Douglas J Ritchie

US Patent:

20230032438, Feb 2, 2023

Filed:

Jul 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/444147

Inventors:

Douglas James Ritchie - Paw Paw MI, US
Joshua David Ritchie - Paw Paw MI, US

International Classification:

A01K 97/04

Abstract:

A live bait dispenser allows for easy hooking of fish bait without requiring the user to contact the bait. The apparatus includes a storage region, for containing the bait, and a dispensing region, in fluid communication with the storage region, for the bait to position for easy hooking and dispensing. The storage region may be in various shapes and sizes and may include removable or hinged lids to enclose an open top of the storage region. The dispensing region can include a plurality of axial slots that meet with a longitudinal slot to permit hooking and removal of the bait. In some embodiments, a hinged end can be provided to permit the hooked bait, when it is too large to be removed through the longitudinal slot, to be removed from the dispensing region after being hooked.