Ice fishing alarm

Claim 1

An ice fishing alarm apparatus comprising, a horizontal platform means vertically positionable above a support surface, and a shaft rotatably mounted through said platform means including a spool rotatably mounted at a lower terminal end of said shaft and a leg member extending outwardly and parallel to said shaft accepting a fishing line from said spool therethrough to impart rotation of said shaft upon a fish strike, and an upper terminal end of shaft including an "L" shaped leg cooperatively positionable over a truss member, said truss member is arranged parallel to and underlying a signal shaft wherein said truss member is integrally secured to said signal shaft and wherein said shaft is securable in a first horizontal position upon engagement of said "L" shaped leg over said truss, and a flag secured to a forwardmost end of said signal shaft, and a coil-spring secured to said signal shaft at a lowermost end to bias said signal shaft in a second vertical position when said "L" shaped leg is disengaged from said truss, and a transmitter means for directing electrical signal upon said signal shaft pivoting from said from horizontal position to said second vertical position, and wherein a receiver means is remotely positionable relative to said transmitter means for receiving said signal from said transmitter means, and wherein said receive means includes a light indicator and a speaker for effecting a visual and audible signal respectively upon said shaft pivotal to said second position and effecting transmission from said transmitter means, and wherein said transmitter means includes a self-contained battery supply and electrical contact member for electrical contact with said coil spring to effect transmission of a signal from said transmitter means and to simultaneously effect an electrical circuit to illuminate a luminescent means within said signal shaft, and wherein said signal shaft comprises a transparent cylindrical member housing said luminescent means therein, and wherein said transmitter means includes a plurality of vertically spaced forwardly projecting stabilizing bars formed with arcuate end of complementary configuration to said spring and wherein said stabilizing bars project forwardly a distance equal to the forward projection of the contact member.