Bucket fish scaler
OwnerNorman L. Bissell, Jr., Robert L. Breece +1inventors
InventorsNorman L. Bissell, Jr., Robert L. Breece, Robert T. Griffiths
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Abstract
The specification discloses a portable fish scaling device which is simple and easily used and cleaned. The device includes a water-tight bucket, an abrasive continuous surface within the bucket, and an agitator for agitating water within the bucket. As the water is agitated, fish suspended within the water gently tumble against the abrasive surface and are thereby scaled. Preferably, the abrasive surface is an inwardly dimpled bucket liner; and the agitator is a rotatable impeller.
Claims12
A fish scaling apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical water-tight bucket for containing water enabling fish to be suspended therein, said bucket having an upper end;
- a removable cylindrical liner fitted closely within said bucket, said liner providing an abrasive surface within said bucket;
- a lid for covering said open end of said bucket, said lid defining an aperture;
- a rotatable agitator including a rod extending through said lid aperture and being rotatable therein and an impeller fixedly secured to said rod below said lid.
A fish scaling apparatus comprising:
- container means for containing water enabling fish to be suspended therein, said container means including abrasive means for providing a continuous substantially vertical abrasive surface within said container means;
- cover means for covering said container means, said cover means including a guide tube fixedly supported therein;
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- agitator means within said container means for agitating water within said container means, said agitator means including a rotatable impeller and a rod supporting said impeller, said rod being rotatably and reciprocably supported within said guide tube, whereby fish can be scaled by placing the fish and water in said container means and agitating the water to gently tumble the suspended fish against said abrasive surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.