Apparatus and method for measuring size of fish
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1. An electronic fish size measuring apparatus comprising:
- (a) a means for containing a fish,(b) a housing attached to said means for containing a fish,(c) a means for generating a signal from the weight of said fish,(d) a means for converting and displaying said signal into a visual display of said fish weight and length, enclosed in said housing and,(f) said visual display.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method that electronically measures and displays the size of a fish in a net using an electrical transducer generating a signal responding to the weight of a fish, and electronics converting and displaying the signal to indicate fish weight, length, and/or girth to inform a person of fish size with minimum trauma to a fish.
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12 Claims
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1. An electronic fish size measuring apparatus comprising:
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(a) a means for containing a fish, (b) a housing attached to said means for containing a fish, (c) a means for generating a signal from the weight of said fish, (d) a means for converting and displaying said signal into a visual display of said fish weight and length, enclosed in said housing and, (f) said visual display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic fish measuring apparatus comprising:
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(a) a means for containing a fish, (b) a hermetically sealed housing attached to said means for containing a fish, (c) a means for generating a signal from the weight of said fish mounted outside said sealed housing, (d) a means for converting said signal into a visual display of said fish weight, enclosed in said sealed housing, whereby said fish weight is displayed with minimal trauma to said fish and, (e) said visual display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An electronic method for measuring and displaying the size of a fish comprising the steps:
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(a) directing said fish into a means for containing a fish, (b) initiating a means for generating a signal from the weight of said fish, (c) using a means for electronically converting and displaying said signal into a visual display of fish weight and length and, (d) displaying said fish weight and length. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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