# US 2014/0360089 A1 · Ice fishing hole retaining device

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- Number: US 2014/0360089 A1
- Document ID: US20140360089A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/911,426
- Filed: 2013-06-06
- Published: 2014-12-11
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-06
- Inventors: Travis Weatherton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360089A1

## 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

A hole retaining device to preserve an ice fishing hole comprising a cylinder, where the cylinder extends between an open rim and a closed bottom, and where the cylinder houses a fire ignited to melt ice surround the hole retaining device; a handle attached to the rim, where the handle serves to lift the cylinder; and a bait container attached to the bottom of the cylinder, where the bait container houses bait for ice fishing. The hole retaining device features a tapered cylinder to easily remove the device from the fishing hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hole retaining device to preserve an ice fishing hole comprising:
a. a cylinder, where the cylinder extends between an open rim and a closed bottom, and where the cylinder houses a fire ignited to melt ice surround the hole retaining device;
b. a handle attached to the rim, where the handle serves to lift the cylinder; and
c. a bait container attached to the bottom of the cylinder, where the bait container houses bait for ice fishing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hole retaining device according to claim 1, where the cylinder is tapered causing the rim to be wider than the bottom.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hole retaining device according to claim 1, where the cylinder is made from metal to withstand the high temperature of the internal fire.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hole retaining device according to claim 1, where the bait container is attached to the bottom of the cylinder with a chain.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hole retaining device according to claim 4, where the bait container includes a handle which is fastened to the chain.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The hole retaining device according to claim 1, where the bait container includes a plurality of holes, where the plurality of hole enable water to freely flow through the bait container.