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US 6,055,761 AGranted
Fish tag harpoon
AssigneeEast Coast Tuna Association
InventorWilliam C. Chaprales
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Abstract
A fish tag harpoon which contains a shock absorbing cap on the harpoon end, and contains a sonic signal-emitter secured by elastomeric bands to the harpoon, with the emitter secured by a line to a releasable retention dart at the end of the harpoon.
Claims7
A fish tag harpoon adapted for the signal tagging of a free-swimming fish, which harpoon comprises:
- a) an elongated harpoon rod having a front end and a rear end;
- b) an adapter secured to the front end of the rod and having a free end;
- c) an elongated shank having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the free end of the adapter and extending generally centrally and longitudinally therefrom;
- d) a shock absorbing, elastomeric means secured to the free end of the adapter to absorb the shock of harpooning the fish, the shank extending through the shock absorbing means;
- e) a retention dart releasably secured to the second end of the shank and having a tip to be inserted, on harpooning, into and secured to the fish;
- f) a signal emitting tag means to tag the fish with a signal tag to identify the fish after harpooning;
- g) a releasable means to secure the signal tag means to the harpoon rod and to release the signal tag means after the fish has been harpooned;
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- h) a connecting line to connect the signal tag means to the retention dart.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.