WO2005027627A1

WO2005027627A1 - Stringer usable for small, medium and large fish

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Publication number: WO2005027627A1
Application number: PCT/IB2003/004932
Authority: WO
Inventors: Colin W. Bennett
Original assignee: Bennett Colin W
Priority date: 2003-09-23
Filing date: 2003-09-23
Publication date: 2005-03-31
Also published as: AU2003274574A1

Abstract

A stringer (5) for small (6), medium (7) and large fish (8) which includes a stringer (5) preferably made of cotton and about twelve feet long. A first end of the stringer (5) is secured to the fisherman's boat while the second end is tossed overboard. The second end is securely joined to a small ring (9) forming the upper end of a braided steel wire (12) about eight inches long. A small ring (9) also forms the lower end of the steel wire (11). A stainless steel pin (4) connects the middle of a U-shaped channel (1) having two small holes near its opposite edges to the small ring (9) forming the lower end of the steel wire (2) . The pin (4) is secured in place by a stainless steel rivet (10) on each end of the pin (4).

Description

STRINGER USABLE FOR SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE FISH

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various types of fish stringers which keep caught fish in the water beside

the fisherman's boat have been in use prior to recorded history. The purpose of

the stringer is to keep the caught fish cool and hopefully alive until time to kill

the fish and prepare it to be eaten.

Beginning in the twentieth century a number of U.S. patents have been

granted on various types of fish stringers and those patents which relate to this

applicant's fish stringer are set forth in the Information Disclosure Statement

filed with this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Briefly put, my invention comprises (1) a stringer rope one end of which is

secured to the fishing boat and the other end is in the water; (2) a six inch long U

shaped channel made of stainless steel; (3) an eight inch long stainless steel wire,

each end of the wire being formed into a small ring; (4) a stainless steel pin

passing through the ring on the lower end of the stainless steel wire and through

small holes near the edges of the channel, the pin secured by a stainless steel

rivet on each end of the pin. The foregoing four components of my invention can be used to securely

keep small, medium and/or large caught fish cool and hopefully alive until it is

desired to kill the fish and prepare it to be eaten.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 unattached to

the U-shaped channel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 being poked

into the mouth of a small fish. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with the U-

shaped channel lying against the small fish's grill.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with the U-

shaped channel having been poked through the jaws of a medium sized fish. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with the U-

shaped channel lying against one of the medium fish's gills.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with the U-

shaped channel having been poked through the jaws of a large sized fish.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with the U-

shaped channel having been poked through the lower jaw of the large sized fish. FIG. 9 is a blown up front view of the U-shaped channel sectioned to

show how the wire is attached to pin.

FIG. 10 is a blown up side view of the U shaped channel, wire, and pin. FIG. 11 is a blown up view of the wire and clip.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Listed numerically below with reference to the drawings are terms used to

describe features of this invention. These terms and numbers assigned to them

designate the same features throughout this description. u-shaped channel 8. large fish wire 9. small ring clip 10. rivet pin 11. lower end of wire stringer 12. upper end of wire small fish 13. pointed end of u-shaped medium fish channel

With reference to FIG. 1, a front elevational view of the present invention

is shown. The wire 2 has two small rings 9 on both ends. A U-shaped channel

1 is secured to the small ring 9 on the lower end of wire 11 by a stainless steel

pin 4 passing through the ring and through two small holes on opposite edges of

U-shaped channel 1. The small ring 9 on the upper end of wire 12 is inserted

into the clip 3. With reference to FIG. 2, a side elevational view of the embodiment of

FIG. 1 unsecured to the U-shaped channel 1 is shown. The pin 4 is secured in

its position by a stainless steel rivet 10 on each end of pin 4.

In FIG. 3, a perspective view of the present invention is shown poked into

the mouth of a small fish 6. When a small fish 6, a fish from five to eight inches

long, is caught, the fisherman pokes the pointed of the U-shaped channel 13 into

the fish's mouth and through one of the fish's gills and pulls the U-shaped

channel 1 tight against the fish's gill.

