Patent ID: 9507243
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A01K,G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An underwater camera comprising: a camera having a lens disposed within a water proof main body, the main body having a hydrodynamic exterior profile, a lens aperture, and a rail extending along at least a portion of the length of the main body and defining a line channel configured to receive a continuous filament, a line attachment system attachable to the main body and configured to secure the main body to a continuous section of a filament such that the underwater camera is capable of sliding along the continuous filament, and a centerboard in sliding engagement with the rail such that the centerboard is user-adjustable along the length of the rail, the centerboard extending downwardly from the main body and configured to stabilize the underwater camera when moving through the water, the centerboard further being removable to allow a continuous filament in the channel and reattachable to secure the continuous filament in the line channel such that the underwater camera is secured to the continuous filament without breaking the continuous filament, wherein the underwater camera is user-configurable to exert approximately zero net lift on a fishing lure secured to an end of the continuous filament at speeds in a range of 2-15 knots when submerged.