| CPC A01K 97/01 (2013.01) [A01K 97/12 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A tip-up apparatus for indicating when a fish pulls on a fishing line, the apparatus comprising:
a base;
an indicator being coupled to the base, the indicator being movable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the base, the indicator being biased toward the extended position;
a tripper assembly being coupled to the base and being engageable with the indicator to retain the indicator in the retracted position and actuatable to release the indicator from the retracted position;
a housing being coupled to the tripper assembly;
a light emitter being mounted on the housing;
a power supply being mounted in the housing and being selectively electrically couplable to the light emitter; and
a control circuit mounted in the housing and being electrically coupled to the light emitter and the power supply, the control circuit being configured to electrically couple the power supply to the light emitter when the indicator is positioned in the extended position;
wherein the base comprises a pair of support members, the pair of support members being pivotally interconnected, each support member of the pair of support members having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, the base being positionable in a deployed configuration wherein the first surfaces of the air of support members are coplanar with each other and extend away from each other, the base being positionable in a folded configuration wherein the first surfaces of the pair of support members face each other, the base being configured for positioning over a hole in an ice sheet when positioned in the deployed configuration; and
a latch being coupled to the base to retain the base alternately in each of the deployed configuration and the folded configuration.
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