Patent ID: 6389733
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A collapsible and telescoping fishing net assembly comprising:a. a tubular handle member; b. a net support having a first arm member and a second arm member, said arm members each having an upper distal end and a lower proximal end; the first and second arm members are substantially flat and rectangular shaped and include stiffening members providing progressively increased stiffness nearer the upper and lower ends of the arm members; said net support is slidably received within the tubular handle member from an internal retracted position to an external deployed position; c. a plug situated within the tubular handle member and slidable lengthwise of said tubular handle member without radial movement therein; d. a first pivot device including a pivot pin pivotally connecting the first arm member and second arm member at their upper ends; e. a locking mechanism holding the first arm member and second arm member in rigid alignment at their upper ends when the net support is in the external deployed position; f. a second pivot device pivotally connecting the first arm member and second arm member at their lower ends to the plug; g. a net attached to the net support.