Patent ID: 7461477

Claim:
A portable culling cart comprised of a housing, a live well there within, a self contained powered means of filling the live well with water from a marine source and a self contained water circulation/aeration means wherein said powered means of filling and powered means of circulation/aeration means comprises at least one electric pump which is mounted and is operated from within said housing, at least one electric battery having suitable voltage and amperage to power said at least one electric pump, said at least one electric battery being mounted and operated from within said housing; a length of water pick-up hose having sufficient length to extend from the cart to a marine water source; at least one water inlet and at least one water outlet mounted upon and providing fluid entry and exit to and from said live well; and a water valve providing for and enabling control of direction of water flow to and from said live well, said valve being especially configured to include at least two valve inlets, one valve outlet and three valve settings, a first valve inlet being in fluid connection with the water pick-up hose, a second valve inlet being in fluid connection with the at least one water outlet of said live well and the valve outlet being in fluid connection with the at least one electric water pump wherein includes a pump, a self-contained power source for powering both the means of filling the live well with water and the circulation/aeration means, wherein when the valve is placed in a first setting, the valve inlets and outlet are configured to connect the water pick-up hose with the at least one water pump and live well water inlet so as to enable filling thereof; when the valve is placed in a second setting, the valve inlets and outlet are configured to connect the live well water outlet with the at least one water pump and live well water inlet so as to provide circulation and aeration of water within the live well; and when the valve is placed in a third setting, fluid connection amongst the at least one water pump, water pick-up hose and live well outlet are closed and sealed, at least two wheels and a transportation handle wherein said cart may be transported upon said two wheels by a user from site to site utilizing said transportation handle, said cart enables powered filling of said live well from a marine source and powered circulation/aeration of water therewithin without need for outside power sources, pumps or manual filling of the live well.