Brailer apparatus for use with a fishing boat

Claim 1

BRAILER APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING NETTED FISH FROM A NET ONTO A FISHING BOAT, COMPRISING: A BASKET MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPEN POSITION AND A CLOSED POSITION, SAID BASKET MEMBER INCLUDING A NORMALLY CLOSED BAG HAVING DUMPING MEANS OPERABLE TO OPEN SAID BAG TO DUMP THE CONTENTS OF SAID BASKET MEMBER; A POWER-OPERATED BOOM MEMBER ON SAID BOAT OPERATIVELY ATTACHED TO SAID BASKET MEMBER FOR EFFECTING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BASKET MEMBER BETWEEN A FISH-RECEIVING LOCATION WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID NET AND A FISH-DISCHARGING LOCATION OVER SAID BOAT; AND MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BASKET MEMBER TO MOVE SAID BASKET MEMBER BETWEEN ITS OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS WHEREBY SAID BASKET MEMBER MAY BE MOVED INTO ITS FISH-RECEIVING LOCATION IN AN OPEN POSITION AND THEREAFTER CLOSED TO TRAP A PORTION OF SAID NETTED FISH, WITH SAID CLOSED BASKET MEMBER THEREAFTER BEING URGED TO SAID FISH-DISCHARGINGLOCATION AND SAID DUMPING MEANS THEN BEING OPERABLE TO OPEN SAID BAG TO DUMP SAID PORTION OF FISH ONTO SAID BOAT.