Object locating apparatuses

摘要

An illustrative embodiment of an object locating apparatus includes a cartridge having a cartridge interior; a float in the cartridge interior; a float attachment line attached to the float and the cartridge; a water-dissolvable float retainer tablet retained in the cartridge interior; a cartridge cap in the cartridge interior; and a spring normally sandwiched and compressed between the cartridge cap and the float retainer tablet and adapted to expand and push the float from the container interior upon dissolving of the float from the retainer tablet.

主权项

1. An object locating apparatus, comprising:
a cartridge having a cartridge interior; a float in said cartridge interior; a float attachment line attached to said float and said cartridge; a water-dissolvable float retainer tablet retained in said cartridge interior; a cartridge cap in said cartridge interior; a spring normally sandwiched and compressed between said cartridge cap and said float retainer tablet and adapted to expand and push said float from said cartridge interior upon dissolving of said float retainer tablet; a cartridge spool in said cartridge interior generally adjacent to said float, said float attachment line wound on said cartridge spool; and a tablet retainer flange in said cartridge interior generally between said cartridge spool and said cartridge cap, said spring biases said float retainer tablet against said tablet retainer flange.