Patent ID: 6571505
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An apparatus for grasping and holding a fish with one hand of the user, the apparatus comprising:a. one-piece fish grasping tongs having jaws at the distal end thereof for placement on the inside and outside of the mouth of a fish, said tongs having an elongated finger grasping member for grasping by the fingers of the user, said finger-grasping member having two arms extending perpendicularly therefrom, said two arms and said finger-grasping member lying in the same plane, said two arms being disposed on opposite ends of said finger-grasping member, and b. a hollow generally rectangular tong case slidably receiving said tongs therein, said case being adapted to force said tongs to close together as said finger-grasping member is grasped by the fingers of the user to draw said distal end of said tongs to said case, said case having an elongated handle oriented parallel to said finger-grasping member for receipt of the palm of said hand of the user, said finger-grasping member lying in the same plane as said elongated handle, wherein said tong case has an upper handle portion having hollow legs extending therefrom for slidably receiving said finger-grasping member therein.