Fish handling apparatus and associated method
AssigneeZoetis Services LLC
InventorJohan Odd Moflag
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Abstract
A fish handling apparatus comprises a supply arrangement arranged to supply a plurality of fish and a receiving arrangement arranged to receive and distribute a single fish of the plurality of fish. A conveying device is arranged between the supply arrangement and the receiving arrangement. The conveying device is further arranged to remove the single fish from the plurality of fish received by the supply arrangement and to convey the single fish to the receiving arrangement. A suction system is operably engaged with the conveying device and is arranged to apply suction to the single fish via the conveying device so as to attract the single fish into engagement with the conveying device. An associated method is also provided.
Claims24
A fish handling apparatus, comprising:
- a supply arrangement arranged to supply a plurality of fish;
- a receiving arrangement arranged to receive a single fish of the plurality of fish and to distribute the single fish therefrom;
- a conveying device arranged between the supply arrangement and the receiving arrangement, the conveying device being further arranged to remove the single fish from the plurality of fish at the supply arrangement and to convey the single fish to the receiving arrangement;
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- a suction system operably engaged with the conveying device and arranged to apply suction to the single fish via the conveying device so as to attract the single fish into engagement with the conveying device.
A fish handling method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of fish at a supply arrangement;
- receiving a single fish of the plurality of fish at a receiving arrangement for further distribution;
- removing the single fish of the plurality of fish received by the supply arrangement, with a conveying device arranged between the supply arrangement and the receiving arrangement, and conveying the single fish to the receiving arrangement;
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- applying suction to the single fish via the conveying device, with a suction system engaged therewith, so as to attract the single fish into engagement with the conveying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.