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US 9,220,246 B1Granted
Multifunctional fish and lobster harvesting systems
OwnerElio Romaninventor
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Abstract
The multifunctional fish and lobster harvesting system is a device resembling a spear gun that uses an elastic band to propel a thrust shaft through a barrel toward a marine game animal. Either a spear point or a tri-barb gig can be coupled to the front end of the shaft and a lasso-snare is attached to the back end of the shaft. The shaft is propelled by the elastic band, with one end of the band attached to the handle and the other end attached to the back of the shaft. A user pulls the thrust shaft toward the back, stretching the band, and releases the shaft to propel the shaft toward a marine game animal. The shaft never leaves the barrel but stops via a travel limiter on the shaft. The device is able to be used with the back end facing forward to use the lasso-snare.
Claims19
A multifunctional fish and lobster harvesting system comprising:
- a harvester assembly comprising;
- a main body having;
- a guide barrel;
- and
- a handle;
- a thrust shaft having a proximate end and a distal end;
- a tip coupler;
- a shaft travel limiter having;
- a through aperture;
- and
- a snare cable having a loop hole end and a lasso end;
- a spear point having a first coupler end and a point end;
- a tri-barb gig having a gig end and a second coupler end;
- and
- a thrust band having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a measuring gauge;
- wherein said guide barrel of said main body of said harvester assembly is integral with said handle and positioned substantially perpendicular to a top end of said handle;
- wherein said guide barrel comprises a cylindrical through-hole concentrically located along a longitudinal axis of said guide barrel;
- wherein said thrust shaft is cylindrically shaped and comprises a cross-sectional diameter that is less than a cross-sectional diameter of an inner periphery of said cylindrical through-hole of said guide barrel such that said thrust shaft is able to non-frictionally slide through said guide barrel and removably located therethrough;
- wherein said tip coupler is non-removably attached to said distal end of said thrust shaft;
- wherein said shaft travel limiter is non-removably attached to said distal end of said thrust shaft;
- wherein said through aperture passes through a center point of said shaft travel limiter about perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said thrust shaft;
- wherein said loop end and said lasso end of said snare cable are located at opposing ends of said snare cable;
- wherein said snare cable is non-slideably and non-removably attached to said shaft travel limiter through said through aperture near said loop end of said snare cable;
- wherein said first end of said thrust band is removably attached to said handle and said second end of said thrust band is removably attached to said loop end of said snare cable such that said thrust band is able to be tensionally-stretched via a rearward sliding of said thrust shaft to provide a forward propulsion of said thrust shaft when said thrust shaft is tensionally-released and thereby rapidly tightening said lasso end;
- wherein said first coupler end of said spear point is able to be removably coupled to said tip coupler of said distal end of said thrust shaft, said point end of said spear point located at an obverse end of said spear point from said first coupler end;
- wherein said second coupler end of said tri-barb gig is able to be removably coupled to said tip coupler of said distal end of said thrust shaft, said gig end of said spear point located at a reverse end of said tri-barb gig from said second coupler end;
- wherein said measuring gauge is non-removably attached to said guide barrel such that a captured fish and alternately a captured lobster is able to be conveniently measured;
- and
- wherein said harvester assembly is useful for releasably spearing and alternately releasably gigging and alternately releasably lasso-snaring an aquatic game animal via a releasing of a band-tensioned said thrust shaft of a harvester assembly by a user.
