Fish or crustacean trap
AssigneeMcKenzie's Fishing Company Pty Ltd
InventorAlan N. McKenzie
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Abstract
A collapsible fish or crustacean trap comprising a framework enclosed by a net. The framework having top and bottom portions spaced by supports pivotally mounted on one and engaging abutments on the other.
Claims16
A collapsible fish, or crustacean trap comprising:
- first and second rigid members defining opposing faces of the trap and able to support flexible mesh extending between respective perimeters of the rigid members to form the sides of the trap;
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- a plurality of supports each mounted on and able to extend from one other of said rigid members to relatively space the rigid members;
- wherein the rigid members and supports are selectively positionable in an erected condition or a collapsed position such that in the erected condition of the trap each support extends from the rigid member on which it is mounted and is releasably engageable with the other rigid member to form a trap having an internal trap volume, and in the collapsed condition of the trap, are positionable to define in a storage position with a smaller internal trap volume such that the first rigid member and the supports lie adjacent and substantially within the perimeter of the second rigid member.
A collapsible fish or crustacean trap comprising a rigid bottom a rigid top and a plurality of rigid supports which together are able to support a flexible mesh forming at least the sides of the trap, each of said supports having a first end and an opposite end of each support being mounted at its first end to either the top or bottom and being engageable at its opposite end thereof with an abutment means provided by the other of said top and bottom, all of the supports are either all inwardly angled or all outwardly angled so as to provide a stable support of the top, each support being movable pivotally to lie substantially flat against and within the perimeter of the respective one of said top or bottom to which it is mounted when the trap is collapsed and each support being moveable pivotally relative to the top or bottom to which it is mounted, and to engage the abutment means such that the top is spaced by the supports at a predetermined distance away from the bottom when the trap is erected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.