Patent ID: 6581322
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A bait grinder configured for low energy consumption and for low speed operation, adapted for use in a fishing craft for cutting bait fish into chum bait and for further grinding the chum bait, comprising:a housing having a substantially vertical axis, an inlet intended for the introduction of the bait fish, and an outlet intended for the ejection thereof after reducing the bait fish into chum bait; means for fastening the housing to the craft in a substantially vertical position; a vertical shaft having a lower end and an upper end and being intended to occupy a position coincident with the vertical axis of the housing; means fastened to the shaft for cutting the fish bait; means for driving the shaft; said housing being intended to feed the bait fish towards the cutting means under the action of gravity, filtering means closing the outlet of the housing; means cooperating with the filtering means for keeping the filtering function thereof, and wherein said cutting means are fastened to the lower end of the shaft and comprise: means for cutting by scything the bait fish at the level of the lower end of the shaft, which scything cutting means are also means for driving and compressing the chum bait so as to grind the chum bait against the filtering means, and means for cutting by shearing residual chum bait cut by the scything cutting means and retained by the filtering means, which shearing cutting means are arranged for keeping a sliding contact with the filtering means.