Collapsible and telescoping fishing net
AssigneeFishers of Men Corp.
InventorsWayne A. Schmucker, Ronald L. Rupp
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Abstract
Improvements for a collapsible fishing net comprising a collapsible rim assembly, a mesh netting, a yoke assembly with a hollow central sleeve, and a handle are shown. The improvements include fabricating the sleeve and handle with mating flattened surfaces to resist torquing forces, as well as providing the net with a telescoping extension handle. Other improvements include provision for controlling the position of various net components during assembly and disassembly, as well as modifying certain other components to assure improved functioning of the net, generally.
Claims9
In a collapsible fish landing net including a collapsible rim assembly mesh netting, a yoke assembly and a substantially circular primary handle;
- said rim assembly having two hollow rigid housing cylinder and two flexible arcuate members telescopable thereinto, but not detachable therefrom, each said arcuate member being attached to a lockable pivot point for securing said rim assembly in an operating configuration;
- said pivot point being lockable by spring caps urged into locking position by compression springs, thereby causing said caps to extend over parts of both arcuate members simultaneously so as to hold said members in aligned position when the landing net is in its operating configurations;
- said netting being strung on said rim assembly;
- said primary handle having a spring operated release button for optionally maintaining said landing net in its operating configuration, or for collapsing it to its storage configuration;
- said yoke assembly having a hollow central circular sleeve through which said primary handle slides when the landing net is being collapsed or opened, and
- said yoke assembly also being pivotally attached to said hollow rigid cylinders and having an opening through which said release button can extend, the improvement comprising providing said sleeve with a flat peripheral wall parallel to its longitudinal axis, thereby forming a first portion, and providing said primary handle with a flat peripheral wall parallel to its longitudinal axis, and extending the length of said primary handle thereby forming a second portion, said first and second portions being positioned adjacent to each other in mating relationship wherein each of said flat peripheral walls is formed on a chord of the generally circular cross-section of said sleeve or said primary handle extending over a substantial arc of said circular cross-section so as to prevent the transverse rotation of said sleeve relative to said handle, due to forces acting on said landing net at its lateral edges.
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