Patent ID: 8887434
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A01K,F41B

Abstract:
1. A system for harvesting a marine species member comprising: a spear comprising an end adapted to impale the marine species member, the spear comprising a hollow barrel having a slot formed therein along the hollow barrel, the hollow barrel having forward and rearward ends; and means for removing said marine species member from the spear without direct contact between a harvester and the marine species member, wherein said means for removing comprises a plunger disposed in the hollow barrel, said plunger comprising: a stabilizing guide positioned inside the forward end of the hollow barrel and adapted to stabilize the movement of the plunger, the plunger both extending through and being movably mounted within the stabilizing guide; a plurality of tines attached to said stabilizing guide adjacent the forward end of the hollow barrel, wherein said plurality of tines extend outside the hollow barrel outwardly at an angle relative to an axis of the stabilizing member; and wherein movement of the handle along the slot toward the forward end of the hollow barrel permits a movement of the forward end of the plunger along the barrel, through the stabilizing guide, out of the barrel, and between the tines to push the impaled marine species member off of the tines thereby removing the marine species member from the spear without a direct contact between the marine species member and the harvester.