Fish harvesting head

Abstract

A fish harvesting head is disclosed having one or more barb arms protruding from barb receiving slots in a harvesting body, wherein one or more barb arms includes one or more gripper arms extending from at least one barb arm nonorthogonal and nonparallel with the barb arm to prevent the fish harvesting head from inadvertently being pulled free from a target. The gripper arm may extend at a compound angle from a side surface of the barb arm. The gripper arm may also be nonlinear such that the gripper arm mates with an outer surface of the fish harvesting head when the barb arm is in a closed position against the harvesting body. In such a position, the gripper arm assists the barb arm in staying in a closed position while the fish harvesting head is driven into a target, such as, but not limited to a fish.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 985,534, filed Dec. 31, 2015, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 099,246, filed on Jan. 2, 2015, which are both incorporated herein in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention is directed generally to fish harvesting systems, and more particularly to tips such as arrowheads usable for bowfishing and spearfishing tips.BACKGROUND[0003]Bowfishing equipment has been used throughout the years to successfully harvest fish of all varieties. Typically, an arrow used for bowfishing includes an arrowhead with a barb for keeping the fish attached to the arrow once shot. One such example is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,742,637. The '637 patent discloses a bowfishing arrowhead formed from a tip with a rotatable barb. The rotatable barb is confined in a hole in the arrowhead and is not removable. The bowfish...

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Benefits of technology

The fish harvester has a gripper arm that is attached to a barb arm. The gripper arm is shorter than half the length of the barb arm. The barb arm can pivot between a closed position and an open position. The front of the harvester has a distal piercing tip with a connection device that can be connected to the harvester and prevent the barb arms from spinning out. The gripper arm provides extra surface area for holding the fish without adding too much drag.

Problems solved by technology

The rotatable barb is confined in a hole in the arrowhead and is not removable.

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