﻿1068 
  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OP 
  PISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  [94] 
  

  

  The 
  fish 
  can 
  then 
  be 
  easily 
  transferred 
  from 
  the 
  seine 
  to 
  the 
  sack. 
  After 
  

   the 
  fish 
  have 
  all 
  been 
  transferred 
  the 
  stop-lines 
  are 
  unbound 
  and 
  the 
  

   seine 
  is 
  taken 
  away. 
  In 
  order 
  that 
  the 
  weight 
  of 
  fish 
  contained 
  in 
  the 
  

   sack 
  shall 
  not 
  sink 
  it 
  far 
  below 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  and 
  permit 
  the 
  

   contained 
  fish 
  to 
  escape 
  as 
  fast 
  as 
  a 
  stop 
  is 
  untied 
  and 
  a 
  bundle 
  of 
  seiue- 
  

   iloats 
  is 
  withdrawn, 
  a 
  movable 
  buoy 
  or 
  float 
  is 
  substituted, 
  so 
  that 
  when 
  

   the 
  seine 
  is 
  taken 
  away 
  there 
  will 
  be 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  buoys 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  

   hanging-line 
  along 
  the 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  sack, 
  having 
  sufficient 
  buoyancy 
  to 
  

   keep 
  the 
  sack 
  floating. 
  The 
  sack 
  can 
  readily 
  be 
  taken 
  from 
  the 
  water 
  

   folded 
  into 
  a 
  compact 
  mass. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  ''1. 
  A 
  floating 
  fish 
  sack 
  or 
  pocket 
  provided 
  with 
  the 
  flexible 
  buoy 
  or 
  

   float 
  D, 
  consisting 
  of 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  small 
  floats, 
  d 
  d, 
  arranged 
  contiguously 
  

   upon 
  a 
  lace, 
  /, 
  and 
  seized 
  to 
  the 
  hanging 
  line 
  at 
  intervals, 
  as 
  shown, 
  

   substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purposes 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  "2. 
  A 
  floating 
  fish 
  pocket 
  or 
  sack 
  consisting 
  of 
  a 
  box-shaped 
  netted 
  

   receptacle, 
  B, 
  suspended 
  from 
  the 
  hanging-line 
  C, 
  the 
  flexible 
  buoys 
  or 
  

   floats 
  D, 
  made 
  as 
  described, 
  centrally 
  pierced 
  by 
  the 
  lace-line/ 
  and 
  se- 
  

   curely 
  fastened 
  to 
  said 
  hanging-line 
  C 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  the 
  lace-line/ 
  and 
  

   seizings 
  h 
  h, 
  the 
  seiuedine 
  H, 
  made 
  secure 
  to 
  the 
  hanging-line 
  by 
  seiz- 
  

   ings 
  (j 
  g 
  and 
  the 
  stop-lines 
  nn, 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  binding 
  a 
  bundle 
  of 
  

   seine-floats 
  into 
  the 
  loops 
  between 
  said 
  seine-line 
  and 
  said 
  hangiug-line, 
  

   all 
  constructed 
  and 
  arranged 
  substantially 
  as 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  292123. 
  

  

  (Richard 
  A. 
  Lindsay, 
  Baltimore, 
  Md. 
  ; 
  patented 
  January 
  15, 
  1S84 
  ; 
  live-box 
  for 
  fish. 
  

  

  See 
  Plate 
  CXXII.) 
  

  

  The 
  top 
  is 
  buoyant, 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  door 
  for 
  introduction 
  of 
  the 
  fish. 
  The 
  

   bottom 
  is 
  non-buoyant, 
  and 
  is 
  of 
  perforated 
  metal 
  or 
  of 
  wire- 
  work, 
  or 
  

   may 
  be 
  imperforate. 
  The 
  top 
  and 
  bottom 
  are 
  connected 
  by 
  cord-netting, 
  

   which 
  forms 
  the 
  sides 
  and 
  ends, 
  and 
  permits 
  the 
  top 
  and 
  bottom 
  to 
  be 
  

   brought 
  close 
  together, 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  device 
  will 
  occupy 
  a 
  greatly 
  reduced 
  

   space 
  in 
  transportation. 
  

  

  CLAIM. 
  

  

  " 
  In 
  a 
  fisherman's 
  live-box, 
  the 
  combination 
  of 
  a 
  rigid 
  buoyant 
  top 
  

   having 
  an 
  opening 
  for 
  the 
  introduction 
  of 
  fish 
  and 
  a 
  hinged 
  door 
  to 
  

   close 
  the 
  said 
  opening, 
  a 
  rigid 
  non-buoyant 
  bottom, 
  and 
  cord-netting 
  

   sides, 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  specified." 
  

  

  No. 
  265544. 
  

  

  (Diedricli 
  Schmidt, 
  Now 
  York, 
  N. 
  Y.; 
  patented 
  October 
  :?, 
  1882 
  ; 
  fish-safe. 
  See 
  Plate 
  

  

  CXXIII.) 
  

  

  The 
  object 
  is 
  to 
  prevent 
  salted 
  fish 
  from 
  losing 
  in 
  weight 
  by 
  the 
  evap- 
  

   oration 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  in 
  the. 
  same. 
  A 
  case 
  is 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  slatted 
  

  

  