Container for aquatic live bait with detachable air pump unit

A container for aquatic live bait, the container comprising:

• a base having an interior sized and shaped to hold water with aquatic live bait, the interior having an opening sized and shaped to permit aquatic live bait to be inserted into and removed from the interior, the base including an air diffuser arranged to deliver air to the interior to aerate water in the interior and a first air connection fitting fluidly coupled to the air diffuser;
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• a pump unit removably connectable to the base, the pump unit including an air pump configured to supply air, a power source configured to power the air pump, and a second air connection fitting fluidly coupled to the air pump, the second air connection fitting configured to couple to the first air connection fitting to fluidly couple the air pump to the air diffuser to supply air for the air diffuser;
• wherein one of the first air connection fitting or the second air connection fitting comprises a sealing surface and the other of the first air connection fitting or the second air connection fitting comprises a resiliently deformable nipple arranged to engage and form an air tight seal with the sealing surface when the pump unit is connected to the base.

A container for aquatic live bait, the container comprising:

• a base having an interior sized and shaped to hold water with aquatic live bait, the interior having an opening sized and shaped to permit aquatic live bait to be inserted into and removed from the interior, the base including an air diffuser arranged to deliver air to the interior to aerate water in the interior and a first air connection fitting fluidly coupled to the air diffuser;
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• a pump unit removably connectable to the base, the pump unit including an air pump configured to supply air, a power source configured to power the air pump, and a second air connection fitting fluidly coupled to the air pump, the second air connection fitting configured to couple to the first air connection fitting to fluidly couple the air pump to the air diffuser to supply air for the air diffuser;
• wherein the base includes a mount configured releaseably engage the pump unit to removably connect the pump unit to the base;
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• wherein the pump unit is configured to form a mounting connection with the mount generally simultaneously with the formation of a pneumatic connection between the first and second air connection fittings when the pump unit is removably connected to the mount.

A container for aquatic live bait, the container comprising:

• a base having an interior sized and shaped to hold water with aquatic live bait, the interior having an opening sized and shaped to permit aquatic live bait to be inserted into and removed from the interior, the base including an air diffuser arranged to deliver air to the interior to aerate water in the interior and a first air connection fitting fluidly coupled to the air diffuser;
• and
• a pump unit removably connectable to the base, the pump unit including an air pump configured to supply air, a power source configured to power the air pump, and a second air connection fitting fluidly coupled to the air pump, the second air connection fitting configured to couple to the first air connection fitting to fluidly couple the air pump to the air diffuser to supply air for the air diffuser;
• wherein the base includes a mount configured releaseably engage the pump unit to removably connect the pump unit to the base, the first air connection fitting being part of the mount.