Patent ID: 6918203

Claim:
A foot operated fishing net tipper comprising: a. a primary boat-attaching portion having, i. an outer bracket, ii. an inner bracket, iii. an outer clamp adapted with a channel to slide in a mating channel within the outer bracket, iv. an inner clamp also having a channel adapted to slide unidirectionally in a mating channel within the inner bracket, v. a ratchet mechanism adapted with a hinged member hinged to the planar member within an opening where said hinge member is adapted with a plurality of teeth mating with a reversed pattern of teeth atop the channel of the inner clamp, vi. a pair of upwardly projecting plates integrally attached to a planar member thereby forming two raised fins above said planar member through which a horizontal reinforced perforation is provided to rotably engage a net axle holding a net holding portion, b. a secondary boat-attaching portion having, i. a planar form having perforations therethrough to accept fasteners for attachment to a boat with wide gunwale, ii. a pair of upwardly projecting plates integrally attached to a planar member thereby forming two raised fins above said planar member through which a horizontal reinforced perforation is provided to rotably engage a net axle holding a net holding portion, c. a net-holding portion having: i. a lower and an upper hemi-cylindrical half forming a generally hollow tubular member where said lower half is fixedly attached to a net axle housing member through which a net axle passes and also connected with a hinge and latch pins, the upper half of the net holding portion is adapted with a mating hinge, ii. latches having a opening through which the latch pins of the lower half of the net holding portion frictionally engage, iii. a turn bolt having a knob and a threaded stem protruding a similarly threaded opening at the upper half of the net holding portion, iv. a strike located on the lower rearmost surface of the lower half of the net holding portion having a rearward hook portion, a horizontal perforation, a lock portion having a pivoting latch, and a lever fixedly attached to a net axle housing so as to rotably with connecting members where said connecting members form a net axle upon which a locking latch assembly rotates, d. connecting members having rear stabilizer struts and a center transmission arm, e. a foot pedal portion having: i. a curved toe portion, ii. a planar heel portion joined by vertically planar joining members to which upwardly protruding tongues are integrally attached, iii. a foot pedal having an arm and a pedal axle housing and a planar pad and an upwardly protruding tongue all integrally attached to said arm by a pedal axle traversing perforations at each joining member.