| CPC A01K 97/01 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A tip-up system for use in ice fishing to alert a user as to a catch status of a fishing hook, the fishing hook attached to an end of a fishing line, the tip-up system for placement over an ice surface adjacent an opening in the ice surface, the ice surface defining a horizontal axis, the opening providing access to a body of water underneath the ice surface for inserting the fishing hook thereinto for fishing, the tip-up system comprising:
a base including a base body having a front base end opposite a rear base end, a first base side opposite a second base side, a top base surface opposite a bottom base surface, at least one stand fastener and at least one anchor point configured to facilitate fastening of the base to the ice surface, the first base side and the second base side extending between the front base end and the rear base end, the base being substantially parallel to the horizontal axis when attached thereto;
a telescopic stand pivotably attached to the base and configured to pivot between a raised position and a collapsed position relative to the base, the telescopic stand substantially perpendicular to the base in the raised position and defining a stand axis perpendicular to the horizontal axis, the telescopic stand being substantially parallel to the base in the collapsed position, the telescopic stand including at least:
a first stand portion having a first lower end opposite a first upper end, a first length therebetween, and a first substantially hollow interior, the first lower end including at least one base fastener for pivotably attaching the telescopic stand to the base; and
a second stand portion having a second lower end opposite a second upper end and a second length therebetween, the second lower end attached about the first upper end of the first stand portion and configured for slidable insertion into the first substantially hollow interior, thereby adjusting a height of the telescopic stand;
a paddle fastener attached atop the telescopic stand, the paddle fastener including a fastener body and at least one rounded aperture therewithin, the at least one rounded aperture defining a pivot axis at least substantially perpendicular to the stand axis; and
a paddle configured to receive the fishing line, the paddle including a paddle body having a front paddle end opposite a rear paddle end, a first paddle side opposite a second paddle side extending between the front paddle end and the rear paddle end, a top paddle surface opposite a bottom paddle surface, an elongated horizontal cavity disposed within the paddle body and extending through the first paddle side and the second paddle side, and a pivot bar attached within the elongated horizontal cavity, the front paddle end being oriented proximal to the opening in the ice surface and configured to hold the fishing hook in the body of water, the pivot bar configured to sit within the at least one rounded aperture such that the paddle is able to pivot about the pivot axis between a balanced position and a tipped position, the pivot bar further configured for linear movement along the elongated horizontal cavity to adjust a balance point of the paddle.
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