US Patent Issued to Betts Tackle on Feb. 3 for "Split bobber and snap-on bead terminal tackle system" (Minnesota, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,911, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Betts Tackle Ltd. (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.).

"Split bobber and snap-on bead terminal tackle system" was invented by Mason Robert Beissel (Cannon Falls, Minn.), Curtis John Beissel (Cannon Falls, Minn.), Robert Michael Beissel (Cannon Falls, Minn.) and Zachary Lee Howerton (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for a terminal tackle system with a bobber and bead. The bobber includes a grip portion with a grip housing and grip insert and a slip portion with a slip housing and slip insert. The grip insert includes a grip channel, an insert aperture, a tab, and a first gr...