ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,278, issued on Oct. 7.
"Ice fishing apparatus" was invented by Brad Tenor (Green Bay, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice fishing apparatus including a bucket assembly and an activation mechanism assembly. The bucket assembly includes a bucket with flap members hingedly attached to the top opening of the bucket. The bucket assembly has a spring to release the flap members. The activation assembly includes a spring biased mechanism with a trigger rod engaged thereto. The trigger rod has a notch to engage a fishing line with a hook. The spring biased mechanism is automatically released when the hook is bitten. The spring biased m...