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Fish stringer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-21
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2004-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A fish stringer assembly comprising a hollow closed housing having at least one open end for slidably receiving a spear member therein, a locking pin extends transversely across the housing for releasable engagement with the spear member in one relative position of the spear within the housing for locking the spear therein for providing a "safety" position for the spear when not in use, guide pin or guide pins extend transversely across the interior of the housing for facilitating insertion of and withdrawal of the spear from the interior of housing, the spear being provided with a point at the outer end thereof for piercing a fish in order to secure the fish to the fish stringer assembly, and a string or cord secures the spear to the housing and receives the fish from the spear for supporting the fish from the housing, the locking pin may be easily released from the locking engagement with the spear member by the use of a single hand of the user of the device thus facilitating the fish stringing operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronnie D. Mayo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:06
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K65/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
252 words
A casing means comprising: a first elongated U-shaped element; a pair of complimentary aligned angularly extending slots in the side wall of said first elongated U-shaped element having their inner ends closed and the outer ends opened; a second elongated U-shaped element forming a trough sufficiently large to receive said first elongated U-shaped element; pivot menas connecting one end of each of said first and second elongated U-shaped element; a second pair of angularly extending slots having their inner ends closed and the outer ends open and aligned with said angular slots in said first elongated U-shaped element, said second angularly extending slots sloping back toward said pivot means such that the open ends of said second pair of slots are closer to said pivot means than are said closed ends; a locking pin means freely slidable within the aligned slots; a helical spring means retained within said first elongated U-shaped element; spear means secured to the casing means and movable independently with respect thereto, the spear means being adapted for insertion through and withdraw from the open end of the first elongated U-shaped element; said spear means having a notch opening in one side thereof such that when it is inserted against said helical spring that said locking pin means is engagable with said notch, said helical spring means urging said spear outwardly thus securing the locking engagement between said locking pin means and said spear means; cord means extending between the spear means and one of said elongated U-shaped elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
252 words
A casing means comprising: a first elongated U-shaped element; a pair of complimentary aligned angularly extending slots in the side wall of said first elongated U-shaped element having their inner ends closed and the outer ends opened; a second elongated U-shaped element forming a trough sufficiently large to receive said first elongated U-shaped element; pivot menas connecting one end of each of said first and second elongated U-shaped element; a second pair of angularly extending slots having their inner ends closed and the outer ends open and aligned with said angular slots in said first elongated U-shaped element, said second angularly extending slots sloping back toward said pivot means such that the open ends of said second pair of slots are closer to said pivot means than are said closed ends; a locking pin means freely slidable within the aligned slots; a helical spring means retained within said first elongated U-shaped element; spear means secured to the casing means and movable independently with respect thereto, the spear means being adapted for insertion through and withdraw from the open end of the first elongated U-shaped element; said spear means having a notch opening in one side thereof such that when it is inserted against said helical spring that said locking pin means is engagable with said notch, said helical spring means urging said spear outwardly thus securing the locking engagement between said locking pin means and said spear means; cord means extending between the spear means and one of said elongated U-shaped elements.
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