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US 6,474,012 B1Granted
Cast net throwing device
OwnerPaul C. Arderninventor
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A cast net throwing device is provided for use with a cast net including a netting defining a mesh, with the netting being bounded at an outer periphery by a lead line, and the cast net further including a plurality of braille lines secured at opposite ends to the lead line and interconnected therebetween to a throwline, with the throwline and braille lines operating in combination with one another to close the net when a user pulls on the throwline. The cast net throwing device comprises at least one handle member, with the at least one handle member being operatively securable to the netting without interfering with the operation of the braille lines of the cast net. The at least one handle member is sized and configured to permit a user to grasp the member, thereby enhancing the user's ability to impart rotation to the cast net when the cast net throwing device is secured to the net and the throwing device and net are cast, whereby opening of the net during the cast is facilitated as a result of centrifugal forces acting on the net.
A cast net having a throw line, a substantially circular net portion, the circumference of which is defined by a lead line which is secured to the net portion, the center of the net portion defining an apex, a thimble which is located approximate the apex and a plurality of braille lines which slideably pass through the thimble and are connected between the throw line and the lead line, wherein in use the braille lines are drawn through the thimble, the improvement which comprises a circular handle attached to the net portion, wherein the circular handle is centrally disposed on the net portion between the thimble and the lead line, in surrounding relationship to the thimble.
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