-16 Field Systems Research, LLC Fishing line accessory systems, methods, and apparatuses

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US2531806A (en) * 1948-03-11 1950-11-28 Earl A Coughlin Fish tackle float
US2825175A (en) * 1957-09-13 1958-03-04 Skvier John Automatic casting float
US3353294A (en) * 1965-06-28 1967-11-21 Rewe P Mundorff Self-affixing fishing line float
US3455056A (en) * 1968-07-05 1969-07-15 Samuel Cultrera Fishing floats

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US2531806A (en) * 1948-03-11 1950-11-28 Earl A Coughlin Fish tackle float
US2825175A (en) * 1957-09-13 1958-03-04 Skvier John Automatic casting float
US3353294A (en) * 1965-06-28 1967-11-21 Rewe P Mundorff Self-affixing fishing line float
US3455056A (en) * 1968-07-05 1969-07-15 Samuel Cultrera Fishing floats

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WO1995024123A1 (fr) * 1994-03-09 1995-09-14 Smart Float V.O.F. Flotteur pour la peche
NL9400364A (nl) * 1994-03-09 1995-10-02 Smart Float V O F Visdobber.
US6550179B1 (en) * 2002-05-06 2003-04-22 Robert C. Seay Magnetic lock fishing float
US7437850B1 (en) * 2006-07-25 2008-10-21 Seay Robert C Mag float
GB2472223A (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-02 Robert Graham Harris Line clamping fishing float
US9867365B1 (en) * 2010-06-03 2018-01-16 Field Systems Research, LLC Fishing line accessory systems, methods, and apparatuses
US11109580B1 (en) * 2010-06-03 2021-09-07 Field System Research, Llc Fishing line accessory systems, methods, and apparatuses

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SE448050B (sv) 1987-01-19

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