FISH POT

Abstract

A pot arranged for catching a fish. The pot has a pot chamber, with a primary inlet funnel extending inwards in the pot chamber. Under the pot chamber, a framework forming an antechamber arranged to house a fish is arranged. The antechamber includes a lower inlet funnel which extends inwards in the antechamber.

Claims

1. A pot arranged for catching a fish, the pot comprising: a top ring surrounding a pot top; a bottom ring surrounding a pot bottom; a surrounding side wall which is formed between the top ring and the bottom ring, wherein the pot top, the pot bottom and the side wall form a pot chamber, and the pot bottom includes a primary inlet funnel extending inwards in the pot chamber, wherein under the pot bottom, a framework is arranged, comprising the bottom ring and a lower frame ring arranged to rest against a sup-porting surface; the framework forms an antechamber arranged to house a fish; and along an outer circumference of the antechamber, between the bot-tom ring and the lower frame ring, a lower inlet funnel extending inwards in the antechamber is arranged.

2. The pot according to claim 1, wherein the lower frame ring has a diameter which is larger than the bottom ring so that the framework forms a conical shape.

3. The pot according to claim 1, wherein the bottom ring and the lower frame ring are circular.

4. The pot according to claim 1, wherein the lower inlet funnel has a length which is at least half of the circumference of the antechamber.

5. The pot according to claim 1, wherein the lower inlet funnel surrounds the antechamber.

6. The pot according to claim 1, wherein the top ring constitutes a buoyancy body.

7. The pot according to claim 2, wherein the bottom ring and the lower frame ring are circular.

8. The pot according to claim 2, wherein the lower inlet funnel has a length which is at least half of the circumference of the antechamber.

9. The pot according to claim 3, wherein the lower inlet funnel has a length which is at least half of the circumference of the antechamber.

10. The pot according to claim 2, wherein the lower inlet funnel surrounds the antechamber.

11. The pot according to claim 3, wherein the lower inlet funnel surrounds the antechamber.

12. The pot according to claim 2, wherein the top ring constitutes a buoyancy body.

13. The pot according to claim 3, wherein the top ring constitutes a buoyancy body.

14. The pot according to claim 4, wherein the top ring constitutes a buoyancy body.

15. The pot according to claim 5, wherein the top ring constitutes a buoyancy body.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] In what follows, an example of a preferred embodiment is described, which is visualized in the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0041] FIG. 1 shows a pot according to the invention in perspective;

[0042] FIG. 2 shows the pot seen from above;

[0043] FIG. 3 shows a section of the pot;

[0044] FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the lower inlet funnel;

[0045] FIG. 5 shows a pot folded together; and

[0046] FIG. 6 shows a plurality of pots stacked.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a pot 1 according to the invention in perspective and from above, respectively. The pot 1 comprises a pot chamber 10, a framework 19, an antechamber 20 and a suspension 30.

[0048] A top ring 11 surrounds a pot top 110. A bottom ring 12 surrounds a pot bottom 120. A surrounding side wall 13 is formed between the top ring 11 and the bottom ring 12. The top ring 11 constitutes a buoyancy body. When the pot 1 is lowered in a water column, the buoyancy of the top ring 11 will ensure that the side wall 13 is extended to a full height as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4.

[0049] The framework 19 includes the bottom ring 12 and a lower frame ring 21. The bottom ring 12 and the lower frame ring 21 are interconnected via a plurality of braces 22, and with a spacing that makes it possible for a fish 99 to swim into the antechamber 20 between the lower frame ring 21 and the bottom ring 12.

[0050] The pot top 110, pot bottom 120 and the side wall 13 are formed of a net (not shown). The net has a mesh that can be adapted for the fish 99 that is to be caught.

[0051] The pot bottom 120 includes a primary inlet funnel 121 that extends inwards and upwards in the pot chamber 10. The primary inlet funnel 121 is shown with an oblong opening 122. Two connecting elements 123 are attached, at first end portions, to the top ring 11 and, at second end portions, to the oblong opening 122. The two connecting elements 123 pull the primary inlet funnel 121 inwards in the pot chamber 10, ensuring that the opening 122 of the primary inlet funnel 121 forms the oblong shape.

[0052] The suspension 30 comprises a buoyancy body 31 and a plurality of connecting elements 32 arranged to give an even load on the top ring 11 when the pot 1 is lifted by the suspension 30.

[0053] FIG. 3 shows the pot 1 with a lower inlet funnel 221 arranged between the pot bottom 120 and the lower frame ring 21. The lower inlet funnel 221 is formed as an inward-facing, slot-shaped inlet. The lower inlet funnel 221 is shown with an upper collar 222 and a lower collar 223. When the fish 99 has swum through the lower inlet funnel 221 and is inside the antechamber 20, the easiest way further for the fish 99 will be upwards in the water column, through the primary inlet funnel 121 and into the pot chamber 10.

[0054] In the figure, the primary inlet funnel 121 is shown as part of the pot bottom 120, the inlet funnel 121 and the pot bottom 12 being formed of a common net.

[0055] FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the lower inlet funnel 221′. The upper collar 221 shown in FIG. 3 has been removed and the slot-shaped inlet is formed of the pot bottom 120 and a long lower collar 223′ extending further into the antechamber 20 than the lower collar 223 shown in FIG. 3.

[0056] FIG. 5 shows the pot 1 in a folded position. The top ring 11 has a diameter which is smaller than the diameter than the bottom ring 12. When the pot 1 is not in the water, the pot top 110 and the side wall 13 may be folded into the antechamber 20, and the top ring 11 may be laid inside of the bottom ring 12. Thereby the pot 1 may form a storing height that is substantially equal to the height of the framework 19.

[0057] FIG. 6 shows a plurality of pots 1, more precisely five pots 1, stacked on top of each other. As the antechamber 20 has a conical shape, the pots 1 can be stacked in a space-effective manner as shown in FIG. 5.

[0058] It should be noted that all the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate the invention, but do not limit it, and persons skilled in the art may construct many alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the attached claims. In the claims, reference numbers in brackets are not to be regarded as restrictive.

[0059] The use of the verb “to comprise” and its different forms does not exclude the presence of elements or steps that are not mentioned in the claims. The indefinite article “a” or “an” before an element does not exclude the presence of several such elements.

[0060] The fact that some features are indicated in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these features cannot be used with advantage.