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US 12,305,510 B2Granted
Receiver hitch-mounted ice drill device
OwnerMatt Larseninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a receiver hitch-mounted ice drill device for ice fishing. The device allows a user to move an ice drill while attached to a vehicle while the drill remains outside of the vehicle. In addition, the device allows a user to remotely operate an ice drill of the device from within a vehicle.
Claims2
A method of using a receiver hitch-mounted ice drill device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a receiver hitch-mounted ice drill device comprised of a hitch, a motor, a drill housing with a drill bit, and a remote comprised of a transmitter;
- attaching the hitch to a hitch receiver of a vehicle;
- adjusting a height of the hitch;
- securing the hitch into the hitch receiver via a fastener;
- activating the motor via the remote;
- extending the drill bit from the drill housing via the remote;
- activating the drill bit via the remote;
- drilling a hole in an ice surface;
- deactivating the drill bit via the remote;
- retracting the drill bit into the drill housing via the remote;
- and
- deactivating the motor via the remote;
- and
- wherein the drill bit is adapted to extend and retract via a spindle powered by the motor.
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