Patent ID: 9345238
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A bait tank comprising: a tank body having an exterior and an interior, the interior forming an insulated bait container for holding live bait within an oxygenated supply of water, the exterior having a top side, bottom side, and at least one sidewall joining the top and bottom sides; an access port on the top side on the tank body that provides access to the bait container; a bait container lid mounted on the top side of the tank body over the access port; a filter compartment formed in the top side of the tank body for housing a filter and an aerator; a filter compartment lid providing access to the filter compartment; an aerator pump for circulating water in the bait container; a pump-shielding unenclosed cavity formed in and recessed with respect to the exterior of the at least one sidewall of the tank body, wherein the aerator pump is mounted to the exterior of the tank body within the unenclosed cavity and the unenclosed cavity provides a protective shield for the pump; a pump inlet aperture formed through a wall defining a portion of the pump-shielding unenclosed cavity with a watertight fitting fluidly connecting the bait container to an inlet port of the aerator pump, wherein an opening of the pump-shielding unenclosed cavity is defined along the exterior of the tank body and is open to surroundings of the bait tank; and a conduit within the pump-shielding unenclosed cavity fluidly connected to an outlet port of the aerator pump.