TABLE SUPPORT FOR POUCHES CONTAINING SHELLS AND FEATURING HANGING ARCHES

The support table with hanging arches addresses the risk of operator injury by using trapezoidal-shaped arches to securely hold shellfish bags, ensuring safe and efficient cultivation.

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Patent Information

Application Number
FR2020005093
Authority / Receiving Office
FR · FR
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-05-19
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2040-05-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing shellfish breeding support tables pose a risk of injury to operators due to upward-pointing pins used to secure bags, necessitating a safer alternative.

Method used

A support table design featuring horizontal bars with hanging arches, each with two legs fixed to neighboring bars, forming a trapezoidal shape to securely hold bags without sharp points.

Benefits of technology

The design ensures safe handling by eliminating potential injuries from sharp points while maintaining effective bag fixation, allowing for safe and efficient shellfish cultivation.

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Abstract

SUPPORT TABLE FOR POUCHES CONTAINING SHELLS AND FEATURING HOLD-ON ARCHES The invention relates to a support table (100) comprising a frame (102), two bars (108a-b) fixed to said frame (102) and intended to support at least one pocket (50) containing shells, and at least two two-legged hang-on arches (110), where one leg of each hang-on arch (110) is fixed to one of the bars (108a) and the other leg of each hang-on arch (110) is fixed to the other bar (108b). The arches have no sharp points that could injure the operator while ensuring the pockets are fixed to the support table. Fig. 1
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Description

Title of the invention: SUPPORT TABLE FOR BAGS CONTAINING SHELLS AND COMPRISING HANGING ARCHES Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to a support table for bags containing shellfish, such as oysters, and which comprises attachment arches allowing the installation of means for fixing the bags. STATE OF PRIOR ART

[0002] Currently, the farming of certain shellfish, in particular oysters, is carried out in bags, generally made of plastic, which are placed on a support table.

[0003] The support table comprises a frame with legs which rest on the ground and horizontal bars on which the pockets are placed.

[0004] The pockets are made of a net with meshes and in order to hold the pockets on the support table it is known to fix vertical pins on the horizontal bars. Thus, when the pocket is placed on the support table, the pins pass through the pocket through the meshes of the net.

[0005] The spikes therefore point upwards and can be dangerous for the operator when handling the pockets.

[0006] It is therefore necessary to find an arrangement which limits the risks for the operator. Statement of the invention

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a support table for bags containing shellfish, such as oysters, and which has hanging arches which have shapes which do not represent any danger for the operator.

[0008] For this purpose, a support table is proposed comprising:

[0009] - a frame,

[0010] - at least two horizontal bars fixed to said frame and intended to support at least less a pocket containing shells, and

[0011] - for each pair of two neighboring bars, at least two hanging arches at two legs, where one of the legs of each hanging arch is fixed to one of the bars of said pair and where the other leg of each hanging arch is fixed to the other bar of said pair.

[0012] The arches do not have any points that could injure the operator while guaranteeing the fixing of the pockets on the support table.

[0013] Advantageously, there are several pairs, the bars are parallel and each attachment arch of one of the pairs is in the same vertical plane and perpendicular to the bars as a attachment arch of the other pairs.

[0014] Advantageously, each arch takes the form of a trapezoid where the large base is at the level of the bars and where the small base is above the bars. Brief description of the drawings

[0015] The above-mentioned and other features of the invention will become more clearly apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being made in relation to the attached drawing, where

[0016] [fig. 1] is a perspective view of a support table according to a first embodiment of the invention, and

[0017] [fig.2] is a front view of a support table according to a second embodiment of the invention.

[0018] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0019] [fig.l] shows a support table 100 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The support table 100 is intended for the breeding of certain shellfish, in particular oysters.

[0020] The support table 100 comprises a frame 102 here having four feet 104 for resting on the ground. Each foot 104 can be equipped with a fixing system which ensures fixing to the ground. The fixing system can be for example a bar attached to the foot 104 and driven into the ground.

[0021] In the embodiment of the invention shown in [fig.l], the frame 102 is made up of two inverted U-shaped profiles and each foot 104 comes at one end of each leg of the inverted U. The inverted U shape allows the frames 102 to be superimposed for stacking the support tables 100.

