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US 2024/0057575 A1Published application
Deep water crustacean hoop net
OwnerBen HONGinventor
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Abstract
A hoop net for deep water crab and lobster fishing includes a smaller upper double ring coupled to a larger lower double ring via lateral support beams, and covered by a net with an opening defined by the upper double ring, and further including a smaller inner double ring affixed to the bottom of the net and located centrally relative to the upper and lower double rings.
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A hoop net for deep water crab and lobster fishing, the hoop net comprising:
- a first ring component abutted and mechanically affixed to a second ring component, wherein the first and second ring components each have a first diameter;
- a third ring component abutted and mechanically affixed to a fourth ring component, wherein the third and fourth ring components each have a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter;
- multiple lateral support beams mechanically affixing the second ring component to the third ring component, such that the third and fourth ring components are spaced from and centrally positioned relative to the first and second ring components;
- a net to catch a crab or a lobster affixed to the perimeter of the first, second, third, and fourth ring components to form a conical netted enclosure surrounding each of the ring components and the lateral support beams, the net having an opening formed by the central aperture of the third and fourth ring components;
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- a fifth ring component with a third diameter, the third diameter being smaller than the second diameter, wherein the fifth ring component is affixed to the portion of the net centered within the first and second ring components and the net is sufficiently large to enable the fifth ring component to drop below the first and second ring components to form an inverted conical shape below the first and second ring components when the hoop net is hoisted upward.
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A deep water crab and lobster fishing net, the net comprising:
- a first ring with a first diameter;
- a second ring with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter;
- multiple lateral support beams mechanically affixing the first ring to the second ring, such that the first ring is spaced from and centrally positioned relative to the second ring component;
- a net affixed to the perimeter of the first and second ring components to form a conical netted enclosure surrounding each of the first and second rings and the lateral support beams, the net having an opening formed by the central aperture of the second ring;
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- a third ring with a third diameter, the third diameter being smaller than the second diameter, wherein the third ring is affixed to a portion of the net centered within the first ring and the net is sufficiently large to enable the third ring to drop below the first ring to form an inverted conical shape below the first ring when the net is hoisted upward.
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A method of crab or lobster fishing using a hoop net, the method comprising:
- deploying the hoop net into sea water to rest on the sea floor to form a volcano-shaped trap, wherein the hoop net comprises:
- a first ring with a first diameter, a second ring with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, multiple lateral support beams mechanically affixing the first ring to the second ring, such that the first ring is spaced from and centrally positioned relative to the second ring, a net affixed to the perimeter of the first and second rings to form a conical netted enclosure surrounding each of the first and second rings components and the lateral support beams, the net having an opening formed by the central aperture of the second ring, and a third ring with a third diameter, the third diameter being smaller than the second diameter, wherein the third ring component is affixed to a portion of the net centered within the first ring and rests on the sea floor while the hoop net is deployed;
- waiting for a crab or lobster to enter the hoop net through the central aperture;
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- hoisting the hoop net upward by pulling a retrieval rope coupled to an arm bridle, the arm bridle coupled to the second ring, wherein the hoisting the hoop net causes the third ring to drop below the first ring, forming an inverted conical section of the hoop net and trapping the crab or lobster therein.
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