Patent ID: 6907689

Claim:
An ice fishing strainer assembly for removing ice particles from a pre-drilled ice fishing hole, said assembly comprising, in combination: a body of cylindrical form having top and bottom ends and a midsection situated therebetween; a strainer plate having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough to allow selective passage of water while affording capture of ice particles and a pair of connecting flanges diametrically positioned thereabout to serve as means for pivotally attaching said strainer plate to said body, said strainer plate comprising a pivot plate extending upwardly from a planer surface of said strainer plate; and a support rod having an end portion substantially in the form a J-shaped hook extending through an aperture of said pivot plate and an upper end extending above and beyond said top end of said body to control pivotal movement of said strainer plate housed within said body, particularly about the diametric positioning of said connecting flanges, said J-shaped hook being fixedly attached to said support rod by an outwardly extending arm extending a predetermined distance from and positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said support rod, collectively serving to limit the extent to which said strainer plate pivotally travels about said connecting flanges within said body insofar to prevent binding thereof upon said support rod being downwardly forced to close said strainer plate.