Ice fishing hole cover
OwnerRobert Wirkusinventor
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Abstract
This present invention relates to an ice fishing hole cover. The cover features a hinged door attached to the cover through mechanical attachments. The ice fishing hole cover includes a fishing line hole to allow a user to setup a fishing bait line through the cover. The hinged door enables the user to open a portion of the cover, and not the entire cover, to set up the fishing bait line or to access and land a fish caught while ice fishing. The ice fishing hole cover enhances the overall ice fishing experience of the users and eliminates the inconvenience of maintaining an open ice hole while fishing.
Claims8
An ice fishing hole cover for retaining access to an open water therebelow, the ice fishing hole cover comprising:
- a circular cover housing with a generally central opening for continual fishing access to the open water therebelow;
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- a hinged door selectively retained for opening a portion of said cover housing, the hinged door comprising a first edge extending from the generally central opening to a periphery of the circular cover housing and a second edge extending from the generally central opening to a periphery of the circular cover housing configured in a sector shape that is 30% or less of the area of the ice fishing hole cover;
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- said cover housing includes a black exterior coating for absorbing radiant solar energy and increasing the temperature of said cover housing in sunlight;
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- wherein the hinged door is openable to remove a fish from the open water without removing the circular cover housing.
An ice fishing hole cover for retaining access to an open water therebelow, the ice fishing hole cover comprising:
- a circular cover housing comprising a central opening for continual fishing access to the water therebelow and a circumferential sloping taper away from said central opening for directing dropped items on said cover housing away from said central opening;
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- a hinged door selectively retained for opening a portion of said cover housing, the hinged door comprising a first edge extending from the generally central opening to a periphery of the circular cover housing and a second edge extending from the generally central opening to a periphery of the circular cover housing configured in a sector shape that is 30% or less of the area of the ice fishing hole cover;
- said hinged door further comprising a hinged handle for selective grasping and opening of said hinged door;
- said hinged door selectively retained to said cover housing with a magnet attached to the second edge of the hinged door;
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- said cover housing includes a black exterior coating for absorbing radiant solar energy and increasing the temperature of said cover housing in sunlight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.