Patent ID: 6622420
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A roller weight assembly for connection to a fishing line, said roller weight assembly comprising:a frame having a U-shaped portion including a crosspiece and two arms connected to the crosspiece, an arm extension extending from each of the two arms, the arm extensions intersecting with each other at an angle of 90 degrees, a cylindrical weight rotatably mounted through a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical weight on the crosspiece of the U-shaped portion of said frame for 360Â° of rotation, the two arms of the frame being spaced from sides of the cylindrical weight, and an eyelet for connection of the fishing line to the frame, said eyelet being positioned centrally with respect to the U-shaped portion of the frame on which the weight is rotatably mounted so that the weight may roll along an uneven terrain at the bottom of a body of water while avoiding entanglement of the fishing line connected to the eyelet.