Patent ID: 7918049

Claim:
A collapsible loop-spring actuated fishing cradle device comprising, an A-frame net comprising two crossbeams, a flexible connection joining said crossbeams at a first end of the A-frame net, netting material attached to each of said crossbeams, said netting material extending along a substantial length of said crossbeams, a splay-limiting apparatus comprising two straps, each strap attached to a respective crossbeam at one end of the strap and a hand grip attached to the other end of said straps and aligned axially with the crossbeams, at least one loop-spring attached to said A-frame net, said loop-spring comprising one attachment point along the length of one of said crossbeams at a location distal from the first end, a second end of said loop-spring attached to said other crossbeam at a second attachment point a length along the crossbeam axially differing from the first attachment point, wherein said loop spring in a splayed position allows for rapid deployment of said A-frame such that said end opposite said first end is expanded and said loop spring pushes downward into said netting material thereby forming and maintaining a trough shape in the netting between said crossbeams and wherein said loop spring in an unsplayed position is compressed by rotation to a nearly flat plane aligning with the crossbeams when said crossbeams are brought together in a side by side configuration.