Patent ID: 7426801
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A live eel immobilizing device, comprising: a tubular housing joined sidealong to an open-ended nesting tube, an interior of said nesting tube defining a first end, a second end, and a small dark confined space for encouraging an eel to wriggle inside, said nesting tube comprising a slot running end-to-end along said nesting tube, said slot allowing communication between the small dark confined space and an exterior of said nesting tube, said nesting tube also comprising a tubular shaped flare with a first end mounted within each of said first and second ends of said nesting tube, each of said flares comprising a lengthwise slot extending from said first end to a second end thereof, and said second end of each of said flares tapers from the lengthwise slot toward an outer circumference of said flare; a piston slidably confined inside said tubular housing and extending to a tip, the tip of said piston including an integral concave distal yoke for engaging an inner surface of said nesting tube, said piston being slidable within said housing until said tip abuts the inner surface of said nesting tube to yoke an eel there against and confine it during hooking, said piston being spring biased by a compression spring mounted on said piston.