US2474745A

US2474745A - Minnow bucket

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Publication number: US2474745A
Application number: US756129A
Authority: US
Inventors: John B Lewis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-06-21
Filing date: 1947-06-21
Publication date: 1949-06-28
Anticipated expiration: 1966-06-28

Description

J. B- LEWIS MINNOW BUCKET June 28, 1949'.

s Sheets-Sheet 1 I Filed June 21, 1947 I fiTORNEY.

J. B. LEWIS MINNOW BUCKET June V28, 1949.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jung 2]., 1947 INVENTOR, JOHN B. Lew: IYWQ I flTToR NEY.

' June 28, 1949. J. B. LEWIS 2,474,745

mm BUCKET 31194 June 21, 1947 a Sheets-Sheet 3 l 33 INVENTOR,

Jomv B. Lewis, :BY fiTORNEY.

Patented June 28, 1949 UNITED STATES PTNT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to a minnow bucket and has for a primary object the provision of means for delivering a limited number of minnows at a. time through at least one side door of the bucket. A further object of the invention is to provide a structure wherein the minnows may be lifted out of the water in the bucket and delivered through an upper side door with the minimum amount of handling; and further be delivered directly into the hand of the fisherman held immediately around the door. Other important objects of the invention reside in the unique features of the construction as included in the appended claims, such other objects becoming more apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of the one particular form of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view in central vertical section through a minnow bucket embodying the invention;

Fig, 2 is a detail in outside elevation of a door in closed position on the bucket;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through the upper portion of the bucket on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail in vertical section on the line 4-4 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5--5 in Fig. 1 with the structure revolved 90 degrees from the position indicated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of a detached door structure, and i Fig, 7 is a view in perspective of a modified form of the door structure.

Referring to the drawings in which like characters of reference indicate like parts, a minnow bucket ill of the usual form is provided having perforations ll around its upper portion. An upper closure I2 is provided having the usual lid l3, opening of which permits access to the inside of the bucket I0. A bail H3 is provided as a means for lifting and carrying about the bucket.

At diametrically spaced positions are secured to the under side of the closure l2, nipples l5 and 16, serving as guides for the posts H and I8 slidingly carried therethrough, and through the 010- sure 42 to have a bail i9 interconnect their upper ends. Each of these posts H and G8 are interconnected across their lower ends by a bar or plate '20. The outer ends of the bar 20 are slidingly guided between vertically disposed channel guides 2| and 22 which are secured to the side wall of the bucket 10. 1

An elongated, perforated or foraminous basket 23 herein shown as formed out of wire screen material is centrally mounted on and carried by the bar ZEI, The floor 60 of this basket 23 slopes downwardly from each side of the bar 2|] in opposite directions toward the side wall of the bucket l0, and is wider at that portion immediately about the bar 20. lhe basket 23 has vertically disposed

side walls

24 and 25, the outer ends of which adjacent the wall I!) on each side thereof are spaced to equal substantially the width of the diametrically opposed openings, 26 and 21 through the side wall of the bucket [0.

Normally, the basket 23 drops by gravity to the lowermost position as indicated by dash lines in Fig. 1 where the down-turned lips I31 and 28 under the outer ends of the basket '23 rest on the floor 29 of the bucket.

By lifting the bail IS the basket 23 is carried to the upper portion of the bucket 10 to the upper limit as determined by the

shoulders

30 and 3|, Fig. 3, provided around the posts I! and IS, the

shoulders

39 and 3| striking respectively the under sides of the members 15 and It. When in this position, the open ends of the basket 23 register respectively with the

bucket side openings

26 and 21.

As indicated in Fig. 2, each of these

openings

26 and 21 is closed respectively by

doors

32 and 33 normally held in closed position by means of torsion springs 34 and 6| respectively. Figs. 1 and 2.

The doors may be provided in a form which will cause the doors to automatically open at lifting of the basket 23 to its extreme upper position, or the door may remain closed and be opened manually. Both forms are herein shown, Figs. 6 and 7, Fig. 6 illustrating a structure attached to the door 33 which will permit the door to remain closed regardless of travel of the basket 23, whereas in Fig. 7, the door 32 has a structure attached thereto causing it to open automatically by travel of the basket 23.

Referring to the door 32, it is hinged along its lower end by the pin 35 through ears 3% and 3'! fixed on the bucket l0 so that the door 32 has to be swung upwardly to a vertical position to close the opening '26. On each side of the door are

metal side plates

38 and 39 respectively with their outer edge rounded so that these

plates

38 and 39 may swing through the opening 26 inside of the bucket ill to permit the door 32 to close. The upper edges of these plates 32 and are interconnected by a curved plate 40. This plate 4!! terminates by an outer edge 4| at a distance from the door 32 as an opening through which 3 minnows may be dropped in a controlled manner, that is, so that they cannot flop over the

side plates

38 and 39. Then there are

side wings

42 and 43 turned at right angles from the

side plates

38 and 39 respectively to serve as stops to strike the inside wall of the bucket Iii when the door 32 is in substantially a horizontal position, Fig. 1. Furthermore the curved plate 40 continues on around from the

side plates

38 and 39 to be in the path of i-theiside' walls 24 and-250i the basket 23, theleng'th ofthis overhanging portion of the length 40 being sufiicient that when the door 32 is in a closed position, the lifting of the basket 23 will cause the side walls 24 and :25 to strikethe plate 40 and thus rock the door 32 outwardly and into its lowermost position, Fig. 1.

