Optional lockable aquatic snare and method of use thereof
AssigneeLobster Smarter, LLC
InventorsVincent G. Hogan, II, James Mathie
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Abstract
The present invention broadly includes an aquatic snare, an outer rod having a distal end and a proximal end, an inner rod having a distal end and a proximal end, the inner rod slidable within the outer rod, a lasso connected to the proximal end of the inner rod, a knob connected to the distal end of the inner rod, the aquatic snare having a locking mechanism, comprising a depressor, selector, and a tension plate, the selector moveable to a locked or unlocked position, where the tension plate configured to restrict forward movement of the inner rod when the selector placed in the locked position, and the tension plate configured to allow unrestricted movement of the inner rod when the selector is placed the unlocked position.
Claims20
An aquatic snare comprising:
- an outer rod having a distal end and a proximal end;
- an inner rod having a distal end and a proximal end;
- the inner rod slidable within the outer rod;
- a lasso connected to the proximal end of the inner rod;
- a knob connected to the distal end of the inner rod;
- the aquatic snare having a locking mechanism, comprising a depressor, selector, and a tension plate;
- and
- the selector moveable to a locked or unlocked position, wherein:
- the tension plate configured to restrict forward movement of the inner rod when the selector placed in the locked position;
- or
- the tension plate configured to allow unrestricted movement of the inner rod when the selector is placed the unlocked position.
An aquatic snare comprising:
- an inner rod and outer rod, wherein the inner rod is slidable within the outer rod;
- a lasso with at least one end secured to a proximal end of the inner rod, wherein the lasso travels through a tip at a proximal end of the outer rod;
- a handle on the distal end of the outer rod, wherein:
- the user moves a selector to a locked or unlocked position in a selector groove;
- a tension plate connected to the selector;
- the tension plate restricts forward movement of the inner rod when the selector is placed in the locked position in the selector groove;
- or
- the tension plate allows unrestricted movement of the inner rod when the selector is placed the unlocked position in the selector groove.
A method of using an aquatic snare, comprising:
- positioning a locking mechanism to a locked position;
- placing a lasso located at the proximal end of an outer rod over an aquatic creature;
- pulling a knob at the distal end of the outer rod, wherein:
- the knob is connected to the distal end of an inner rod;
- the inner rod is slidable within the outer rod;
- and
- the lasso is connected to a proximal end of the inner rod;
- and
- tightening the lasso around the aquatic creature by pulling the knob away from the distal end of the outer rod;
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- restricting the inner rod relative to the outer rod to prevent the lasso from expanding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.