Live Bait Heater and Aerator

摘要

An apparatus with a submersed unit, an air pump, a switching-mode power supply, a power transmission cable, a multi-position selector switch, and an air hose is used to aerate and also heat a quantity of water that holds live bait used for fishing. The switching-mode power supply and the air pump are enclosed within a head unit housing which is plugged into a power source. The water containing the live bait is aerated through an aeration stone connected to the air pump through the air hose. When the water needs to be heated a temperature sensitive heating element heats the water. The supplied conditions are controlled by the multi-position selector switch. The temperature sensitive heating element is powered through the power transmission cable and contains a thermistor and a resistive wire. More specifically, when the thermistor detects a drop in temperature, the resistive wire converts electricity into heat.

主权项

1. An apparatus for aerating and heating the water in which live bait is held comprises:
a submersed unit; an air pump; a switching-mode power supply; a power transmission cable; an air hose; a multi-position selector switch; the submersed unit comprises a structural frame, an aeration stone, and a temperature sensitive heating element; the aeration stone and the temperature sensitive heating element being mounted onto the structural frame; the switching-mode power supply being electronically connected to the temperature sensitive heating element through the power transmission cable; the air pump being in fluid communication with the aeration stone through the air hose; the multi-position selector switch being electrically connected to the air pump and the switching-mode power supply; and the switching-mode power supply being electrically connected in between the multi-position selector switch and the temperature-sensitive heating element.