Patent ID: 6688033
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An ice fishing device comprising:a column member adapted to be supported in an upright position in an ice hole in an operative position; support means pivotally mounted to said column member adapted to span an ice hole and support said column member in an upright position; a reel rotatably mounted to said column member and positioned thereon to be underwater when said column member is in an operative position; a flexible signal mast attached to said column member at an upper end thereof, said signal mast being bendable essentially one hundred eighty degrees to an armed position and spring upright when released from said armed position; a first bearing block mounted to said column member at a lower position when said column member is in an operative position and a second bearing block mounted to said column member at an upper position above water when said column member is in an operative position, said bearing blocks receiving a sleeve there between; sealing means in said bearing blocks at the ends of said sleeve, an actuator rod extending through said sealing means and rotatable therein, said actuator rod having a crank at the end thereof adjacent said reel, and offset cam on said reel adapted to engage said crank and rotate said actuator rod, said actuator having signal mast engaging means at the upper end thereof engaging a free end of said signal mast and holding said signal mast in an armed position.