Scallop hanger setting apparatus

A method of hanging a scallop comprising the steps of:

• perforating a through-hole in the scallop's one side-flange that is farther to the scallop's heart than the scallop's other side-flange;
• and
• inserting a wire member into the through-hole to hang the scallop onto a culturing rope.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member and a culturing rope, the wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange and extending into the culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, whereby said scallop is positioned to the culturing rope by holding firmly the scallop's one side-flange onto the culturing rope.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member and a culturing rope, the wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange and extending into the culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, whereby a pair of scallops are positioned to the culturing rope by arranging one scallop shell body on the left-hand side and the other scallop shell body on the right-hand side of the culturing rope when viewed from the axis of the through-hole in the culturing rope.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange and extending into a culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, a first positioning member for positioning one side-flange of a first scallop to be placed on one side of the left-hand and right-hand sides of the rope, beneath the culturing rope so that the first positioning member abuts the first scallop's two sides defining the side-flange of the first scallop, and a second positioning member for positioning one side-flange of a second scallop to be placed on the other side of the left-hand and right-hand sides of the rope, on top of the culturing rope so that the second positioning member abuts the second scallop's two sides defining the side-flange of the second scallop.

A method of hanging a scallop from a culturing rope comprising forming a through-hole in the scallop's one side flange, forming a through-hole in the culturing rope, positioning the scallop in such a manner that positioning members abut the scallop's two sides defining the scallop's one side-flange that is farther to the scallop's heart than the scallop's other side flange, and threading a wire member through the holes in said scallop flange and said culturing rope for hanging the scallop to the culturing rope.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange and extending into a culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, a perforating mechanism having a drill for perforating the scallops and the culturing rope to form through-holes, a cylindrical drill guide circumferentially covering the drill for guiding so that the drill is not radially deflected, and a threading mechanism for threading the wire member through the through-holes, whereby the drill guide starts holding the scallop's one side-flange onto the culturing rope before the drill starts perforating for the through-holes, and the drill guide is detached from the scallop's one side-flange after the threading mechanism completes the insertion of the wire member into the through-holes.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member, and a culturing rope, the wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange into the culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, whereby the axis of a guide hole in a guide member that guides the wire member toward through-holes in the scallop's one side-flange is offset from the axis of a drill that perforates the through-holes in the scallops and the culturing rope.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange and extending into a culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, a cutter mechanism for allowing the wire member to be inserted into a guide hole that extends toward the through-holes which are perforated in the scallop and the culturing rope using a drill and for cutting the wire member to a predetermined length, said cutter mechanism comprising a water feeder mechanism for feeding water into the guide hole and pushing water out of the opening of the guide hole open to the drill side, at least for the duration in which the drill operates.

A scallop hanger setting apparatus comprising a wire member piercing a scallop's one side-flange and extending into a culturing rope to hang the scallop onto the culturing rope, a first plate on which a scallop is seated, a second plate which is rotatably supported by the first plate and which holds the scallop in cooperation with the first plate when the second plate comes close to the first plate in a rotary fashion, and a pair of guide members having therebetween the first plate and the second plate to set the second plate closer to the first plate, whereby said pair of guide members is provided with guide member separation setter means for adjusting the separation between the guide members.