Patent ID: 7484476

Claim:
A live well oxygenator comprising: a vessel having an inner chamber enclosed by a front wall, a top wall, a rear wall, two side walls and a bottom panel, said front wall defining a first opening and a second opening therein, said top wall defining a third opening and a fourth opening therein, said rear wall defining a fifth opening therein; a water pump disposed within said vessel, said water pump having an inlet positioned at the first opening in the front wall; a U-shaped discharge pipe having one end connected to said water pump, a bend section disposed above said water pump and an open end extending towards the bottom panel of said vessel, the bend section of said discharge pipe defining at least one venturi opening therein; a L-shaped water return pipe disposed within said vessel, said water return pipe having one end positioned at the second opening in the front wall and an open end disposed proximate the bottom panel of said vessel; an oxygen feed valve disposed through the third opening in the top wall of said vessel; and an overflow tube having one end disposed through the fourth opening in the top wall of said vessel and terminating in an opposite end disposed proximate the bottom panel of said vessel.