Modular Gamefish Attractor with Interconnectable Fins
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gamefish struggle to protect their spawning beds from predators due to lack of adequate cover, resulting in high fry and egg mortality, and they avoid spawning near other bass due to competition.
Innovation Solution
A modular gamefish attractor system with interconnectable cover assemblies and spawning beds, featuring extendable fins and frame extensions that create protected areas and can be configured in various patterns to attract gamefish, providing camouflage and shelter while allowing for effective baitfish snaring and spawning protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If gamefish spawn in open areas without cover, then spawning can occur, but predation on eggs and fry increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The cover assembly is divided into modular components including a base assembly, multiple fins, and frame extensions that can be assembled together to create protective cover regions. This segmentation allows the system to provide adequate cover protection while maintaining ease of assembly and deployment in spawning areas
Solution Approach 2:
The frame extensions extend from between the fins and can receive additional components, creating a nested structure that provides multiple layers of protection and camouflage for the spawning bed while maintaining a compact overall form factor
2Productivity
If gamefish avoid spawning near other bass due to competition, then intraspecific competition is reduced, but spawning opportunities and population growth are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The modular cover assembly creates multiple discrete cover regions that can accommodate multiple spawning pairs. By providing segmented, separate protective zones, the system allows multiple gamefish to spawn in close proximity without direct competition, as each cover region serves as an independent spawning territory
Solution Approach 2:
The cover assembly serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides protection from predators, creates defined spawning territories, and can be deployed in various configurations to accommodate different numbers of spawning pairs, thereby increasing overall spawning productivity in the area
3Reliability
If traditional spawning beds without cover are used, then spawning can occur, but fry protection from predators is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the spawning bed function with the cover assembly by integrating the bed into the base assembly and surrounding it with protective fins and frame extensions. This combination creates a unified structure that simultaneously provides spawning substrate and predator protection, increasing fry survival without requiring separate complex systems
Solution Approach 2:
The spawning bed is nested within the protective cover structure formed by the fins and frame extensions. This nested configuration places the vulnerable eggs and fry directly within the protected zone, maximizing their protection from predators while maintaining a compact and efficient structure
4Adaptability or versatility
If modular cover assemblies with interconnects are used, then cover regions can be customized and expanded, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cover assembly is segmented into standardized modular components with consistent connection interfaces. The base assembly, fins, and frame extensions are designed as discrete units that connect through standardized interconnects, allowing flexible configuration while maintaining simple, repeatable assembly procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The interconnect system uses universal connection mechanisms that work across all components (base assembly, fins, frame extensions). This universality allows the same interconnect design to be used throughout the system, simplifying the assembly process while enabling high configurability and expandability of the cover regions
Data Source
AI summary
A gamefish attractor system is modular, having interconnects that are configured to attach a first cover assembly to a second cover assembly to produce two separate cover regions and also attach to a spawning bed. Each cover region has a pair of fins attached to a frame by the interconnects. The fins extend up from the floor of the body of water to provide cover or shelter for the gamefish. A cover assembly has a cover frame that includes frame extensions that extend from a first fin to a second fin. Two cover regions may share a fin to produce the adjacent cover regions. The frame extensions are coupled to the fins by interconnects that may be detachably attachable to the fin and to the frame extension. A cover frame may include a spawning tray wherein the interconnects couple the fins to the spawning tray to form a cover region.