Crab pot handling apparatus and method

Details Crab pot handling apparatus and method Crab pot handling apparatus and method

1979-10-09

1981-06-16

Whitehead, Harold D.

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Fishing

Methods of fishing

43100, 43102, 43 65, 414140, 298 175, A01K 6908

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042729041

ABSTRACT:
A crab pot handling apparatus comprising a sorting bin means for receiving, holding and disposing of the contents of a crab pot, and a crab pot launcher for holding and launching a crab pot. The crab pot handling apparatus is pivotally mounted on the gunwale near the side of a crab harvesting vessel. The crab pot launcher is comprised of a first planar launching deck with crab pot engaging means thereon. The sorting bin is pivotally positioned adjacent the crab pot launcher. The sorting bin means is comprised of a structural frame with sorting surface and fencing means along portions of the periphery of the sorting surface and is rotatable into juxtaposed position over the aforementioned crab pot launcher for baiting and launching pots whenever no sorting function is required.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3111102 (1963-11-01), Gorton
patent: 3257008 (1966-06-01), Luketa
patent: 3465901 (1969-09-01), Grabowski

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