Fish cage
OwnerJohn W. Bones, IVinventor
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Abstract
A fish cage, comprising: a rigid hexagonal frame enclosed in a grating skin and including a feed tube extending through said grating skin for providing feed to the interior of the cage. The delivery of feed from the cage through the tube is controlled by a control module that may also control a water flush system for flushing feed through the tube. A novel fastener, comprising a back, a nut-supporting length of tubing, an internally threaded nut permanently mounted in the tubing, and a bolt that can be threaded into the nut. The back extends beyond the tubing, so that the back engages the grating skin when the fastener is in use.
Claims7
A fish cage, comprising:
- a substantially rigid frame;
- a grating skin affixed to and enclosing said frame;
- and
- a feed tube extending through said grating skin for providing feed to the interior of the cage:
- wherein said skin comprises a plurality of removable panels that are slidably mounted on said frame.
A system for raising fish in open water, comprising:
- a fish cage comprising a substantially rigid frame and a plurality of grating panels slidably mounted on said frame;
- a feed storage bin;
- a feed tube connected between said bin and said cage, for conducting feed out of said bin into said cage;
- and
- a control module for controlling the amount and times of feed flow out of said bin.
A system for raising fish in open water, comprising:
- a fish cage;
- a feed storage bin;
- a feed tube connected between said bin and said cage for conducting feed out of said bin into said cage;
- a control module for controlling the amount and times of feed flow out of said bin;
- and
- a water tank, water line and flush valve for flushing feed through said feed tube, said control module also controlling said flush valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.