# US 2014/0197651 A1 · Scoop buddy

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- Number: US 2014/0197651 A1
- Document ID: US20140197651A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/742,424
- Filed: 2013-01-16
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-16
- Inventors: MARK ANTHONY VAN DER MOLEN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197651A1

## CPC

- A01K 97/01: for ice-fishing {; Ice drilling, hook-setting or signalling devices}
- A01K 97/05: Containers for live bait kept in water, e.g. for minnows or shrimps
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

An ice fishing device compromising of an ice scoop/skimmer with handle having a proximal and distal end, a retractable device, and an apparartus used to secure the invention to the fisherman or other convenient location. This may be to the ice fisherman's clothing/gear such as but not limited to a belt loop, zipper, pocket, or built-in loop that is commonly found on ice fishing garments. After use and when simply released from the fisherman's hand, this ice scoop/skimmer automatically retracts back to its original position typically near or at the waist level of the fisherman. This invention keeps the scoop in a readily accessible and convenient location after each use and prevents the fisherman from repeatedly bending over to retrieve his/her scoop and also minimizes the chance of losing the scoop/skimmer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

I claim: a retractable ice fishing scoop/skimmer compromising of an ice scoop/skimmer with handle having a proximal and distal end, a retractable device and an apparatus used to secure the invention to the fisherman or other convenient location.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The retractable ice fishing scoop/skimmer with handle of claim 1 wherein said scoop/skimmer is disc like or circular, perforated as to allow water to adequately drain when removing shaved ice from ice fishing holes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The retractable ice fishing scoop/skimmer of claim 1 wherein the said disc like or circular scoop attached to the said handle, and at the end of the said handle opposite the said scoop/skimmer end, is attached a retractable device which can be attached to the fisherman or other convenient location via a carabiner or other apparatus which allows the said scoop/skimmer to be extended under tension while typically attached to the fisherman, and then retracted back to its original position when simply released after use.