The other type of door 33 carriesthe

sideplates

44 and 45 between which a short length'of a curved plate 46 is mounted, terminating-by: an outer edge 4'! to leave:space between it and the door; 33 IfOI?mlH-HOWSwtO- feed .outtherebetween. rThe, other-end (portion. of -.the; :plate 46 is provided z' with a central rtongue -td-between the sidesaM Hand-45 to leaverspaces orslotsAfleandz-fiii;between .i tithe-tongue and :the srespective-e side :walls. l The l :vertical edges; (door :ina -horizontal -p051t10n --0f the wplates 4 4.1.andr 45 care :provided with athe ears l- -=and=-=56-1to strike'the insidewof thew-all. of the bucket-i=0 to maintainithe door=33 insubstantially a vhorizontallydisposed position,

In reference! to the door-"33 1' assuming il'rtO'ibB in the closed position-Fig.- li-thebucketz-fl may be irais'ed to its ,upper"limit whichiwill bringrthe abasket walls :24 :and -25 into the;s1otsi 49eands5il izwithout'in any way-causingithedooriwi to move. 1 mhen the rdoorssaemay wbeapu-lled open :and- :the minnows on the inclined surfaces-of, the basket 1- immediately back-of t'hGL'ldODI- WHIF slide downvand out through whee-opening between theadoor and -theedgev41.-\Thelcurvedplates'andi lfi in'each,

.- instance-iservelto confine the minnows-to therewstrictedispace: oven the-respective doors.

While :the' invention has-be'enddescribed in:- the toneparticular1torm in detail;: it. is, obvious tthat .r-structuralevariations may? be iembodiecl without 4 4 departing from the spirit of the invention;-=and L Lrthereforeadoil-notudesireto be flim-ited-;to-'that spreciseitormebeyond'the ili-m-itations which may "the; imposed by-the following claims.

,ioutwardly andr rdowniwardly to form discharge tchutes fromsaid.basketiopenings.

2. A live bait container-comprising acbucket; a basket:- carried- :therewi-thim-i membersshiftable *rvertically of v-,the-;bucketu-ior: l-iftingeand :lowering msaid basketnsaid =basket having .at .oppositeIsidesi arestricted; openings therefrom atthe floor level of 4 the basket; said bucket having side; openings coinvoiding with said basket openings .when theebasket is in -l tan uppermost-position and a door over each of saidtbucketropeni-ngs hingedlto; openi'outwvardlyandadownwardlytorform discharge: chutes ;-fromsaid basketopenings; said doors having side Ar live baitacontainer comprising aubueket;

a basket carried therewithin; members shiftable vertically of the bucket for lifting and lowering said basket; said basket having at opposite sides restricted openings therefrom at the floor level 5 of the basket; said bucket having side openings coinciding with said basket openings when the basket is in an uppermost position; and a door over each of said bucket openings hinged to open outwardly and downwardly to form discharge 10.; chutes from said basketiopenings; said doors hav- "ing side members, a floor member and a cover member between the sides forming said chutes; ==i at least one of said door cover members extending 1 v.irrcmthe top portion of said basket when the doors 15 are in an open position.

4; Alive bait container comprising a bucket; a basket therein; members for lifting and lowering said basket toward the top and bottom of the .z-bucket; said basket having sides and a floor there- 29 between inclined downwardly toward and termiwnating in close proXimityto-the wall of the bucket, the basket-having an outer end-openingfromover saidfioonbetween said sides; 'sa-idbucket-having an opening through its sides- -to coincide with-said basket.ropening .when the'basket is inlan elevated SQ' abasket therein; membersi-forolifting and lower- 0 ing zsaid 1 basket toward: the top-:and ebottom, of

, the bucket said basket shaving sides and a; floor i therebetween inclined.- 1 downwardly-toward and terminating in closefproxi-mityrtorthe walli'of the E5. bucket, the basket-having anputer-wnd :opening --from over said floor betweensaids'ides; said buckx ethaving an openingithroughits sides to coincide with said basket 'opening when thebasket is J in an :elevatedxposition; and a door normallykclosed over said bucket opening; hinged toopen downwardly to be an extension of the floor of -said basket; and amember 'carriedby said -do0r-ex= tending inwardly-therefrom relative to the closed door -position to be "in the path-"of'said basket, whereby upward t-ravel'of the basketwill carryit against said door member androck thedoor to an open position.

6. A live bait container, comprising; a bucket;

F a basket therein;- members'forlifting and lowering said basket toward" the. top and bottom of t,he

bucket; said baskethaving sides and a floortherebetween inclined downwardly toward .andtermimating in close proximityto, the wallet the bucket, the basket having an outerlendlopening fromover said floor between said sides; saidib11cket having an openingthrough its sides to. coincide with said "basket opening. when the: basketis in an elevated "position; and a idoonnormally closed over said bucket opening hinged. .to .open: downwardly to provide a'fl'oor extensioneof the-floor. of. said basket; and armember carried by. said door extending inwardly therefrom relativetoithe-closed door position. to. hem the path of said-basket, whereby upward travel of, the .basket @willcarry it against said door .member. and rock the. door to an open .positionpsaid 'door member. comprising a hood spaced from thelfloor extension.

'7. A live-bait. container comprising a bucket; a basket carried therewithin: members-,shiftable iverticallyof the bucket for liftin zand lowering said basket; .saidbasketzhaving :at opposite sides restricted openings therefrom Late-the floor .level of the basket; said bucket, havingtside openings -7 coinciding with": :said: ;basket:::openings: whenI-the 6 REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 986,229 Seeger Mar, 7, 1911 1,961,055 Lewin May 29, 1934 2,160,436 Jones May 30, 1939