Patent ID: 6568120
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A trap for trapping a fish within an ice fishing hole, the trap comprising:a frame comprising a collar for being received in the ice fishing hole so as to be arranged to extend across the hole, the collar having an opening extending therethrough between respective top and bottom sides thereof; a support extending upwardly and outwardly in relation to the top side of the collar for suspending the collar therebelow within the hole, the support comprising at least one support arm extending upward from the top side of the collar, the at least one support arm mounting a handle thereon which extends radially outward from the at least one support arm to engage a top side of a sheet of ice in which the ice fishing hole is located and suspend the collar therefrom; a plurality of retainer members mounted on the collar at spaced positions around a periphery of the opening, the retainer members comprising flat plate members being movable between a closed position wherein the retainer members extend inwardly from the periphery of the opening to respective blunt free ends suspended partway across the opening and an open position wherein the retainer members extend upwardly from the periphery of the opening so as to permit passage of the fish through the opening; and a stop arranged to restrict downward movement of the retainer members in the closed position.