Crab trap
First Claim
1. A crab trap comprising:
- a tapered, mesh body member having a first ingress end and a second smaller egress end, said first ingress end having a cover face removably secured thereto, said cover face having an exterior surface and an interior surface and having formed therein, a one way passageway for the ingress of crabs, said second smaller egress end of said tapered mesh body member being open;
said removable cover face having a plurality of apertures about its periphery for removably securing said cover face to said mesh body member about said first ingress end, said passageway formed in said cover face having an upper sill and a lower sill, said upper sill having a plurality of independent rods depending therefrom to a point below said lower sill, said depending rods independently rotatable inwardly to permit ingress of crabs and non-rotatable outwardly to prevent egress of crabs through said passageway.
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Abstract
A crab trap having a tapered body member of either circular or elliptical cross section, the crab trap having a first ingress end and a second egress end, the first ingress end having a cover removably secured thereto having a passageway for permitting entrance into the crab trap of crabs, but preventing the egress of crabs from the crab trap through the front cover, the egress end of the crab trap being open and dimensioned so as to permit undersized crabs to exit the crab trap under their own mobility or to be flushed from the crab trap when the crab trap is retrieved. The crab trap also has both a buoyancy member and a stability member to insure that the crab trap orients itself correctly on the ocean bed or bay bed, whether or not it is dropped or tossed into the water.
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9 Claims
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1. A crab trap comprising:
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a tapered, mesh body member having a first ingress end and a second smaller egress end, said first ingress end having a cover face removably secured thereto, said cover face having an exterior surface and an interior surface and having formed therein, a one way passageway for the ingress of crabs, said second smaller egress end of said tapered mesh body member being open; said removable cover face having a plurality of apertures about its periphery for removably securing said cover face to said mesh body member about said first ingress end, said passageway formed in said cover face having an upper sill and a lower sill, said upper sill having a plurality of independent rods depending therefrom to a point below said lower sill, said depending rods independently rotatable inwardly to permit ingress of crabs and non-rotatable outwardly to prevent egress of crabs through said passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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