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US 2023/0165228 A1Published application
System and method for a collapsible recreational lobster trap
OwnerJordan David Brighiinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a collapsible lobster trap configured to trap lobsters recreationally. The trap comprises a frame that may pull apart for transport and assemble for use, a netting that encloses the inside of the trap, an external entrance opening that allows lobsters to enter but not exit the trap, an inner funnel that allows a lobster to travel between two inner compartments of the trap, and an escape opening that enables users to remove lobsters from the trap.
Claims20
A collapsible lobster trap comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a plurality of horizontal base rods;
- a plurality of vertical base rods coupled to the plurality of horizontal base rods via a plurality of external joints thereby forming a rectangular prism;
- and
- a plurality of inner rods coupled to the horizontal base rods between the vertical base rods at a plurality of inner joints, wherein the base rods and the inner rods are all configured to couple and uncouple from each other at the external joints and at the inner joints;
- a netting structure affixed to the frame, forming a plurality of external walls configured to encapsulate an interior space formed by the frame;
- and
- an inner wall configured to separate the interior space into a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment is located on a first side of the inner wall within the interior space and the second compartment is located on a second side of the inner wall within the interior space, the second side of the inner wall being located opposite the first side of the inner wall, wherein the inner wall is affixed to the inner rods;
- a first external entrance opening within at least one of the external walls of the first compartment, wherein the external entrance opening is configured to form a tunnel through the external wall to the first compartment;
- at least one bait cleat within the first compartment, wherein the bait cleat is engaged with at least one of the external rods of the first compartment and at least one of the inner rods of the first compartment;
- an inner funnel within the inner wall, wherein the inner funnel is configured to form a tunnel from the first compartment to the second compartment, and
- an escape opening within at least one of the external walls of the second compartment.
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A method for assembling a collapsible lobster trap comprising:
- assembling a frame by:
- coupling a plurality of horizontal base rods and a plurality of vertical base rods via a plurality of external joints, thereby forming a rectangular prism;
- and
- coupling a plurality of inner rods to the horizontal base rods between the vertical base rods at a plurality of inner joints, wherein the base rods and the inner rods are all configured to couple and uncouple from each other at the external joints and at the inner joints;
- affixing a netting structure to the frame forming a plurality of external walls configured to encapsulate an interior space formed by the frame, the netting structure forming an inner wall configured to separate the interior space into a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment is located on a first side of the inner wall within the interior space and the second compartment is located on a second side of the inner wall within the interior space, the second side of the inner wall being located opposite the first side of the inner wall, wherein the inner wall is affixed to the inner rods;
- affixing at least one external entrance opening within at least one of the external walls of the first compartment, wherein the external entrance opening is configured to form a tunnel through the external wall to the first compartment;
- affixing an inner funnel within the inner wall, wherein the inner funnel is configured to form a tunnel from the first compartment to the second compartment;
- affixing an escape opening within one of the external walls of the second compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.