US2259814A - Minnow or ijve bait bucket - Google Patents

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Patented Oct. 21, 1941 M NNOW on LIVE BAIT BUCKET James A. Green, Frank C. Miller, and Arthur J.

Miller, Humboldt, and William H. Locke, Da-

kota City, Iowa Application July 27, 1940, Serial No. 347,996

2 Claims.

This invention relates to ,certainnewand useful improvements in minnow or livebait buckets.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a minnow or live bait bucket constructed to permit floating action thereof as well as immersion. to the desireddepth whenplaced in a body of water and when so placed, designed to have water circulate therethrough in the absence of an additional float chamber.

A further object of the invention is to provide a minnow or live bait. bucket of the foregoing character comprising a body portion closed at one end with the other end comprising a telescopic section carrying a closed wall provided with a perforated hinged cover section, the tele scopic section being moved inwardly and outwardly of the main body portion for service respectively when the bucket is used as a means for transporting the minnows or live bait or when the bucket is immersed in water while fishing.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of a minnow or live bait bucket constructed in accordance with the present invention, the same being illustrated in its upright position for the carrying of bait,

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the bucket in inverted position as assumed in Water, with the end wall thereof carried by a telescopic section in connection with the main body portion projecting outwardly of the main body portion,

Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing the latch device for holding the end telescopic section in its adjusted position,

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1, showing the bucket in upright position, with the telescopic end section retained in the body portion of the bucket, and

Figure 5 is a detailed sectional View similar to Figure 4, with the bucket in inverted position and showing the end telescopic section retained in its extended position relative to the body portion of the bucket.

The minnow or live bait bucket comprises a cylindrical body ill having a bottom wall ll rigidly secured thereto in any appropriate manner as at l2. The upper end-of the bucket ID as shown more clearly'in Figures 2 and 4 is provided with inwardly rolled reinforcing annular bead l3.

The open upper end of the bucket H] has a closure designated in general by the reference character l4 that is telescopically mounted within the open upper end of the cylindrical body l0 and said closure l4 includes a relatively short annular wall I5 having an outwardly rolled reinforced annular bead IB at its lower end moving in contact with, the inner face of the bucket wall It and being movable in alinement with the inwardly directed bead carried by the wall ID of the bucket as illustrated inFigures 2, 4 and 5. For purposes presently to appear, the annular wall I 5 of the closure'is perforated as at IT.

The upper end of the closure i4 is provided with a top closure wall l8 set inwardly of the upper end of the annular wall l5 with the marginal edge of the closure wall I8 having an outwardly directed beaded interfitting connection as at I!) with the upper edge of the annular wall l5 of the closure, and said beaded connection l9,'when the bucket is in the position shown in Figure l, abuttingly engages the inwardly directed bead l3 upon the upper edge of the wall I0 of the bucket. A relatively small lid 20 is hinged as at 2| to the closure wall I8 and has vent openings 22 therein, the lid 20 permitting access to the interior of the bucket l0 and said lid is retained in its closed position by means of a pair of resilient fingers 23 carried by the free swinging side thereof and adapted for engagement with a keeper 24 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. From an inspection of Figures 1 and 4 it will be observed that the closure wall I8 is set downwardly of the upper edge of the bucket so that when removing minnows from the bucket through the opening uncovered by the lid 20 minnows falling upon the closure wall l8 can be readily returned to the bucket.

Means is provided for retaining the telescopic closure [4 respectively in positions inwardly and outwardly of the bucket ID as shown in Figures 4 and 5 and said means includes a pair of latch members respectively located at diametrically opposite sides of the bucket with each latch member comprising a U-shaped member having side legs 25 and 26 extending through openings in the walls l0 and I5 and connected at their outer ends by a manipulating head 21. The legs 25 and 26 extend through openings formed in the walls Ill of the bucket, the leg 25 being longer than the leg 26 and extending through a longitudinally 0a. 21, 1941. L. w. GREVE 2,259,815

LOCKING MEANS FOR FLUID MOTORS Filed May 7, 1938 [II 9, 24 I? INVENTOR m Y v ATTORNEY I

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