Fishing weight
CA 2375722 A1 · Owner: Ford, Brian W. · Inventors: Ford, Brian W.
Overview
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A fishing weight is provided for a fishing line having a hook supported thereon. The fishing weight includes a carrier for attachment to the fishing line and a, latch member on the carrier. The latch member is movable between a closed position forming a closed aperture for securing the fishing line therethrough and an, open position in which the aperture is opened permitting the fishing line to be, released therefrom. Opening the latch member requires exertion of a force which, exceeds a prescribed latching force of the carrier. A weighted member is suspended from the carrier by a release mechanism such that the weighted member, is selectively separable from the carrier for replacement …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 11, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 11, 2022.
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