Device and method for measuring the length of a fish
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1. A device for measuring the length of a fish that is attached to a fish holder, the device comprising:
- a base including a first section that is oriented in a mostly horizontal plane, a downward-facing surface of the base being the zero mark for measuring the fish;
a foldable measuring tape having distance indicators along the length of said tape, a first end of said tape being attached to the base; and
an opening that penetrates completely through the first section of the base such that the fish holder can be inserted into the opening while the fish is attached to the fish holder, so that gravity causes the foldable measuring tape and the fish to hang in the same downward direction.
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Abstract
A compact and portable measuring device that is quickly and easily attachable to a fish holding device, at an end of the fish, and provides a visually readable scale, which can be used to easily identify the length of the fish and can later be read in a photograph of the fish and measuring device, even if taken at a distance away from the fish and the device.
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1. A device for measuring the length of a fish that is attached to a fish holder, the device comprising:
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a base including a first section that is oriented in a mostly horizontal plane, a downward-facing surface of the base being the zero mark for measuring the fish;
a foldable measuring tape having distance indicators along the length of said tape, a first end of said tape being attached to the base; and
an opening that penetrates completely through the first section of the base such that the fish holder can be inserted into the opening while the fish is attached to the fish holder, so that gravity causes the foldable measuring tape and the fish to hang in the same downward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of measuring a fish comprising:
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holding a fish at a first end with a holding device;
inserting the fish and holding device into an opening in a horizontally-oriented section of a measuring device so that the first end of the fish is aligned with a downward-facing surface of the measuring device;
providing a flexible measuring tape that is attached to the measuring device so that gravity causes the measuring tape and the fish to hang in the same downward direction with the fish being positioned between the tape and an observer; and
visually determining the length of the fish by comparing a distal second end of the fish to distance indicators provided on the tape. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A device for measuring the length of a fish that is attached to a fish holder, said device comprising:
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a base including first and second sections joined at an approximately 90 degree angle so as to form an “
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shape, the first section of the base being oriented in a mostly horizontal plane and a downward facing surface of the first section of the base being the zero mark for measuring the fish;
a foldable tape section having distance indicators along the length of said tape, the second section of the base being attached to one end of said foldable tape section; and
an opening that penetrates completely through a portion of the first section of the base such that the fish holder can be inserted into the opening while the fish is attached to the fish holder, so that gravity causes the foldable tape section and the fish to hang in the same downward direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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