Lobster trap
OwnerStephen B. Ciullainventor
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Abstract
A trap includes an outer shell having an entrance at one end and a removable end plate at the other end. The outer shell has a number of holes for the passage of water inside the outer shell. An inner shell that also has water passage holes and that preferably is on the order of one half the length of the outer shell, is pivotally supported in the outer shell adjacent the entrance of the outer shell. The inner shell is pivotally supported about its center axis and has defined as part thereof a ramp that is weighted so that the ramp assumes the proper position to extend upwardly from the entrance.
Claims16
A lobster trap comprising;
- an outer shell having water passage holes therein and including means at one end thereof defining an entrance and means at the other end thereof defining an access opening thereto,
- removeable means for covering the access opening when the trap is to be used,
- an inner shell having water passage holes therein and including entrance and exit means, said inner shell having a length less than the length of the outer shell,
- means supporting said inner shell in said outer shell in proximity to the entrance to the outer shell,
- and a ramp in said inner shell extending between the entrance and exit means thereof,
- said means for supporting said inner shell including pivotal support means permitting pivotal rotation of the inner shell in the outer shell.
A lobster trap comprising;
- a housing that is pervious to the passage of water therethrough, means associated with the housing for providing access to the housing, means defining an entrance into the housing through which a lobster may pass, an inner member smaller than the housing and that is also pervious to the passage of water therethrough, said inner member having means defining a ramp extending in a direction away from the housing entrance, and means rotatably supporting said inner member in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.