Prawn trap
OwnerHarry G. Richcreekinventor
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Abstract
A prawn trap including a floor member and pairs of side and end walls connected to the floor member to define an enclosure having an upper opening. An entrance structure, coupled across the opening, includes a plurality of first and second spaced, elongate elements arranged to incline downwardly into the enclosure in converging relation to one another. All but a selected few of the first elements are of sufficient length to allow the first elements to be positioned in interlaced relation with the second elements. The selected few of the first elements are shorter than the rest to define a limited number of prawn-receiving openings into the trap. The side and end walls are provided covering to darken the interior of the enclosure. The interior of the enclosure is made accessible by hingedly attaching one side wall.
Claims10
Apparatus for entrapping prawns, comprising:
- an enclosure having a bottom member, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, the end and side walls attached to and extending upward from the bottom member, said enclosure having an opening defined by the upper extremities of the side and end walls, the side and end walls having means for preventing light therethrough to keep the interior of the enclosure relatively dark;
- an entrance structure coupled across the opening and having a plurality of first and second spaced downwardly inclined elements, the first and second elements having upper edges coupled to the upper extremities of the side wall to position the elements in converging relation to each other, a major portion of the first elements interlaced with the second elements at the lower ends thereof, certain of the first elements being shorter than adjacent first elements to define spaced, prawnreceiving openings in said entrance structure.
A prawn trap, comprising:
- a floor member including a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced elements;
- a pair of end walls connected to the floor member and extending generally upward therefrom;
- a pair of side walls connected to the floor members and extending between the end walls, the side walls extending upward from the floor member in converging relation to one another, one of the side walls being shiftable to a location permitting access of the trap, the side and end walls including a plurality of spaced lath-like elongate elements, the upper extremities of the side and end walls defining an opening;
- means coupled to the side and end walls for preventing light therethrough to keep the interior of the trap relatively dark;
- an entrance structure coupled across the opening and having a plurality of first and second spaced, downwardly inclined elongate elements, the first and second elements having upper ends coupled to the upper extremities of the side walls and arranged in converging relation to one another, a major portion of the first elements interlaced with the second elements at the lower ends thereof, certain of the first elements being shorter than adjacent first elements to define spaced, prawn-receiving openings in the entrance structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.