US3304645A
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Live bait and fish container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-12
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1984-11-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D Hardesty
- 👤 Thomas J Moreland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:03
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/04; A01K97/05; A01K63/00; A01K63/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A CONTAINER FOR LIVE BAIT AND FISH COMPRISING, (A) AN ENCLOSED BOX COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS, A FRONT WALL, A REAR PANEL, AND A TOP PANEL, ALL OF SAID WALLS BEING COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE, (B) AT LEAST ONE PARTITION WALL EXTENDING VERTICALLY UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL AND HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING EDGES SECURED TO SAID TOP PANEL AND VERTICALLY EXTENDING EDGES SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR OF SAID BOX INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, (C) SAID PARTITION WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF APERTURES WITH ALL OF SAID APERTURES BEING POSITIONED ABOVE A LINE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLE WITH AND SPACED FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL WHEREBY AN IMPERFORATE PORTION OF SAID PARTITION WALL IS PROVIDED ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM WALL, (D) AN OPENING BEING PROVIDED IN SAID REAR PANEL, A SCREEN MEMBER COVERING SAID OPENING, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CLOSING SAID OPENING, AND (E) MEANS FOR SECURING A TOWING ROPE TO SAID FRONT WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A CONTAINER FOR LIVE BAIT AND FISH COMPRISING, (A) AN ENCLOSED BOX COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS, A FRONT WALL, A REAR PANEL, AND A TOP PANEL, ALL OF SAID WALLS BEING COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE, (B) AT LEAST ONE PARTITION WALL EXTENDING VERTICALLY UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL AND HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING EDGES SECURED TO SAID TOP PANEL AND VERTICALLY EXTENDING EDGES SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR OF SAID BOX INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, (C) SAID PARTITION WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF APERTURES WITH ALL OF SAID APERTURES BEING POSITIONED ABOVE A LINE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLE WITH AND SPACED FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL WHEREBY AN IMPERFORATE PORTION OF SAID PARTITION WALL IS PROVIDED ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM WALL, (D) AN OPENING BEING PROVIDED IN SAID REAR PANEL, A SCREEN MEMBER COVERING SAID OPENING, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CLOSING SAID OPENING, AND (E) MEANS FOR SECURING A TOWING ROPE TO SAID FRONT WALL.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-02-20 | 1970-08-22 | 1971-02-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-20 | 1974-08-22 | 1975-02-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-02-20 | 1978-08-22 | 1979-02-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |