Title: Book net for crabs, lobsters, and the like

Abstract: A trap for catching crabs or other crawling underwater animals; the trap including a pair of frames hinged to upstanding portions of a central frame, each hinged frame being fitted with a rope net, and the hinged frames are spring biased to a set position resting spread open on a bottom of a water so a crab or animal can walk thereupon to reach bait on a rod mounted between the upstanding portions of the central frame, after which the free ends of the hinged frames are pivoted upwardly by a tethering line so to trap the animal between the hinged frames, the trap then being pulled up out of the water.

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Inventors: Basile, Jerry (1840 67, TH)

Application Number: 762039
Filing Date: 1977-01-24
Publication_date: 1977-09-27
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Primary Class(es): 43/105
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US Patent Ref:

390218	Oct, 1888	Flick	43/105.
957618	May, 1910	Masek	43/105.
1262507	Apr, 1918	Johnston	43/105.

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Primary Examiner: Camp, Warner H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Miller; Richard L.