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US 2024/0407346 A1Published application
Foldable landing net
OwnerRussell HANTONinventor
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Abstract
An angler landing net is disclosed comprising a handle and a two-part net support, the two parts pivotally connected about two pivot points to allow opening and closing of the net. The pivot point near the handle has a locking mechanism with an elongate locking pin movable from a housing in the handle to pass through aligned apertures in the ends of the net support parts to lock them in the open position, and movable back into the handle to fold the net. After opening the net, the user rotates a protrusion on the elongate locking pin to lock it into a channel
Claims20
An anglers landing net, comprising:
- a handle having a first end and a second end;
- a net support arranged at or towards a first end of the handle, a junction formed at the location where the net support joins the handle, the net support for supporting a net in use that is configured to catch a fish therein, the net support being provided in two net support parts pivotally connected to one another about two pivot points so as to be foldable to a closed, storage, position and openable to an open, in use, position;
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- the two net support parts comprising a first net support part having a first end and a second end, and a second net support part having a first end and a second end;
- wherein the two pivot points comprise a first pivot point and a second pivot point, and the first ends of the net support parts meet at the first pivot point at or near the junction formed between the handle and net support and the second ends of the net support parts meet at the second pivot point;
- and a locking mechanism arranged at the first pivot point,
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises an elongate locking pin associated with the handle, the elongate locking pin movable to pass through aligned apertures in both the first ends of the net support parts to thereby lock them in the open position;
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- wherein the elongate locking pin is movable out of at least one of the aligned apertures in one of the first ends of the net support parts to thereby allow at least one of the net support parts to be foldable about the pivot points to the closed position.
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A method of using an anglers landing net, the method comprising:
- providing the anglers landing net, comprising:
- a handle having a first end and a second end;
- a net support arranged at or towards a first end of the handle a junction formed at the location where the net support joins the handle, the net support for supporting a net in use that is configured to catch a fish therein, the net support being provided in two net support parts pivotally connected to one another about two pivot points so as to be foldable to a closed, storage, position and openable to an open, in use position;
- and the two net support parts comprising a first net support part having a first end and a second end, and a second net support part having a first end and a second end;
- wherein the two pivot points comprise a first pivot point and a second pivot point, and the first ends of the net support parts meet at the first pivot point at or near the junction formed between the handle and net support and the second ends of the net support parts meet at the second pivot point, and a locking mechanism arranged at the first pivot point, wherein the locking mechanism comprises an elongate locking pin associated with the handle, the elongate locking pin movable to pass through aligned apertures in both the first ends of the net support parts to thereby lock them in the open position;
- and wherein the elongate locking pin is movable out of at least one of the aligned apertures in one of the first ends of the net support parts to thereby allow at least one of the net support parts to be foldable about the pivot points to the closed position;
- using the anglers landing net by pivoting the two net support parts away from one another until the locking mechanism engages the two parts into the open position;
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- storing the anglers landing net by disengaging the locking mechanism and folding the two net support parts towards one another;
- and selectively folding the folded two net support parts towards the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.