A Folding Trap for Crabs and Lobsters.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Folding Trap for Crabs and Lobsters.
I, ANDREW FLICK of 87 Gerrish Street Halifax in the County of Halifax
Nova Scotia Canada, Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a folding trap for crabs, and lobsters in which hinged
net supporting frames, A. A. base strip looped arms d. d. extending inwards from
said frames A. A. and connected to a clevis E. a centrally located post D with
springs S S supported by a brace C to which hooks H for carrying bait are secured.
tripping device for instantly closing the trap to prevent crabs, and lobsters
escaping. A buoy, and rope completes the trap.
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ANDREW FLICK.
crabs and lobsters escaping. A buoy and rope completes the trap.
I attain these objects by the mechanism herein illustrated; drawings for which, this
is, Complete Specification, have been acknowledged with Provisional Specification,
Patent Office London W.C.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of trap closed.
Figure 2 is a plan view opened.
Figure 3 is part marked F of trap enlarged.
Figure 4 is a sectional view of another method of fitting top of post D so as to use
cork or rubber tubes instead of springs marked S, S. the inner section lines represents
the above materials.
The frames A A are secured to the base strip B by eyes formed and fitting on
pintles C. C. on base strip B the whole being kept in position by means of small pins
shown in Drawings. The post D passes through the brace C and is firmly secured to
base strip B, the brace also serves for a support for post D, and it also carries a
number of hooks H, secured to under surface for purpose of carrying bait.
The post ), is cylindrical in forin and carries two springs S. S. secured to top and
curved as shown for the purpose of holding clevis E, when placed thereon. The
clevis E is bored out to fit snugly over said springs S. S.
The outer ends of rod e passing through clevis are formed in loops ee for the pur-
pose of securing the looped armes d. d. thereto, said looped armes d d extend down-
wards from loops ee of clevis E, and are secured to frames AA by loops d. d. to
upper post of clevis E. C buoy roap is secured as shown.
A net secured to frames A. A. as shown completes the trap.
In figure 4 the top of post D, instead of being fitted with springs S. S. made longer
than lower part it is then bored out to receive a piece of cork or rubber tube.
Clevis E is made of form shown. Pin of clevis fits tightly in cork tube, and keeps trap
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page_text: in position the lateral armes of clevis E are secured the looped armes d. d. not shown
in this figure.
The manner of fishing with this trap is as follows the frames A. A. being opened
the clevis E is placed on springs S. S. bait is placed on books and trap lowered to
bottom. When it is required to raise the trap, a quick pull on buoy roap disengages
clevis E from springs S. S. instantly closes trap and prevents the escape of any crabs
and lobsters that may be therein.
I clame as my invention in a folding trap for catching crabs and lobsters haveing a
base strip B. on the opposite sides of which are hinged the net supporting frames A. A.
the combination therewith of a centrally located post D. springs S. S. and looped
armes d. d. extending inwardly from said frames A. A. and connected therewith to
clevis E substantially as described.
The fitting of post D. to receive cork or rubber tubes as shown in figure 4 in con-
nection with clevis E same Fig. substantially as described.
Halifax, N.S., dated this 23rd day of July 1889.
ANDREW FLICK.