[0022] The support table 100 also comprises two parallel bars 108a-b, each extending horizontally and being fixed to the frame 102. At least one pocket 50 intended to contain shellfish such as oysters, and placed on the bars 108a-b.

[0023] The support table 100 also comprises a plurality of two-legged hanging arches 110 where one of the legs is attached to one of the bars 108a-b and where the other leg is attached to the other bar 108a-b and where the top of the hanging arch 110 is above the bars 108a-b.

[0024] Each hanging arch 110 is thus across the support table 100 and it is possible to place at least one pocket 50 between two successive hanging arches 110.

[0025] Depending on the length of the support table 100, the number of hanging arches 110 varies from two to more than two.

[0026] Each attachment arch 110 is in a vertical plane and perpendicular to the bars 108a-b.

[0027] The fixing of the pocket 50 can then be completed by links 60, in particular flexible links, which are fixed between the tops of the two attachment arches 110 arranged on either side of the pocket 50.

[0028] The particular shape of the hooking arch 110 without a point avoids the risk of injury for the operator when handling the pockets 50.

[0029] [Fig.2] shows a support table 200 according to a second embodiment of the invention and also intended for the breeding of certain shellfish.

[0030] In this embodiment, there are three horizontal and parallel bars 108a-c fixed to the frame 102, namely two outer bars 108a and 108c and a central bar 108b.

[0031] The support table 200 also comprises at least two two-legged hooking arches 110a-b, where one of the legs of one of the hooking arches 110a is fixed to one of the outer bars 108a, where the other leg of the same hooking arch 110a is fixed to the central bar 108b, where one of the legs of the other hooking arch 110b is fixed to the other outer bar 108c, where the other leg of the same hooking arch 110b is fixed to the central bar 108b. This arrangement is repeated for each pair of bars 108a-b, 108b-c at least once to have at least two hooking arches 110a-b per pair.

[0032] Each attachment arch 110a fixed between an outer bar 108a and the central bar 108b is coplanar with a attachment arch 110b fixed between the other outer bar 108b and the central bar 108b, the common plane is vertical and perpendicular to the bars 108a-c.

[0033] The top of each hanging arch 110a-b is also above the bars 108a-c.

[0034] This implantation can be repeated for more than three bars.

[0035] Thus, in general, there are at least two parallel and horizontal bars 108a-c and for each pair of two neighboring bars 108a-b, 108b-c, the support table 100, 200 comprises at least two attachment arches 110, 110a-b with two legs where one of the legs of each attachment arch 110, 110a-b is fixed to one of the bars 108a / b / c of ​​said pair and, where the other leg of each attachment arch 110, 110a-b is fixed to the other bar 108a / b / c of ​​said pair.

[0036] The top of each hanging arch 110, 110a-b is above the bars 108a-c.

[0037] Each attachment arch 1 lOa-b of one of the pairs is in the same vertical plane and perpendicular to the bars 108a-c as an attachment arch 1 lOa-b of the other pairs.

[0038] Furthermore, each arch 110, 110a-b takes the form of a trapezoid where the large base is at the level of the bars 108a-c and where the small base is above the bars 108a-b. Such an installation allows the support tables 100, 200 to be superimposed on each other.

Claims

Demands

1. A support table (100) for shellfish farming, particularly oysters, comprising: - a frame (102), - several pairs of parallel bars (108a-c) attached to said frame (102) and intended to support at least one bag (50) containing shellfish, and - for each pair of two adjacent bars (108a-b, 108b-c), at least two two-legged hanging arches (110, 110a-b), wherein one leg of each hanging arch (110, 110a-b) is attached to one of the bars of said pair and the other leg of each hanging arch (110, 110a-b) is attached to the other bar of said pair, and wherein each hanging arch (110a-b) of one of the pairs is in the same vertical plane and perpendicular to the bars (108a-c) than a hooking arch (HOa-b) of the other pairs.

2. Support table (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that each arch (110, 1 lOa-b) takes the form of a trapezoid where the large base is at the level of the bars (108a-c) and where the small base is above the bars (108a-b).