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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeremy Grayson, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
Normark Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 9/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 9/700 ;
Abstract
A tool for grasping and securing objects is provided. More specifically, while the present invention is not limited to use with fish, certain embodiments of the present invention provide a tool that allows the user to grasp and hold a fish. In addition, certain embodiments of the present invention also provide for the weighing of a fish or another object held by the tool. Spring biased jaws apply a force to objects being held and this force increases as the weight of the objects being held increases.