Patent ID: 6443099
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A separator for separating aquatic animals within a display tank filled with water, comprising:(a) a transit chamber, said transit chamber being formed of a substantially transparent material, and having an outer wall and an interior passageway, and (b) plural divider plates formed of a substantially transparent material and securely affixed to said outer wall of said transit chamber, (1) said divider plates being positioned symmetrically about the periphery of said transit chamber, (2) each divider plate having a passage aperture therethrough aligned with said interior passageway of said transit chamber, (3) each divider plate having a bottom edge and a top edge positioned such that when said bottom edge rests on the floor of said display tank said top edge extends slightly above the surface water level of said display tank and said transit chamber is completely submerged, and (4) each divider plate having a width with respect to the inner dimensions of said display tank such that when the separator is placed within said display tank with the bottom edges of each divider plate resting on the floor of said display tank, aquatic animals larger than a selected size cannot pass between the divider plates and the inner surfaces of the display tank, said separator thereby dividing said display tank into plural aquatic regions which each have access to the water surface.