US Patent Issued on April 21 for "Ice fishing tip-up device" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,877, issued on April 21.

"Ice fishing tip-up device" was invented by Morgan Crane (Sprucedale, Canada) and Tyler Crane (Sprucedale, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ice fishing tip-up device is used in ice fishing. The ice fishing tip-up device is adapted for use with a fishing line. The ice fishing tip-up device attaches to the fishing line such that the ice fishing tip-up device indicates when a fish applies a tension to the fishing line. The ice fishing tip-up device incorporates a gusset plate structure, an indicator plate structure, and a capture hook structure. The gusset plate structure attaches to the indicator plat...