ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,778, issued on Dec. 16.
"Tube embedded hand line cast net retrieval device" was invented by Christopher A. Badeaux (Luling, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cast net retrieving device is disclosed having a hand line removably connected to a swivel of a cast net body. A tube joint is disposed within the hand line, and a horn line is disposed inside the tube joint. A distal end of the horn line is removably connected to a central horn of the cast net body, such that a pulling upon a proximal end of the horn line slides the horn line through the tube joint and through the respective hand line. Such pulling of the horn line by a user...