Folding crustacean trap

A crustacean trap, comprising:

• a. an upper collar;
• b. a lower collar aligned and registered under said upper collar;
• c. four upper leg segments being evenly spaced and radially aligned on said upper collar, each said upper leg segment including a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end of each said upper leg segment being pivotally attached to said upper collar;
• d. four lower leg segments being evenly and radially aligned on said lower collar, each said lower leg segment being aligned under one said upper leg segment, each said lower leg segment including a distal end pivotally attached to distal end of said upper leg segment located directly above thereto, said proximal end of each said lower leg segment being pivotally connected to said lower collar;
• e. a mast perpendicularly aligned and coupled to said lower collar and extending upward and sliding through said upper collar;
• f. a pyramid-shaped flexible net body including four side panels and a bottom panel, said net body being connected so said upper and lower leg segments so that when upper collar and said lower collar are forced apart over said mast, said upper and lower leg segments extended outward from said upper collar and said lower collar respectively thereby causing said net body to expand, and when said upper collar and said lower collar are forces together along said mast, said upper leg segments and said lower leg segments fold inward into parallel aligned with said mast and forcing said net body into a collapse configuration;
• g at least one side opening formed on said net body through which a crustacean may enter said trap;
• and,
• h. means for locking said upper collar on said mast to hold said trap in an extended position.