Abstract: An artificial hand for a person whose hand stump includes the metacarpus or a portion thereof characterized in the provision of stump and forearm gripping portions which are pivotally connected together on opposite sides of the wrist for up and down pivotal movement of the stump about the corresponding axis of the wrist, said forearm gripping portion including a detachable thumb-like forward projection from either or each side thereof (for use on the left or right forearm), and said stump gripping portion having forwardly extending curved fingers which, upon pivotal movement of the stump-gripping portion enables receiving and gripping of various objects between the fingers and the forward projection or projections. The artificial hand herein is further characterized in that the aforesaid pivots also permit lateral pivoting of the stump gripping portion and fingers thereof.

Abstract: An ice fishing device has a rod and reel member pivotally connected between its ends to the upper end of a mast member which has its lower end portion firmly anchored in an ice mound (initially firmly packed wet snow or slush) adjacent to the hole in the ice, the rod and reel member being retained in normal fishing position by locating the pivotal connection forwardly of the center of gravity of the rod and reel member whereby a downward pull on the tip of the rod portion by a striking or hooked fish will swing the rod and reel member against the gravity force moment to signal the fisherman to reel the fish in. The pivotal connection between the rod and reel member and the mast member enables folding of the device to compact lateral and longitudinal size.