US 12,295,357 B2
Lobster catching device
Michael Sozio, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Michael Sozio, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/207,454.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/366,390, filed on Jun. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0397585 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. A01K 74/00 (2006.01); B25J 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 74/00 (2013.01) [B25J 1/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lobster catching device, comprising:
an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end;
a control mechanism that is connected to the first end of the elongated shaft;
a hinge that is positioned along the second end of the elongated shaft,
a grasping assembly that is connected to the hinge, said grasping assembly including a main body and a pair of arms extending outward therefrom; and
a blocking panel that is a planar member connected to the main body of the grasping assembly, a mounting arm connected between the blocking panel and the main body of the grasping assembly, positioning the blocking panel parallel to the pair of arms,
wherein the control mechanism includes functionality for transitioning the grasping assembly between a closed position and an open position, and
wherein the hinge includes functionality to selectively rotate or pivot the grasping assembly and the blocking panel as a unit relative to the elongated shaft, and
in the closed position, the pair of arms are configured to engage along both sides of the lobster and simultaneously the blocking panel engages a tail of the lobster, wherein the lobster is in contact with the catching device in three distinct locations preventing the lobster from swimming away.