PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1922. 93 



The United States retains, notwitlistanding anything in this agreement, 

 all rights which it has by virtue of the act of June 25, 1910, as amended by 

 the act of July 1, 1918. 



S. W. Stratton, 

 Acting Secretary of Commerce for the United States. 



Personally appeared before me Edgar C. Fearnow, known to me to be the 

 person named in the foregoing agreement and license, who executed tlie same 

 in my presence and acknowledged the execution of this instrument to be his 

 free act and deed, on tliis 14th day of March, 1922. 



E. W. LiBRKY, Notary Public. 



The container consists of an outer receptacle i, made of any 

 suitable size and material with a series of perforations or vents ^ 

 somewhat below the upper edge for the purpose of admitting air 

 into the interior in case something is set on top of the container. 



The bottom compartment or tra}^ 3 fits into the outer receptacle 1, 

 being held in place by the flanged edge ^ which rests upon the 

 shoulder 5 of the outer receptacle. The body 6 of the bottom tray 3 

 is pierced by a number of small apertures 7, said body tapering from 

 top to bottom more rapidly than the sides of the outer receptacle 1. 

 providing an air space 8 between the sides of the bottom tray 3 and 

 the outer receptacle i. The bottom 9 of the tray 3 is shown dished 

 downwardly somewhat and also perforated by several small holes 10 

 in the center. 



The upper tray II also fits into the outer receptacle 1, the lower 

 edge 12 resting upon the shoulder S of the outer receptacle. The 

 bottom 13 of the upper tray 11 is perforated with a series of small 

 apertures 14 and may also have a large central hole 15 to permit 

 inspection of the interior. 



In use the receptacle 1 is partially filled with water of a predeter- 

 mined temperature until the depth in the bottom tray 3 is sufficient 

 to submerge the bodies of the fish. An absorbent jacket 16 may then 

 be drawn over the container and its inner flap 17 folded inwardly 

 and down over the edge of the outer receptacle 1. Then the upper 

 tray 11 is placed within the receptacle 1 and the inner flap 17 of the 

 absorbent jacket 16 is thus held in position between the outer recep- 

 tacle 1 and the upper tray 11, the width of the flap 17 being sufficient 

 to permit it to extend below the bottom of the upper tray. The 

 jacket 16 may then be moistened and is maintained in that state by 

 the wicklike action of the flap 17 and the splashing of water from 

 the lower trap 3 onto the projecting edge of the flap 17. The evapora- 

 tion of moisfure in the jacket 16 draws heat from the interior of the 

 container, thereby keeping the water sufficiently cool to permit the 

 fish to live. 



The outer flap 18 of the absorbent jacket 16 is shown split to per- 

 mit it to be drawn over the top of the container and fastened by 

 means of a drawstring 21 passing through the eyelets 19 Avithout 

 interfering with the bail 20. 



Automatic aeration is accomplished by the invention in the foi- 

 ling manner : The fish in the bottom tray 3 are compelled to remain 

 almost at the surface of the water where the greatest amount of 

 oxygen is present. Wlien the container is in motion, the swaying 

 and jolting thereof will cause the wat^r in the outer receptacle to 

 move from side to side. Since water is incompressible and the body 

 of water in the lower part of the outer receptacle 1 entirely fills the 