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A multifunctional fish and lobster harvesting system comprising:
- a harvester assembly comprising;
- a main body having;
- a guide barrel;
- and
- a handle;
- a thrust shaft having a proximate end and a distal end;
- a tip coupler;
- a shaft travel limiter having;
- a through aperture;
- and
- a snare cable having a loop hole end and a lasso end;
- a spear point having a first coupler end and a point end;
- a tri-barb gig having a gig end and a second coupler end;
- and
- a thrust band having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a measuring gauge;
- wherein said guide barrel of said main body of said harvester assembly is integral with said handle and positioned substantially perpendicular to a top end of said handle;
- wherein said handle of said main body comprises finger-grips;
- wherein said guide barrel comprises a cylindrical through-hole concentrically located along a longitudinal axis of said guide barrel;
- wherein said thrust shaft is cylindrically shaped and comprises a cross-sectional diameter that is less than a cross-sectional diameter of an inner periphery of said cylindrical through-hole of said guide barrel such that said thrust shaft is able to non-frictionally slide through said guide barrel and removably located therethrough;
- wherein said guide barrel is able to guide said thrust shaft in a straight trajectory during said releasing of said band-tensioned said thrust shaft;
- wherein said thrust shaft comprises fiberglass such that said thrust shaft is light weight and able to glide through water with a minimum of resistance;
- wherein said spear point comprises machined threads about an inner periphery of said first coupler end such that said spear point is able to be removably fastened to said tip coupler;
- wherein said tip coupler is non-removably attached to said distal end of said thrust shaft;
- wherein said tip coupler comprises machined threads about an outer periphery;
- wherein said shaft travel limiter is non-removably attached to said distal end of said thrust shaft;
- wherein said shaft travel limiter is spherical;
- wherein said cylindrical through-hole of said guide barrel comprises a smaller-diameter than an outer-diameter of said shaft travel limiter such that said thrust shaft is unable to exit said guide barrel during said releasing of said band-tensioned said thrust shaft;
- wherein said through aperture passes through a center point of said shaft travel limiter about perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said thrust shaft;
- wherein said shaft travel limiter comprises a grip such that said user is able to grip said shaft travel limiter to slide-tension said thrust shaft via said thrust band;
- wherein said thrust band comprises tubular rubber;
- wherein said thrust band is attached to said loop hole end of said snare cable via an eye-hook;
- wherein said handle comprises a rigid non-removable rod perpendicularly disposed to said top end of said handle such that said first end of said thrust band is able to be removably attached thereto;
- wherein said loop end and said lasso end of said snare cable are located at opposing ends of said snare cable;
- wherein said loop-hole end and said lasso end of said snare cable comprise crimped lugs;
- wherein said snare cable is non-slideably and non-removably attached to said shaft travel limiter through said through aperture near said loop end of said snare cable;
- wherein said first end of said thrust band is removably attached to said handle and said second end of said thrust band is removably attached to said loop end of said snare cable such that said thrust band is able to be tensionally-stretched via a rearward sliding of said thrust shaft to provide a forward propulsion of said thrust shaft when said thrust shaft is tensionally-released and thereby rapidly tightening said lasso end;
- wherein said first coupler end of said spear point is able to be removably coupled to said tip coupler of said distal end of said thrust shaft, said point end of said spear point located at an obverse end of said spear point from said first coupler end;
- wherein said tri-barb gig comprises machined threads about an inner periphery of said second coupler end such that said tri-barb gig is able to be removably fastened to said tip coupler;
- wherein said second coupler end of said tri-barb gig is able to be removably coupled to said tip coupler of said distal end of said thrust shaft, said gig end of said spear point located at a reverse end of said tri-barb gig from said second coupler end;
- wherein said guide barrel comprises a lengthwise slot in an exterior periphery such that said measuring gauge is frictionally insertable perpendicularly to said exterior periphery, and non-removably attached via a cable tie band;
- wherein said measuring gauge is about 6 inches long;
- wherein said measuring gauge is non-removably attached to said guide barrel such that a captured fish and alternately a captured lobster is able to be conveniently measured;
- wherein said harvester assembly is able to be used in a forward facing direction when using said spear point and said tri-barb gig and in a rearward facing direction when using said snare cable;
- and
- wherein said harvester assembly is useful for releasably spearing and alternately releasably gigging and alternately releasably lasso-snaring an aquatic game animal via a releasing of a band-tensioned said thrust shaft of a harvester assembly by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.