Dynamic flow live bait holder
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0743522
(2015-06-18)
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등록번호 |
US-9560842
(2017-02-07)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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Disclosed is a live bait keeper having a cornerless interior and dynamic flow of ambient water through it for freshening the water and protecting bait against harm when the holder is in water. The holder has a hollow, disc-shaped keeper body having forward and aft ends and cornerless interior space.
Disclosed is a live bait keeper having a cornerless interior and dynamic flow of ambient water through it for freshening the water and protecting bait against harm when the holder is in water. The holder has a hollow, disc-shaped keeper body having forward and aft ends and cornerless interior space. The keeper is buoyant. A top hatch accesses the interior where bait is held. In use, ports on the top-portion of the keeper vent air and water from the interior, and bottom-ports disposed toward the forward-end of the keeper allow water to enter the interior. A tether attachment is disposed on the bottom-portion at the forward end below the neutral buoyancy plane of the keeper body, and as a tether maintains the forward end into the wind and/or current, the keeper rocks fore and aft forcing water into the bottom-ports to provide dynamic water flow into the bait holder.
대표청구항
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1. A dynamic flow live bait holder (10) for in water use, the bait holder (10) comprising: a keeper body (20), the keeper body (20) being a hollow disc-shaped container having a forward-end (12) and an aft-end (14), a top-portion (22) and a bottom-portion (26), and an interior space (42), and being
1. A dynamic flow live bait holder (10) for in water use, the bait holder (10) comprising: a keeper body (20), the keeper body (20) being a hollow disc-shaped container having a forward-end (12) and an aft-end (14), a top-portion (22) and a bottom-portion (26), and an interior space (42), and being buoyant at a surface of said water;a hatch assembly (30) is disposed on the top-portion (22) of the keeper body (20) and is operable to provide access to the interior space (42) of the keeper body (20);vent-ports (24) are disposed on the keeper body (20), with top-ports (24a) positioned on the top-portion (22) of the keeper body (20) to vent air and allow excess water to escape from the interior space (42), wherein the top ports (24a) are separate and distinct from the hatch assembly (30) and are located behind the hatch assembly (30), and with bottom-ports (24b) disposed toward the forward-end (12) of the bottom-portion (26) of the keeper body (20) to allow water to enter the interior space (42) of the keeper body (20); anda tether attachment (16) is disposed on the bottom-portion (26) at the forward end (12) below a neutral buoyancy plane of the keeper body (20), and when tethered maintains the forward end (12) of the keeper body (20) into a wind and/or a current at the surface of the water, and the keeper body tends to rock fore and aft forcing water into the bottom-ports (24b) to provide a dynamic flow of ambient water into the live bait holder (10). 2. The dynamic flow live bait holder (10) of claim 1, wherein the live bait holder (10) has a draft (D) when placed in water that is proximate a plane of a largest interior cross-section of the interior space (42). 3. The dynamic flow live bait holder (10) of claim 1, wherein the keeper body (20) of the live bait holder (10), when at neutral buoyancy has a slight forward-end down tilt. 4. The dynamic flow live bait holder (10) of claim 1, wherein the vent-ports (24) are positioned on the keeper body (20) away from the aft-end to avoid a venturi effect caused by air and/or water passing over the ports from excessively sucking water from the interior space (42). 5. The dynamic flow live bait holder (10) of claim 1, further comprising: a porpoise weight (50) disposed proximate the forward-end (12) of the keeper body (20) and is adapted to promote movement of the forward-end (12) of the keeper body (20) with a rising and falling motion in response to the wind and current at the surface of the water, to force water through the bottom-ports (24b) and into the interior space (42) of the keeper body (20), to provide the dynamic flow live bait holder (10). 6. A dynamic flow live bait holder (10) for in water use, the bait holder (10) comprising: a keeper body (20), the keeper body (20) being a hollow and buoyant disc-shaped container having a forward end (12) and an aft end (14), a top-portion (22) and a bottom-portion (26), and an interior space (42);a hatch assembly (30) is disposed on the top-portion (22) of the keeper body (20) and is operable to provide access to the interior space (42) of the keeper body (20);vent-ports (24) are disposed on the keeper body (20), with top-ports (24a) positioned on the top-portion (22) of the keeper body (20) to vent air and allow excess water to escape from the interior space (42), and with bottom-ports (24b) positioned on the bottom-portion of the keeper body (20) to allow water to enter the interior space (42) of the keeper body (20);a tether attachment (16) is disposed on the bottom-portion (26) of the forward end (12) of the keeper body (20) and when tethered maintains the forward end (12) of the keeper body (20) into a wind and a current at a surface of the water;a porpoise weight (50) is disposed at the front end (12) of the keeper body (20) and is adapted to promote movement of the forward end (12) of the keeper body (20) with a rising and falling motion in response to the wind and current at the surface of the water, to force water through the bottom-ports (24b) and into the interior space (42) of the keeper body (20), to provide the dynamic flow live bait holder (10).
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (3)
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Robert L. Sanquist, Live bait keeper.
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Hartman Robert D. (1000-74th Ave. North Brooklyn Park MN 55444), Minnow bucket.
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Tentler Lynn A. (Fond du Lac WI), Trollable bait bucket and bait keeper.
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