Bait grinder

US6581322B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventor

• Giovanni Spinelli · Parabita, IT

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2003
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01K97/02
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

It is provided a bait grinder (10) adapted for cutting bait fish into chum bait and for grinding it, comprising an oblong housing (11) for feeding by gravity the bait fish; cutting means (30) fastened to lower end of an axial shaft (31); filtering means (33) at the housing outlet cooperating with means for keeping the filtering function thereof, wherein the cutting (30) comprise scything cutting mean (35) which are also means for driving and comprising the chum bait against the filtering mean (33) for grinding them—and shearing cutting means (36) for cutting residual chum bait retained by the filtering means (33) for cutting residual chum bait retained by the filtering means (33), which are in sliding contact with these latter.