Bioluminescent simulator and method
US4697374A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K97/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bioluminescent simulator for use as an underwater attractant for aquatic creatures, such as fish and crab, is in the form of a power supply, monostable multivibrator, and a green light-emitting diode, all potted in a clear acrylic epoxy potting material with an on/off power supply switch constituting a pair of spaced-apart conductive lugs extending out of the potted housing. The housing is waterproof and the lugs permit power to be supplied from the power supply to the light source when a conductive switching bar is slipped over the lugs and tightened them. The switching bar has on tie-on rings on the opposite ends to permit the simulator to be tied to a fishing line, crab pot, or the like.
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