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US 4,790,103 AGranted
Shellfish trap
OwnerJohn L. Tarantinoinventor
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Abstract
A shellfish trap comprises a cage like mesh enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral side wall. The side wall has at least one entrance passageway extending from it towards the center of the enclosure. At least one ring for defining an escape vent is formed in the mesh of the enclosure, with ribs forming part of the mesh extending across the ring. A pilot indent is provided at the center of the ribs extending across the ring for receiving a drill bit to cut out the ribs to form an escape vent.
Claims5
A shellfish trap, comprising:
- a cage-like, lattice work enclosure of molded plastics material having an upper wall, a lower wall and a peripheral side wall;
- the side wall having at least one entrance passage extending from the side wall towards the center of the enclosure;
- at least one ring formed in the lattice-work of the enclosure for selectively defining an escape vent;
- the ring having ribbing extending across it for normally closing the vent;
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- pilot means at the center of the ribbing for guiding a point of a drill bit to cut out the ribbing extending across the ring to form an open escape vent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.