Fish grinder and refrigerator
OwnerAlan Keith Scruggsinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving, processing, and storing fish carcasses. A system comprises a conveyor apparatus, a grinding apparatus, a tank, a container, a refrigerating apparatus, and a power source. The power source may comprise at least one solar panel. The system may comprise a payment apparatus. The tank may be removable from the container. The system may be configured to loaded onto a truck. The system may indicate to a user that the tank is nearly full.
Claims20
A system for receiving, processing, and storing one or more fish carcasses, comprising:
- a conveyor apparatus configured to receive a carcass;
- a grinding apparatus configured to receive the carcass from the conveyor apparatus and to grind the carcasses into chum;
- a tank configured to receive the chum from the grinding apparatus, wherein the tank is positioned within an interior volume of a container;
- a refrigerating apparatus configured to refrigerate the interior volume of the container;
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- a power source configured to power the grinding apparatus and the refrigerating apparatus.
A system for receiving, processing, and storing fish carcasses, comprising:
- a conveyor apparatus configured to receive the carcasses;
- a grinding apparatus configured to receive the carcasses from the conveyor apparatus, wherein the grinding apparatus is configured to grind the carcasses into chum;
- a tank configured to receive the chum from the grinding apparatus;
- a container configured to substantially contain the tank, wherein the container is a substantially closed box;
- a refrigerating apparatus configured to refrigerate the contents of the container;
- a payment apparatus coupled to the conveyor apparatus and to the grinding apparatus and configured to receive payments;
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- a power source configured to power the grinding apparatus, the refrigerating apparatus, and the payment apparatus.
A method of receiving, processing, and storing fish carcasses, comprising:
- receiving carcasses at a conveyor apparatus in a loading position;
- receiving carcasses from the conveyor apparatus at a grinding apparatus coupled to the conveyor apparatus;
- by the grinding apparatus, grinding carcasses into chum;
- receiving the chum at a tank coupled to the grinding apparatus;
- and,
- by a refrigerating apparatus, refrigerating the chum in the tank in a container configured to substantially contain the tank,
- wherein the refrigerating apparatus is coupled to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.