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US 11,357,222 B2Granted
Tournament fishing measurement device and method
AssigneeKetch Products, Inc.
InventorsRobert Weskamp, Eric Peterson
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Abstract
A fish measurement device including a hinged rigid bump board in combination with a slidably engageable cradle and a method for verification of fish measurement when using the device. The device having a QR tag used during the verification method authenticating fish size during a Catch, Photo, Release fishing tournament using a Tournament Management System.
Claims14
A fish measuring device comprising:
- a rectangular shaped board having a front end, a back end, a left side, a right side, a bottom surface and a flat top surface;
- ruled markings disposed on said top surface of said board whereby said markings start near the front end;
- a bump having a front side, said bump positioned perpendicularly on said board whereby said front side aligns with said markings start;
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- an elongated cradle having sloped sides for supporting a fish, said cradle having a top surface, a left inside wall, a right inside wall and dimensioned for slidable engagement with said board whereby said left inside wall of said cradle contacts said left side of said board, said right inside wall of said cradle contacts said right side of said board, and top surface of said cradle contacts said bottom surface of said board.
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A fish measurement device comprising:
- a generally rectangularly shaped hinged board forming two halves capable of folding upon one another in a collapsed state and opening to form an elongated board in an expanded state, the board having a front end, a back end and a top surface;
- ruled markings disposed on said top surface of said board whereby said markings start near the front end;
- a bump having a front side, said bump positioned perpendicularly on said board whereby said front side aligns with a zero marking;
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- an elongated cradle having sides for supporting a fish, said cradle dimensioned for slidable engagement of both halves of said board.
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A method for measuring the length of a fish comprising:
- placing a fish on a rigid rectangular shaped bump board having a left side and a right side and further having ruled markings disposed on a top surface and dimensioned for slidable engagement with an elongated cradle having left and right inside walls and having sloped sides for supporting said fish and with an end of said fish touching the bump;
- taking a photograph of said fish on said rigid bump board whereby said photograph includes said ruled markings and a board identification indicia;
- uploading said photograph;
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- verifying the authenticity of said photograph and therefore a length of said fish via said ruled markings and said indicia on said rigid board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.