JPH0641A - Tool for transporting live fish - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To restrict water movement in a water chamber during transportation and to prevent weakening of live fish by pivoting a middle cover on a hinge at a middle height of a casing and making the lower chamber into the water chamber. CONSTITUTION:A middle cover 3 is pivoted on a hinge 5 at the middle height of a box-shaped casing l, the upper part on the middle cover is made into an air chamber 8 and the lower part into a water chamber 9. Live fishes are stored in the water chamber. Movement of water by vibration of transporting tools is extremely reduced and live fishes are not weakened even with a small amount of water.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improved live fish carrier used for carrying live fish with water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional carrier of this type, the live fish carrier has a simple box shape.

[0003]

Since a fisherman walks in the water during fishing and walks with a string attached to the carrier while floating, the carrier sways when the fisherman walks, resulting in a simple box-shaped carrier. Then, as the water inside moves with it,
Live fish of decoy are often surprised and weakened by hitting their noses and the like on the casing, which is a big problem for fishermen when co-fishing ayu.

[0004]

The present invention solves the problem by the following means. A short box-shaped casing, a closable fitting-type or pivoting type upper lid at the upper end opening of the casing, and an inner lid pivotally attached to the middle height of the casing by an appropriate number of hinges. And the inner space above the inner lid constitutes an air chamber,
The inner space below the inner lid constitutes a water chamber, and an appropriate number of small holes are provided in the inner lid, and some of the water in the water chamber flows out a little above the air chamber due to shaking during transportation of the device. Even
It is configured to return to the original water chamber through those small holes again, and the movement of water in the water chamber is suppressed by the inner lid, and the action of live fish in the water chamber during transportation hits the casing etc. with the nose and weakens. Let's borrow to keep the live fish healthy as much as possible.

[0005]

If the water level does not reach the upper part of the casing and the air chamber is vacant, the water in the lower water chamber moves to the upper air chamber through the small holes in the inner lid when the entire chamber tilts. When the whole is returned horizontally, the water that has moved to the upper part returns to the lower water chamber through the small hole in the inner lid. Such movement of water becomes extremely slow as compared with a device having no inner lid, and movement of water in the water chamber due to short-term shaking is greatly restricted. When the water level reaches the upper air chamber, the water in the upper air chamber suddenly moves in a tilted direction, but the movement of the water affects the lower water chamber by the inner lid. It is almost blocked, and the movement of water in the water chamber due to short-term shaking is largely restricted by the inner lid.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of this device, FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view with an upper lid 2 removed, and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view with an inner lid 3 held in a horizontal fixed position. It is a figure. Further, FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the inner lid 3 is rotated 90 ° upward from the horizontal position about the pivot point and flipped up. Water and fish are not shown in these figures. In these figures, the casing 1 is shown in FIG.
As is clear from the above, it is a box shape selected as long as possible and its material is plastic, wood,
It is made of any suitable hard or anti-hard material such as fiber. Reference numeral 2 denotes an upper lid with an open upper end of the casing 1, and the upper lid 2 is a drainboard and is water permeable so that outside water can freely flow into the inside of the casing 1 when the device is placed in water. Reference numeral 3 denotes an inner lid, one end of which is pivotally attached to the inner wall of the casing 1 via a hinge 5 so as to be rotatable, and the other end of which is at rest a central shoulder portion 10 of the inner wall of the casing 1. Is held against. When the inner lid 3 is flipped up, a stopper 11 is provided beside the casing 1 to hold the inner lid 3. Reference numeral 4 is a small hole formed in the inner lid 3.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a fish insertion port provided in the casing 1, and the screw port 7 normally closes the insertion port 6.

[0007]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The live fish in the water chamber 9 of the live fish carrier according to the present invention has a significantly reduced movement of water due to the shaking of the carrier, so that the nose tip or the like is struck on the casing 1 when the movement of water is surprising. Rarely, it will not be debilitated in a short period of time like conventional carriers. By the small hole 4 of the inner lid 3,
It is possible to exchange water and air between the air chamber 8 and the water chamber 9, and when the whole apparatus is immersed in a river or the like, the water of the river follows the permeable upper lid 2 and enters the air chamber 8, A part of the water enters the water chamber 9 through the small holes 4, and the water in the water chamber 9 is gradually exchanged. Even if the water level in the live fish carrier is low, the live fish does not weaken, so the amount of water inside can be reduced, and the weight during transportation will be lighter than that of conventional carriers, making it easier to carry. Similarly, in a live fish carrier used for transporting live fish in a vehicle or the like, an inner lid 3 is provided at the center to suppress the movement of water due to the shaking of the vehicle, thereby reducing the weakness of the live fish during transportation. Remove the screw lid 7 and raise the inner lid 3 with your fingertips, or tilt the entire box to tilt the inner lid 3 and the fish you caught will be inserted from the insertion port 6 into the lower water chamber 9 and the upper lid 2 will be removed. It is possible to insert fish inside without.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a live fish carrier of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the live fish carrier of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a live fish carrier of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a lateral cross-sectional view of the live fish carrier of the present invention with the inner lid flipped up.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 casing, 2 upper lid, 3 middle lid, 4 small hole, 5 hinge, 6 insertion port, 7 screw lid, 8 air chamber, 9 water chamber, 10 shoulder portion, 11 stopper.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped casing having a short shape, a closable fitting-type or pivoting-type upper lid of an upper end opening of the caging, and a suitable number of hinges for pivoting the casing to a middle height. It is mainly composed of the attached inner lid, the inner space above the inner lid constitutes an air chamber, the inner space below the inner lid constitutes a water chamber, and an appropriate number of small holes are formed in the inner lid. Even if a part of the water in the above water chamber flows out to the air chamber due to shaking during transportation of the device, it is configured to return to the original water chamber through these small holes again. The movement of water in the water chamber is suppressed by this, and the effect that live fish in the water chamber during transportation hits the nose etc. on the casing and weakens is reduced, and the lively condition of live fish is maintained as much as possible. A live fish carrier.