US2663115A

US2663115A - Aerated minnow bucket

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Publication number: US2663115A
Application number: US148803A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert G Mckissack
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-03-10
Filing date: 1950-03-10
Publication date: 1953-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 1970-12-22

Description

Dec. 22, 1953 R. G. MCKISSACK 2,663,115

. AERATED MINNOW BUCKET Filed March 10, 1950 Inventor F08FTM$$ACK Attorney Patented Dec. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES;

metres r orries The present inventionrelates t an: aerated minnow bucketand it. consists in.- the:.combina-. tions; constructions and arrangements -013. parts. herein described and claimed.-

Generallyinthereis provided a minnow bucket having a valved fitting in the lower end thereof which fitting is connected" by means of a pipe to a pump fitting on the lower outer side of the bucket. A novel clamp arrangement is provided for holdingan air pumpupo'n the side of the bucket andioperationcf the pump Teilects anfadmission'of air into the lower end of the bucket to thereby-aerate water which maybe contained in thebucket to. the'reb'y'ensure keeping alive minnews which maybe"pla'ced"ini the water; In another form ofthe 'invention,' th'e pump is centrally disposed in tlie'bucket andin each'casei there is p-rovided'a'novel'perforated disc fori'a cilitating' the removarof" minnows from I the. bucket:

It is 'accordin'gly'an'object'of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manuture and yet which is efiicient and effective in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a minnow bucket having novel means for aerating water which may be contained therein.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of novel means for mounting a pump upon the side of a minnow bucket of the character set forth.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a minnow bucket of the character set forth having a body formed of non-heat-conducting material.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading Of the following specification, taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, of a device embodying th present invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional. view taken alongline 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view illustrating the details of a valved fitting forming a part of the invention, 7

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form the invention may assume, and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along line l'! of Figure 6.

top of the neck H.

An Referring 7 more particularly to the drawing;

thereis" shown therein a generally cylindricallyshapedbuckethavinga body it and an integrally formed-neck i tconstructed'of thick glass orothen heat resistant material.

A-covering i2, preferablyformedof aluminum; entirely covers the bo witha pair-of diametrically opposed slots 1 5.

Hoover i6 is provided with a plurality 'oi'per fora'tio'ns i l' and with a flanged portion i t-having a pair of diametrically opposed outwardly eaten-dneck of the bucket a pair of outwardly 'extending bail ears to which is pivotally attached a bail 2i having a handle 2.

Centrally disposed in thebottom of thecontainer is a fitting 23-having arecess 2 l in =its* upper endin-whi'ch recessisseated a ball 'valve 25. A passage 26 communicates with the recess 24 and the lower end of the fitting and a pipe 2'! is connected with the fitting and extends through one side of the bucket to a coupling 28. Laterally extending beneath the coupling 28 from the body of the bucket is a bracket 29 provided with a pair of diametrically opposed bayonet slots 30.

An air pump 3i having a conventional handle 32 is provided at its lower end with a pair of outstanding diametrically opposed lugs 33 and there is afiixed to the covering I2 adjacent the upper end of the body and in vertical alignment with the bracket 29 a spring clip 3d.

A concave-convex shaped plate 35 having a plurality of perforations 36 therein and having its concave side uppermost, in horizontally arranged within the bucket and is of such size to allow a very small clearance between its periphery and the inner walls of the bucket. A vertically extending handle 3? is centrally affixed to the plate 35, as indicated at 33.

In operation, it will be apparent that the bucket may be filled or substantially filled with Water and that thereafter live minnows 39' may be placed within the water, which water should be at a normal temperature for the proper living conditions for such minnows. The walls and neck of the bucket being of heat-resistant material will act to maintain the proper temperature of the water for considerable eriods of time and it will be apparent that from time to time the handle 32 of the pump 3| may be reciprocated to ing ea'rs l 9 andthe covering i 2 has aifixedthereto adjacent the juncture between the body andthe thereby force air through the valve 25 to thus allow a proper amount of oxygen to enter the bucket and become absorbed in the water for the proper preservation of the lives of the minnows 39. It will also be apparent that the pump may be mounted in the bracket 29 by engaging the lugs 33 in the bayonet slots 30 and thereafter or at the same time engaging the upper end of the pump in the spring clip 34. The pipe 21 will be then coupled with the conventional outlet pipe 510 of the pump 3| by means of the coupling 18. When it is desired to remove minnows from the bucket, it is only necessary to turn the cover it a quarter turn to align the legs IS with the slots [5 and to thereafter withdraw the cover 16 from the bucket.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 an air pump 5|] is centrally mounted in the bottom 13 by means of embedding a base member 51 therein. This pump is also provided with a handle 52 which extends upwardly through the neck and which will ordinarily be enclosed within the cover it. The pump is provided with an outlet pipe 53 which communicates directly with the interior of the bucket.

A perforated dish-shaped plate 54 is affixed to the lower ends of a pair of vertically extending shafts 55 whose upper ends are slidably mounted in a bracket 59 which is aflixed to the upper portion of the pump 50.

I'he remainder of this form of the invention is identical with that described with regard to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, and the operation is likewise identical with the exception that when it is desired to raise the plate 50, it is only necessary to grasp the uppe ends of the shafts 55 and draw the same upwardly thereby bringing the plate 54' likewise in an upward direction so that minnows which may be in the water contained in such bucket will be drawn to the top of the bucket to provide easy access thereto.

While but two forms of the invention have been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor forms of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising a bucket including a cylindrical Wall and a bottom wall, a valved fitting disposed in said bottom wall and communicating with the interior of the bucket, a feed pipe embedded in said bottom Wall, connected at its inner end to said valved fitting and protruding from said cylindrical wall, a bracket afiixed to the lower portion of the cylindrical wall and having bayonet slots therein, a spring clip afiixed to the upper portion of the cylindrical wall in vertical registry with said bracket, 9. pump, pins aflixed to the lower end of said pump and removably receivable in said bayonet slots, said pump being also removably receivable in said spring clip, a discharge pipe in the lower portion of said pump, and a coupling for interconnecting said discharge pipe with the outer end of said feed pipe.

ROBERT G. MCKISSACK.

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