(under subclass 7) Devices special to the art of fishing for handling, hoisting, pulling, and otherwise manipulating fish nets where the invention lies in the handling apparatus by itself and not in the net.
(1) Note. Where the invention resides in the net chiefly, appropriate subclasses below should be searched.
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15, for apparatus for manipulating fishing-lines.
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54, Harness,
80.4+, for animal protecting nets. 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
370+, and 520+ for apparatus for winding a web material which may include a net.
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,
264+, for cable-pulling devices which are in some instances disclosed as pulling in nets or purse lines, but have no special structure adapting them to handle the nets or controls adapting them to manipulate the nets or lines for fishing purposes.
414, Material or Article Handling, especially
137.7+, for means for loading or unloading a marine vessel directly from the sea, generally.
