Depuration system
AssigneeSaeplast Iceland Ehf
InventorDagur Oskarsson
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Abstract
The invention relates to a container assembly comprising a container for depuration of mollusks and a drain canal unit. The assembly provides a closed circulation of water via a circulation route that has an entry portion between the floor of the container and the drain canal unit, a circulation channel between the corner of the container and a drain canal unit, and a drain canal within the drain canal unit. Also provided is a drain canal unit for use in stackable containers that provides circulation of water within a container assembly.
Claims18
A container assembly comprising:
- a. at least one drain canal unit adapted to be operatively and removably engaged in an interlocked fashion with a container near a corner thereof, the drain canal unit comprising at least one drain canal that has at least one entry opening near its top and at least one spout at its lower end, for removable insertion into and through the floor of the container so that the at least one entry opening, when the drain canal unit is interlocked with the container, faces the corner of the container;
- b. the said container having four upright side walls and having slots on at least two adjoining inner side walls of the four upright sidewalls, wherein the adjoining inner sidewalls form the corner of the container, the drain canal unit comprising peripheral portions adapted to removably fit into and removably interlock with said slots to form a substantially water-tight seal when engaged with said slots so that the drain canal unit is engaged in an interlocked fashion with said two adjoining side walls of the container in proximity to said corner so that the engaged drain canal unit is positioned near the corner of the container and wherein the container is further adapted to removably receive the drain canal unit spout into and through an opening in the container floor so that a substantially water-tight seal is formed therebetween;
- so that when the drain canal unit is engaged with the container, at least one circulation channel between the drain canal unit and the corner of the container is formed;
- whereby the engaged at least one drain canal unit and the container form at least one circulation route, wherein each circulation route has an entry portion positioned between the drain canal unit and the floor of the container, the at least one circulation channel positioned between the drain canal unit and the container corner, and the at least one drain canal positioned within the drain canal unit;
- so that water within the body of the container can circulate through the entry portion into the at least one circulation channel and be drained through the drain canal unit to exit the container assembly via its spout.
A drain canal unit, for use in stackable containers to allow circulation of water within an individual container in a stack of containers and drainage into adjacent containers in the stack, the drain canal unit comprising:
- an elongated body that has at least one spout extending from its lower end and that is adapted to removably fit into and through an opening in the individual container floor to provide a water-proof seal therebetween;
- the elongated body comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface wherein, when the drain canal unit is removably engaged with the individual container that the drain canal unit is adapted to fit into, the first surface faces a central portion of a body of the individual container, and the opposing second surface container, and
- wherein the first and second surfaces are interconnected by side surfaces that comprise peripheral portions adapted to removably fit into slots on respective adjoining side walls of the individual container to provide a removable interlocked connection therebetween, wherein the adjoining sidewalls form the corner of the individual container and wherein, when the peripheral portions are removably fit into the slots on the adjoining sidewalls, at least one circulation channel between the drain canal unit and the corner of the individual container is formed;
- wherein the elongated body is at least partially hollow to provide a drain canal that is fluidly connected to the spout and that has at least one entry opening on the second surface of the drain canal body near the top of the drain canal unit.
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