Catcher basket assembly
OwnerMark Stephen Shortinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a catcher basket assembly including a main body, at least one confining container for containing an animal, and at least one directing part in the main body, for assisting to direct the animal from the main body to the confining container. In use, the directing part directs an animal towards one or more confining container and the confining container enables the animal to be visually inspected and sorted without the need to make direct contact with the animal. The invention also relates to a catcher basket assembly for confining and sorting a crab. The invention also relates to a method of use of a catcher basket assembly.
Claims19
A catcher basket assembly, for confining animals, the catcher basket assembly comprising:
- a main body;
- at least one confining container for containing the animal;
- and
- at least one directing part in the main body, for assisting to direct the animal from the main body to the at least one confining container, the directing part including at least one divider,
- wherein, the directing part and divider directs an animal towards the at least one confining container and the at least one confining container enables the animal to be visually inspected and sorted without the need to make direct contact with the animal, and
- wherein the at least one confining container includes a door movable between a substantially open state which permits the animal to pass into the confining container and a substantially closed state whereby the door substantially prevents the animal from leaving the confining container.
A catcher basket assembly for confining crabs, the catcher basket assembly comprising:
- a main body;
- a plurality of confining containers for containing individual crabs each confining container having a door moveable between a closed and open state;
- a first divider across the main body leaving an opening between the base and the lower part of the divider, for assisting to direct the animal from the main body to the confining container;
- and
- a second divider running substantially perpendicular to the first, across the main body from an end to the first divider, between the base and the lower part of the divider for assisting to direct the crab from the main body to the confining container,
- wherein, the dividers direct a crab towards one or more substantially open confining containers, whereby in the closed state the door confines the crab therein, and the confining container enables the crab to be visually inspected and sorted without the need to make direct contact with the crab.
A method of use of a catcher basket assembly for confining an animal, the method comprising the steps:
- a) Providing a catcher basket assembly comprising:
- i. a main body;
- ii. at least one confining container for containing the animal;
- and
- iii. at least one directing part in the main body, for assisting to direct the animal from the main body to the at least one confining container, the directing part including at least one divider,
- wherein, the directing part and divider directs an animal towards the at least one confining container and the at least one confining container enables the animal to be visually inspected and sorted without the need to make direct contact with the animal, and
- wherein the at least one confining container includes a door movable between a substantially open state which permits the animal to pass into the confining container and a substantially closed state whereby the door substantially prevents the animal from leaving the confining container;
- b) Putting an animal in the main body;
- and
- c) Closing the door of the confining container once the animal is within the confining container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.