Fish Weighing & Floatation Device

• US 20140246256A1
• Filed: 03/04/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brent J. Stadther
• Original Assignee: Brent J. Stadther
• Inventors: Stadther, Brent J.
• Application Number:
  US13/783,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20140246256A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/60 combined with fishing equipment, e.g. with fishing rods

Abstract

A fish weighing device with a micro-controller digital scale integrated with a floatation device connected to a tether at one end of the tether and having a fish attachment mechanism. The fish weighing device has a diaphragm attached at a lower portion of the floatation device. The fish weighing device is such that the diaphragm is connected to the digital scale using a rod or other electromechanical connection. The fish weighing device has the diaphragm connected to the tether through a rod, knots and a fishing connector such as a clip. A seal encompassing the diaphragm is attached to a lower portion of the floatation device. The digital scale has a digital display connected to the scale using buttons with ON/OFF and Calibration/Mode/Hold. Optionally, the device is connected or integrated with an antenna attached to the digital scale to communicate with a server or other devices.

Claims

1. A fish weighing device comprising:

a digital scale integrated with

a floatation device connected to a

tether at one end of the tether and having

a further attachment mechanism at its other end.

2. The fish weighing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a diaphragm attached at a lower portion of the floatation device.

3. The fish weighing device of claim 2 such that the diaphragm is connected to the digital scale using a rod.

4. The fish weighing device of claim 2, such that the diaphragm is connected to the tether through a rod.

5. The fish weighing device of claim 2 further comprising:

a seal encompassing the diaphragm therein and the seal attached to a lower portion of the floatation device.

6. The fish weighing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a digital display connected to the scale.

7. The fish weighing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a button having electronic function parameters and connected to the scale.

8. The fish weighing device of claim 7 wherein the button has an ON/OFF parameter further comprising:

a second button has the functions of Calibration/Mode/Hold.

9. The fish weighing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a micro-controller integrated with the digital scale and overseeing the functions of the digital scale.

10. The fish weighing device of claim 1 further comprising:

an antenna attached to the digital scale.

11. The fish weighing device of claim 10 wherein the antenna transmits and receives commands from other fish weighing devices.

12. The fish weighing device of claim 10 wherein the antenna transmits and receives data to and from a central server.

13. A method of weighing fish comprising the steps of:

turning on a digital scale using a button on a floatation device

catching a fish

attaching the fish to a tether

weighing the fish using a digital scale attached to the tether.

14. The method of weighing fish of claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

storing the weight of a fish in memory.

15. The method of weighing fish of claim 14, further comprising the steps of:

repeating the process for four more times of;

catching a fish

attaching the fish to a tether

weighing the fish using a digital scale attached to the tether and

storing the weight of a fish in memory.

16. The method of weighing fish of claim 15, further comprising the steps of:

repeating the process of catching, attaching and weighing a sixth time then

comparing a sixth fish'"'"'s weight to stored values in the digital scale.

17. The method of weighing fish of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

discarding a lowest weight fish from a list stored in the digital scale if the sixth fish is larger and

storing the sixth fish value over the lowest weight in a list on the digital scale.

18. The method of weighing fish of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

discarding the sixth caught fish when it is of a lowest weight in comparison to those stored in a digital scale.

19. A fish weight measurement device comprising:

a digital scale integrated with

a floatation device connected to a

tether at one end of the tether and having

a further attachment mechanism at its other end

a diaphragm attached at a lower portion of the floatation device such that the diaphragm is connected to the digital scale using a rod and the diaphragm is connected to the tether through a rod.

20. The fish weight measurement device of claim 19 further comprising:

a seal encompassing the diaphragm therein and the seal attached to a lower portion of the floatation device.