US 12,185,714 B2
Optional lockable aquatic snare and method of use thereof
Vincent G. Hogan, II, Oakland Park, FL (US); and James Mathie, Deerfield Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Lobster Smarter, LLC, Oakland Park, FL (US)
Filed by Lobster Smarter, LLC, Oakland, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/581,922.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/447,074, filed on Feb. 21, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0276973 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A01M 23/34 (2006.01); A01K 74/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 23/34 (2013.01) [A01K 74/00 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aquatic snare comprising:
an outer rod having a distal end and a proximal end;
an inner rod having a distal end and a proximal end;
the inner rod slidable within the outer rod;
a lasso connected to the proximal end of the inner rod;
a knob connected to the distal end of the inner rod;
the aquatic snare having a locking mechanism, comprising a depressor, selector, and a tension plate, wherein the locking mechanism is located on a handle at the distal end of the aquatic snare;
a selector groove in the handle guides the selector moveable to a locked or unlocked position, wherein:
the tension plate configured to restrict forward movement of the inner rod when the selector placed in the locked position; or
the tension plate configured to allow unrestricted movement of the inner rod when the selector is placed the unlocked position;
the selector groove is on two sides of the handle, a first side and a second side; and
the orientation of the selector groove on the first side is inverted relative to the second side.