Catch and release fish data recording system
First Claim
1. A catch and release fish data recording system comprising:
- a carrying case having two, cavity-defining parts hingedly interconnected to facilitate pivotation of the parts relative to each other from a first, closed position, in which the case is closed, to a second, open position in which a first of said parts extends substantially normal to the second of said parts after pivoting through an angle of about 90°
from said closed position;
a fish weighing and measuring subassembly mounted in said first part, and including;
a scalar measuring grid for measuring and visually portraying the length of a fish; and
means for weighing a fish comprising;
a weighing peg for suspending a fish against said grid in a position to be measured thereby while supporting the weight of said fish; and
means for reacting to the weight of a fish suspended on said peg to visually and digitally portray the weight of said fish adjacent said scalar grid; and
a camera mounted in said second part and positionable by limited movement without detachment from said second part for photographing said scalar grid, a fish suspended on said weighing peg, and the visually and digitally portrayed weight of said fish at the time whem said case parts are in said second, open position.
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Abstract
A device useful for recording data concerning fish which have been caught. The system includes a carrying case enclosing operative components of the system, including a weighing and measuring subassembly and a data readout display. These are located within one side of the two hinged-together parts of the carrying case. A pre-focused camera is secured in the opposite side of the case, and is carried upon an expandable support structure positionable to photograph a fish supported on the weighing and measuring subassembly, concomitantly with photographing of a digital readout display of the fish'"'"'s weight, a scalar graphic portrayal of the width and length of the fish, and a digital readout of other important data regarding the fish. The system further includes a computer, computer keyboard and printer by which certain data concerning the fish and the fisherman can be input to the digital readout display, and concurrently printed on a printer tape.
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14 Claims
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1. A catch and release fish data recording system comprising:
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a carrying case having two, cavity-defining parts hingedly interconnected to facilitate pivotation of the parts relative to each other from a first, closed position, in which the case is closed, to a second, open position in which a first of said parts extends substantially normal to the second of said parts after pivoting through an angle of about 90°
from said closed position;a fish weighing and measuring subassembly mounted in said first part, and including; a scalar measuring grid for measuring and visually portraying the length of a fish; and means for weighing a fish comprising; a weighing peg for suspending a fish against said grid in a position to be measured thereby while supporting the weight of said fish; and means for reacting to the weight of a fish suspended on said peg to visually and digitally portray the weight of said fish adjacent said scalar grid; and a camera mounted in said second part and positionable by limited movement without detachment from said second part for photographing said scalar grid, a fish suspended on said weighing peg, and the visually and digitally portrayed weight of said fish at the time whem said case parts are in said second, open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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