| 摘要 |
Apparatus for cleaning mussels and other shellfish which can be used floating on the surface of the water from which the shellfish were taken is disclosed. A container, typically a 5-gallon can, has a great number of holes formed in its circumferential surface. The container is supported within a basin of water, typically on a body of water by a pair of bouyant rings, so that a portion of the container lies below the surface of the water thereby allowing the water to enter and exit the container through the holes in the surface of the container. A door is provided in the container for the insertion and removal of the mussels. The interior surface of the container is interrupted, typically by a plurality of vanes or ribs formed on the interior surface of the container, so that when the container is rotated, typically by a hand crank attached to one end of the container, the mussels are drawn part way up the side of the container before tumbling back upon themselves. This mutual abrading action between the shellfish, as well as the abrading action between the container and the shellfish, causes the attached sand, seaweed, and other debris to become loosened from the mussels. The loosened debris is simultaneously washed out through the holes in the container back into the water. The basin of water, in addition to supporting the container in the preferred embodiment, provides a constant source of clean water with which to rinse the shellfish as they are being cleaned.
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