Weight belt for vertical orientation of fish
OwnerGary L. Hillinventor
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Abstract
A weight belt for maintaining the vertical orientation of a fish which has been rapidly taken from a significant depth and placed in shallow water without time to adjust the amount of air in its air bladder. The belt is placed around the fish between the dorsal fin and the pectoral fins, and has weights at the underside of the fish to maintain its vertical orientation by gravity.
Claims37
An apparatus for keeping a fish vertically oriented in water, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a belt for mounting around the body of the fish;
- and
- b. a weight connected to said belt, said weight having a predetermined mass.
A combination of a fish and an apparatus for keeping the fish vertically oriented in water, the combination comprising:
- a. a belt mounted circumferentially around the fish between the fish's dorsal and pectoral fins;
- and
- b. a weight connected to said belt at the fish's underside, said weight having a predetermined mass.
A method of keeping a fish vertically oriented in water, the method comprising:
- a. mounting a weight to a belt, said weight having a predetermined mass;
- b. placing the belt circumferentially around the fish between the dorsal fin and the pectoral fins;
- and
- c. positioning the weight at the underside of the fish.
A combination of a fish and an apparatus for keeping the fish vertically oriented in water, the combination comprising:
- a. a weight having a predetermined mass;
- and
- b. means for mounting said weight to the fish at the fish's underside between the dorsal and the pectoral fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.