Patent ID: 6981346

Claim:
An ice fishing hole strainer device for capturing and removing ice particles from a newly drilled ice hole comprising a) a generally cylindrical structure having a wall, a top end and a bottom end; b) a stop ring having a periphery and an inside diameter, wherein said periphery of said stop ring mounted at said bottom end within said cylindrical structure; c) a freely movable, generally circular bottom member having a plurality of apertures therethrough, said circular bottom member having a diameter greater than said inside diameter of said stop ring and being positioned in said cylindrical structure to abut said stop ring; d) a slotted hinge structure having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion and an interconnection pivot member, said first connecting portion having a slot and being mounted to the interior of said wall and said second connecting member mounted to said generally circular bottom member said pivot member connecting said first and second connecting portions to permit pivotal and vertical movement; and e) an elongated handle member attached to said top end of said wall of said generally cylindrical structure and extending upward and generally parallel to said wall, said stop ring and said slotted hinge structure cooperate to pivot, open and close said generally circular bottom member within said cylindrical structure as said strainer device is lowered into and raised from the ice hole to remove ice particles therefrom.