Patent ID: 7665220
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: A01K,G01B

Abstract:
1. A towel for measurement of a freshly caught fish comprising: (a) a towel formed of a sheet of flexible and absorbent material comprising a first length equal to or greater than a fish which a user intends to catch during a sport fishing effort and a first width of about two inches or more; (b) a measurement means formed along the first length visible to a user on a top surface of the towel wherein measurement units are indicated by spaced apart text or graphic devices so that a length of a fish can be determined by a user aligning the fish along the measurement means and viewing results of said alignment; and (c) the towel further comprises two long edges effectively aligned to the first length, where to said long edges are joined opposite edges of a mitt sheet of flexible material such that a cavity with a hand opening are defined by inside surfaces of the towel and mitt sheet so that a user can insert a hand into said cavity with the palm upward to a bottom surface of the towel and having the user's fingers aligned with the measurement means on the top surface of the towel.