Patent ID: 8572889

Claim:
An aerated and water conditioned container for live bait, said container comprising: an outer bucket; an insulated tube insertingly fit within said outer bucket; an inner bucket insertingly fit within said insulated tube to contain a volume of water and said live bait; and, a water conditioning system to aerate and cool a circulating partial volume of water from said volume of water, comprising: a water block mounted to said inner bucket having a water block inlet to receive said circulating partial volume of water and a water block outlet to dispense said circulating partial volume of water; a thermoelectric heat pump mounted below said water block to transfer heat from said water block, said thermoelectric heat pump having a cold side in contact with a bottom surface of said water block and a hot side opposite said cold side; a heat sink mounted below said thermoelectric heat pump to dissipate heat from said thermoelectric heat pump, said heat sink having a base in contact with said thermoelectric heat pump hot side and a plurality of fins extending from said base; an inner fan mounted below said plurality of fins to increase a heat dissipating flow of air over said fins; a water pump in fluid communication between an inner chamber of said inner bucket and said water block to circulate said circulating partial volume of water through a plurality of water tubes; an air pump in fluid communication with at least one water tube through an air tube for aerating said circulating partial volume of water; and, a power connector electrically connected to a power source for supplying electrical power to said water conditioning system.