In FIG. 4, a perspective view of the present invention attached to a

stringer 5 is shown with the U-shaped channel 1 lying against the grill of a small

fish 6 is shown. To use the present invention, a user first secures one end of a

stringer 5, preferably made of 3/8ths inch diameter cotton rope, to the fishing

boat. When a small fish 6, meaning a fish measuring from five to eight inches in

length, is caught, the present invention, preferably with an eight inch long

stainless steel wire 2, is inserted into the fish's mouth. The user then pushes the

present invention so as to position the U-shaped channel 1 lying against the grill

of the fish. The user then secures the other end of the stringer 5 to the clip 3.

The secured small fish 6 is then tossed over the side of the boat into the water.

In FIG. 5, a perspective view of the present invention is shown with the U-shaped channel having been poked through the jaws of a medium sized fish 7.

When a medium fish 7, meaning a fish measuring from eight to fourteen inches

in length, is caught, the U-shaped channel 1 is inserted into the lower jaw of the

fish's mouth. The user then pulls the U-shaped channel 1 tight against the lower

jaw of the medium fish 7.

With reference to FIG. 6, a perspective view of the present invention with

the U-shaped channel 1 lying against one of the medium fish's 7 gills is shown.

The U-shaped channel 1 is inserted into the medium fish's 7 mouth and

positioned so as the U-shaped channel 1 lies against one of the fish's gills. In FIG. 7, a perspective view of the present invention is shown with the

U-shaped channel 1 having been poked through the jaws of a large fish 8. When

a large fish 8, a fish over fourteen inches long such as Northern Pike, is caught,

the user pokes the pointed end of the U-shaped channel 13 through the lower jaw

of the fish. The user continues to pull the apparatus so the upper and lower jaws

of the large fish 8 are positioned on the wire 2. The user then-pulls the U-shaped

channel 1 tight against the outside of the fish's lower jaw so as to keep the fish

low on the wire 2.

With reference to FIG. 8, a perspective view of the present invention is

shown with U-shaped channel 1 having been poked through the lower jaw of a large fish 8. This is simply another way in which to secure a large fish 8 onto

the wire 2.

FIG. 9 shows a blown up front view of the U-shaped channel 1 sectioned

to show how the wire 2 is attached to pin 4. The pin 4, preferably made of

stainless steel, passes through the small ring 9 on the lower end of the stainless

steel wire 11 and through small holes near the edges of the U-shaped channel 1.

Referring to FIG. 10, a blown up side view of the U shaped channel 1,

wire 2, and pin 4 is shown. The pin 4 is secured to the U-shaped channel 1 by

using rivets 10 at each end. The rivets 10 are preferably made of stainless steel. Referring to FIG. 11, a blown up view of the wire 2 and clip 3 is shown.

The wire 2 of the present invention is secured to the clip 3 by placing the small

ring 9 on the upper end of the wire 12 onto the clip 3.

The use of the present invention keeps caught fish cool and hopefully alrve

until time to kill the fish and prepare it to be eaten. It is to be understood that while a certain form of the invention is

illustrated, it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts

herein described and shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that

various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention

and the invention is not to be considered limited to what is shown and described in the specification and drawings.

Claims

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. An apparatus for keeping a quantity of many different sizes of

caught fish cool and alive comprising: a fish stinger, one end of which is secured to a fisherman's boat and the

stringer then tossed overboard; a stainless steel wire about eight inches long, having upper and lower ends,

both ends of which are formed into a small ring; a U-shaped stainless steel channel; a stainless steel pin connecting the ring in the lower end of the wire and a

middle of the U-shaped channel by two small holes near opposite edges of the U-

shaped channel; and wherein the pin is secured in place by stainless steel rivets on ends of the

pin.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 in which the stringer is made of

3/8ths inch cotton rope and is twelve feet long.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 in which the U-shaped channel is six inches long.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 in which the wire is connected

to the stringer by a clip which passes through the ring in the upper end of the

wire.