| CPC A01K 97/01 (2013.01) | 17 Claims |
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1. A fish trapping apparatus comprising:
an upper plate having an upper plate aperture extending through the upper plate;
a main shaft being positioned in the upper plate aperture, the main shaft being movably coupled to the upper plate whereby the main shaft moves vertically relative to the upper plate;
a trap plate being coupled to the main shaft below the upper plate, wherein rotation of the main shaft rotates the trap plate, the trap plate rotating 180.0° between an open position and a closed position, wherein the trap plate is aligned with the upper plate when the trap plate is in the open position;
the upper plate being configured to be positioned adjacent to an ice hole extending through an upper surface of ice over a body of water, the main shaft being configured to be positionable to extend through the ice hole into the body of water below the ice hole such that the trap plate is positioned in the body of water and aligned with the upper plate when the trap plate is in the open position, the trap plate being configured to be offset from the upper plate and positioned within the ice hole when the trap plate is in the closed position;
a trigger assembly being mounted on the upper plate, the trigger assembly rotating the trap plate from the open position to the closed position and moving the main shaft upwardly relative to the upper plate, the trigger assembly comprising:
a power source being coupled to the upper plate;
a rotation mechanism being configured to rotate the main shaft whereby the trap plate is rotated to the closed position; and
a lift mechanism being configured to lift the main shaft upwardly toward the upper plate when the trap plate is in the closed position.
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