US 12,433,270 B2
Methods and apparatus for removing and bleeding fish from a gill net
Rick Koetje, Tacoma, WA (US); and Andrew Blackstock, Bonney Lake, WA (US)
Filed by Rick Koetje, Tacoma, WA (US); and Andrew Blackstock, Bonney Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/208,183.
Prior Publication US 2024/0407345 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 75/00 (2006.01); B26D 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 75/00 (2013.01) [B26D 5/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for cutting a fish free from a gill net comprising:
a. a base having a flat exterior surface;
b. a sensor on said exterior surface for detecting the presence of a fish;
c. an opening in said exterior surface adjacent to said sensor;
d. a support attached to an opposite interior surface of said base adjacent to said opening;
e. a piston provided on said support;
f. a knife blade movably attached to said piston for extension through and retraction from said opening; and
g. an electronic control in communication with said sensor and said piston.