Sam E Rayburn

US Patent:

44184921, Dec 6, 1983

Filed:

Jul 27, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/286900

Inventors:

Sam E. Rayburn - Loveland CO

International Classification:

A01K 9300

US Classification:

43 449

Abstract:

A removable fishing float is of a slip-type construction and includes a radially extending slit into which a fishing line may be positioned. Additionally, the float is provided with an axially extending bore in communication with the slit, and a slit tube is positioned through the bore. The respective slits contained in the float and slit tube are alignable by a manual rotation of the tube within the float bore, so as to permit a fishing line to be directed through the slits to be thus positioned within the slit tube, and once the fishing line is positioned within the tube, the tube may again be rotated to effectively prevent the line from coming out of engagement with the float. Additionally, a pair of star line locks are provided, such locks having five appendages with two of the appendages being in parallel alignment and being of a length greater than the remaining three appendages. The star line locks are positionable within the respective ends of the slit tube with the two longer appendages extending outwardly through the tube's slit. A positioning of the star line locks within the slit tube with the two longer appendages extending outwardly from the tube slit will cause the appendages to be moved into an abutting relationship so as to effectively prevent the fishing line from moving into the slit portion of the slit tube extending outwardly from the float bore, thus to prevent entanglements and snags between the line and the tube slit.