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US 6,546,664 B1Granted
Self-deploying net
OwnerJeffrey K. Busboominventor
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Abstract
A self-deploying net, wherein depression of a locking mechanism springfully urges a net from out a compact, portable housing, thus minimizing overall deployment time, eliminating lengthy net assembly processes and enabling single handed net deployment.
Claims21
A self-deploying net, comprising:
- a housing, said housing being substantially hollow and said housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a shuttle carried substantially within said housing and slidably positioned proximate to said inner surface of said housing, said shuttle having a first end and a second end;
- at least one first spring carried by said first end of said shuttle;
- at least one curved spring carried by said second end of said shuttle;
- a first support arm carried within said housing by said at least one curved spring;
- a second support arm carried within said housing by said at least one curved spring;
- a net carried by said first and second support arms;
- and
- at least one deployment means carried by said shuttle.
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An automatically assembling receptacle, comprising:
- an encasement, said encasement having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- a transport glidably carried within said encasement, wherein said transport comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein said transport comprises at least one canal formed on an exterior surface of said transport;
- at least one first resilient mechanism carried by said first end of said transport;
- at least one bowed resilient mechanism carried by said second end of said transport;
- a first and second elongated member carried by said at least one bowed resilient mechanism and carried within said encasement;
- a receptacle carried by said first and second elongated members;
- and
- at least one assembly initiator carried by said transport.
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A method of quickly seizing a catch, comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining a self-deploying net, said self-deploying net, comprising:
- a housing, said housing being substantially hollow and said housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a shuttle carried substantially within said housing and slidably positioned proximate to said inner surface of said housing, said shuttle having a first end and a second end;
- at least one first spring carried by said first end of said shuttle;
- at least one curved spring carried by said second end of said shuttle;
- a first support arm carried within said housing by said at least one curved spring;
- a second support arm carried within said housing by said at least one curved spring;
- a net carried by said first and second support arms;
- and
- at least one deployment mechanism carried by said shuttle;
- and
- b. removing a first cap from said self-deploying net;
- c. initiating said deployment mechanism carried by said shuttle to springfully deploy a net supported by support arms from out a housing of said self-deploying net out;
- and
- d. utilizing said net to maintain the catch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.