Lobster trap escape vent
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of my lobster trap escape vent embodying the features of my invention;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1, but assembled upon the wire mesh of a lobster trap illustrating the manner in which a lobster passes through an opening for the purpose of escape. The figure of a lobster and mesh screening of a trap, shown in phantom lines, is part of the environment of the invention and forms no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of my invention;
FIG. 5 is an end view with the opposite end view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the lobster trap escape vent of my invention; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the lobster trap escape vent of my invention.
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Mar 5, 1996
Inventor: Donald G. Erlandson (Topsham, ME)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Application Number: 0/11,262
