Patent ID: 8028462

Claim:
A lineless rigid-rod-anchor-weight apparatus for a floatable object formed by a process comprising: (a) providing a substantially cylindrical container having an opened end, said container formed from a substantially waterproof material; (b) providing a rigid rod having a first end and a second end, said first end detachably securable to a floatable duck decoy; (c) extending a support transversely from said rod proximate to said second end of said rod; (d) inserting said rod through a closed end of said container, such that said second of said rod is positioned within said container; (e) forming a metallic anchor core by pouring molten metal into said container through said opened end, wherein said support is operatively arranged to center said rod with respect to said container during said pouring of said molten metal; (f) solidifying said molten metal directly around said second end of said rod and said support for encasing said support and said second end of said rod in said metallic anchor core for securing said anchor core immovably to said rod; and, (g) securing an end cap on said container for closing said opened end and encapsulating said metallic anchor core.