Patent ID: 6065239
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An apparatus for entrapping fish comprising:an upper hoop that floats on the surface of a body of water and which defines a closed buoyant ring having a circumferential length and a fixed circumferential shape,a lower hoop that sinks in the water and which defines a closed, weighted ring having a circumferential length and a fixed circumferential shape,a laterally enclosing net having an upper end with a closed circumference, a lower end with a closed circumference and a longitudinal length equal to the distance between said net ends when they are drawn a maximum distance apart, and said upper end of said net is secured about its circumference to said upper hoop throughout its circumference and said lower end of said net is secured about its circumference to said lower hoop throughout its circumference, anda plurality of torque lines, each having opposing upper and lower ends, and said upper and lower ends of each of said torque lines are secured at fixed, angularly offset locations to said upper and lower hoops, respectively, and said torque lines have a linear length less than said longitudinal length of said laterally enclosing net, whereby said torque lines rotate said lower hoop and twist the lower portion of said net shut when said lower hoop descends from said upper hoop in said body of water.