Ice fishing tip-up

Claim 1

A TIP-UP DEVICE FOR ICE FISHING COMPRISING A SUPPORT AND A TIP-UP MEMBER PIVOTALLY CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING A LOWER SUPPORT MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON ICE, A STRAIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DIRECTED UPPER SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A PIVOTAL SUPPORT FOR SAID TIP-UP MEMBER, AT THE UPPER END THEREOF, AND A RESILIENT INTERMEDIATE CONNECTOR EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONNECTING TOGETHER SAID SUPPORT MEMBER WHEREBY THE EFFECTS OF THE WIND ON SAID UPPER SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID TIP-UP MEMBER MAY BE IMPARTED TO AN ATTACHED FISHING LINE AND LURE, SAID CONNECTOR BEING ADJUSTABLY TELESCOPED IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS TO VARY THE RESILIENCY THEREOF, SAID TIP-UP MEMBER INCLUDING AN ELONGATED ROD HAVING A FLAG AT ONE END, A PIN PROJECTING FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID ROD, A FISHING LINE RECEIVING RING ON THE PIN, A FISHING LINE PASSING THROUGH THE RING AND ADAPTED TO PIVOT AND TIP-UP MEMBER, A SLIDING WEIGHT CARRIED BY THE ROD, AND A FISHING LINE HOLDER MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER SUPPORT MEMBER.