Classifications

• • 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

Definitions

• the present invention refers to an anglers floating body or a float comprising a buoyant main body and a bite indicator or antenna, particularly a full immersion antenna, that is a bite indicator rod designated to have always in its inside a column of water.
• angling line As it is well known, when fishing by means of an angling line (angling) there it is used a rod on which a nylon line of an adequate length is assembled, which makes what is called the (angling) line length.
• a float When a float is used, this divides the angling line length in two parts, respectively the mother line which is made up by a portion which goes from the fishing rod to the float, and an end line or more simply a line, which is equipped with a hook and a weight or sinker.
• the float is so designed that it can support in water the whole length of the line with its weight(s), hook and bait, i.e. the float has a floating thrust sufficient to keep afloat both the weight and the hook with a bait attached thereto.
• a specific float must be chosen for any given kind of fishing.
• a fishing float comprises a main body that, in use, is located just under the surface of the water, an indicator rod or antenna located at the top end that is used to signal the fish bite, i.e. when a fish has taken the bait (by disappearing under the free water level) , and by a sliding keel, always sunk into the water.
• the main features of a float are its range, visibility and sensitivity.
• the known floats when properly set up with the the top end of their indicator rod more or less in line with water level, are sufficiently "sensitive", this meaning that the indicator rod sinks or dips immediately in response to a bite, but are less satisfactory as for what concerns their "noticeability" to the prey.
• the assembly formed by the float, weight and hook with the attached bait offers a resistance to movement which is quite different from that of the bait alone and to which the fish is subs t anc ial ly accustomed.
• the fish nibbling the bait perceives a disproportioned resistance from it, or anyhow an uncommon resistance as compared to its habits, istinctively it refuses the bait and leaves it before swallowing the hook.
• the main cause of this resistance is due to indicator rod of the float.
• Fig. 1 is a schematic view that illustrates a float according to invention, ready for fishing;
• Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section view of the float shown in Fig .1 ;
• Fig. 3 is a partial view, further enlarged, of the float shown in Fig .2 ;
• Fig. 4 shows the end bushing of a float indicator rod according to the invention
• Fig. 5 is a cross section view along line V-V of the bushing of Fig. 4.
• Fig. 6 is a cross section view of another float embodiment, in which the keel extends beyond the indicator rod and accomplishes the function of an additional indicator rod.
• a float 1 comprises a main buoyant or floating body 2 connected at one side to a mother line 10 passing through an eye 17, and at the other side to the submerged line portion 11 through a keel 3 provided with one or more silicon rings 19 through which the line is passed.
• An indicator rod 4 adapted to signal the fish bite is mounted on the float, and a weight 5, a hook 6 and a bait 7 are secured to line 11.
• the upper portion of the indicator rod 4, located at the top end of the buoyant body 2 emerges from the water surface 20, while all the other components are located below it.
• Fig. 2 which is an enlarged longitudinal cross section view of the float 1
• such indicator rod 4 is not formed as a monolithic body integral with the float, but it is axially inserted in the buoyant body 2 for its whole length. On the whole, the indicator rod 4 is longer than the buoyant body 2.
• the indicator rod 4 is made up by a tubular member 12 and by an end bushing 13.
• a section 12a of the tubular member comes out at the top of the buoyant body 2 and makes a visible part having the function of signalling the bite of a prey, while at the opposite end the indicator rod projects from the buoyant body 2 with a portion of the bushing 13, as better disclosed in the following.
• the bushing 13 is formed as a cylindrical hollow body, terminating at one end with a member 13 having a rounded or an ogival shape, while the opposed end portion has a slightly reduced diameter with respect of the main body, defined by a step 16 for making easier the fitting of the bushing onto the tubular body 12.
• two radial and aligned holes 15 are provided in the closing insert 13a for the water communication between the rod inner cavity and the outside.
• the sum of the areas of holes 15 is larger than the area defined by the cavity inner diameter of the indicator rod, so that an inward and outward water flow are not hampered .
• tubular body 12 and the bushing 13 are made of plastic materials.
• the keel 3 can at the same time accomplish both the functions of a keel and of an indicator rod. More precisely, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, the keel 3 is extended to provide an additional indicator rod 14 located inside the tubular member 12 and its portion 12a, which emerges for a certain length from the indicator rod 4. This embodiment allows the angler to choose between two indicator rods having different masses, and therefore different "noticeability" .
• both the axial and radial movements of the indicator rod caused by the bite become smooth and quiet, thus making the bait not noticeable to the prey, while nevertheless allowing the maximum sensitivity since the mass of the indicator rod (to be dragged under the water level) is either reduced to that of the tubular member 12 emerging from the free water level 20, or to that of portion 14 of the keel 3 which is still more insubstantial .
• the orientation in water of the float according to the present invention is completely new because the presence of water inside it changes completely its behavior when fishing, both in a "static condition" and in response to a bite of the fish.
• the weight of the water renders the float more stable, thus improving many of its useful qualities, such as its orientation, reaction capability and adjustment precision.
• the water level automatically adjusts itself during the observable displacement movement, and therefore the surface tensions acting on the walls of the indicator rod are reduced to a minimum and they cannot affect the float orientation or its sentivity.
• the presence of a water column inside the float allows the float to keep in suspension a bait that, when the fish bites, shows a resistance which is practically zero, and which appears to be the most natural, thus rendering the deception less "noticeable” to the prey.
• Such presence of water inside the float is absolutely not comparable to the presence of water in conventional indicator rods allowing the passage of the line, where there is present only the water seeping through the passage of the axially extending rod, because the line must pass inside (and not outside) the float.
• the invention is applicable in fishing tackle and in particular in floating assemblies for fishing with a hook and line .

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  • 1997-06-19 IT IT97MI001435A patent/IT1292374B1/it active IP Right Grant
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