DEVICE FOR CATCHING CRUSTACEOUS ORGANISMS Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: fishery. SUBSTANCE: device has a body with an inlet opening. Mounted in the opening there is a device which prevents caught crustaceous organisms from escaping. The latter device is a combination of flat flaps hinged together. The flaps have positive buoyancy. The anti-escape device is provided with flap swing limiters located in one horizontal plane with the hinges. This design allows the arrangement of the device on the ship deck to be compact and convenient for operation. The device may be provided with flexible limiters. The limiters connect the flaps to the inlet opening edge, and they keep the flaps in the lower position. EFFECT: convenience in operation. 2 cl, 5 dwg