Minnow Container With Floating Basket And Permeable Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Anglers face challenges in retrieving live bait, such as minnows, from water without mangling them, and existing minnow containers do not effectively address issues of oxygen levels and bait freshness, leading to reduced bait effectiveness and difficulty in maintaining a high concentration of minnows during fishing.
Innovation Solution
A minnow container with a water-permeable floating basket and detachable lids that allows minnows to be lifted out of the water for easy retrieval, enables easy water replacement without losing the minnows, and can be worn by the user, featuring a clear cylinder for monitoring oxygen levels and maintaining a higher minnow density.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional minnow bucket is used, then the container is simple and easy to manufacture, but the user must reach into the water to retrieve minnows which can be difficult and may damage the minnows
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into separate functional components: a retrieval mechanism with gripper fingers, a filtration system, and a reservoir. This segmentation allows the retrieval function to be isolated and optimized without complicating the entire container structure.
Solution Approach 2:
A retrieval mechanism acts as an intermediary between the user and the minnows. The gripper fingers provide a safe interface to hold and remove minnows from the water without direct hand exposure, preventing damage while simplifying the retrieval operation.
2Quantity of substance
If minnows are kept in high concentration to provide sufficient bait, then the bait effectiveness increases, but the dissolved oxygen level drops which can damage the minnows
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates a filtration system with porous or perforated elements that allow water to flow through. This enables continuous water circulation and oxygenation within the reservoir, maintaining high minnow concentration while preventing oxygen depletion.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtration system provides continuous water circulation and oxygenation throughout the reservoir. This ongoing action ensures that oxygen levels are continuously replenished, allowing high minnow concentration without oxygen depletion.
3Productivity
If the container allows easy water replacement to maintain oxygen levels, then minnow health is improved, but the risk of losing minnows during water exchange increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container separates the water reservoir from the minnow holding area. The filtration system creates distinct flow paths that allow water to be exchanged in the reservoir while the minnows remain contained in their compartment, preventing loss during water replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtration system acts as an intermediary barrier that allows water flow while preventing minnow escape. During water replacement, the filter maintains a physical separation that ensures minnows remain in their compartment while fresh water circulates through the system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The container allows for easy and safe retrieval of minnows, maintains oxygen levels, and enables a higher concentration of minnows to be carried, enhancing the fishing experience by ensuring minnows remain healthy and active.
Implementation Method 1
a water-permeable floating basket
Implementation Method 2
water-permeable floating basket
Data Source
AI summary
A container for animals or objects in a liquid is disclosed. The container comprises a cylinder capped by two removable lids and a floating basket. When one of the lids is removed, the liquid may be drained and refreshed without either the basket or the contained animals or objects falling out. When the other lid is removed, the basket floats above the liquid and carries the animals or objects out of the liquid where they can be easily removed by a user. The container is useful to anglers who use live minnows as bait, but may be useful in several other applications. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.