Patent ID: 6446378
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing net device comprising:a housing having a side wall and an open front end; net support members being movably mounted in said housing such that the net support members are movable from a retracted position in which said net support members are positioned in said housing and an extended position in which said net support members extend from said open front end of said housing, said net support members each having a front end and a back end, said back ends of said net support members being pivotally connected together in said housing; a net member attached to said net support members and being removably disposed within said housing; and a means for releasing and urging said net support members from inside said housing; wherein said housing also includes a divider securely attached in said housing, said divider being positioned in said housing between said net support members such that said divider blocks movement of the pivotally connected rear ends of said net support members out of said housing when said net support members are moved from said retracted position toward said extended portion to prevent said net support members from entirely moving out of said housing; and wherein said means for releasing and urging said net support members from within said housing includes a spring disposed within said housing and being securely attached to said divider.