Accessory serving as life saving aid
OwnerRobert B. Hammesinventor
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Abstract
An accessory for serving as an aid for saving the life of an "ice" fisherman, snow mobile operator, or other recreation or sports minded person who ventures onto an ice covered lake, pond or other body of water and breaks through the ice--the accessory being grasped, such as from a jacket pocket, an ice piercing device being grasped, one in each hand, and being successively thrust into piercing engagement with the ice surface to provide a temporary anchor to absorb pulling thrust exerted by the person as he gradually pulls himself onto firm ice in a prone position.
Claims7
An ice piercing device comprising a substantially vertically directed outer casing forming a hand gripping handle;
- a pick having its upper end secure with the casing and internally thereof;
- said casing having a first bore therein;
- a second bore diametrically greater than the first bore;
- a pick guard positioned in the second bore for reciprocation therein;
- said guard having a passage extending therethrough and being reciprocably mounted on the pick;
- a shoulder formed on the casing at the upper end of the first bore;
- a spring encircling the pick and interposed between the shoulder and the guard for normally urging the guard downwardly;
- means within the casing for limiting the downward travel of the guard;
- said pick having an ice piercing pointed nose at its lower end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.