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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2001
Dale Johnson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A reversible, weighted float, useful as a fishing bobber or marker buoy, comprises a buoyant sphere with first and second connectors fixedly attached on either end of its polar axis. The first and second connectors having eyelets at the distal ends thereof for securing an attachment line thereto. First and second cylindrical caps are releasably engageable with the first and second connectors, whereby the cylindrical caps substantially enclose the first and second connectors. Weight is selectively placed in either one of the cylindrical caps causing the sphere to stand in an upright position with the cylindrical caps in perpendicular alignment to the surface of water, independent of size and any attachments.