Appeal 2007-1788
Application 09/766,032
18. A two-stage fishing bobber responsive to different fishing forces
comprising:
a bobber main body, said bobber main body providing a buoyant force
to normally maintain the bobber main body in a floating condition; and
a spring having a spring constant that is about equal to the spring
constant of the bobber in water or the total force to compress the spring with
respect to the bobber main body is approximately equal to the total force to
submerge the bobber main body and a resiliently displaceable member to
thereby allow the simultaneous submersion of the bobber main body and the
displacement of the member with respect to the bobber main body so as to
provide gradual resistance.
19. The two[-]stage fishing bobber of claim 18 wherein the force to
displace said member to a down position is substantially equal to the
buoyant force of the bobber main body so that the [sic] when the member is
in the down position the bobber main body is submerged.
22. A two-stage fishing bobber responsive to different fishing forces
comprising:
a bobber main body, said bobber main body providing a buoyant force
to normally maintain the bobber main body in a floating condition; and
a member resiliently displaceable with respect to said bobber main
body in response to a force on said member with the force on said member
sufficient to overcome at least some if not all of the buoyant force of the
bobber main body to thereby allow the simultaneous submersion of the
bobber main body and the displacement of the member with respect to the
bobber main body so as to provide gradual resistance.
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Riead US 4,461,114 Jul. 24, 1984
We affirm.
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