Crabbing bait holder

US5497582A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Thomas Kuhn · Heilbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 1995
• Grant date: Mar 12, 1996
• Expiry date: May 26, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01K69/00
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A crabbing bait holder comprises a frame including a pair of joined planar members foldably openable to add a solid bait therebetween and foldably closable to hold the bait in position, with a plurality of eyeholes and locking tab lengths about the top, bottom and side edges of the frame to secure the planar members at a distance varying with the thickness of the bait held in place. The frame may be raised or lowered into the water by a drop-line, fed manually or from a reel, and is in the general shape of an open grid constructed of a rigid nature to support the weight of one or more crabs holding onto the frame with their claws while eating at the bait inside. A further weight, included where the drop-line joins the folded-over planar members, steadies the frame against water currents and the chomping actions of the crab when eating. Upon raising the frame from the water, any crabs holding onto the frame can be simply scooped off.