Abstract: A portable container for fish, in which a ventilating pipe is fitted into a setting hole provided in the top wall of an otherwise sealed container. The ventilating pipe includes top and bottom covers. The ventilating pipe is provided with a small vent at the center of the top cover and with a plurality of small induction holes in the bottom cover. Even if the container is momentarily inclined, the water in the container will not flow out straightly from the small induction holes in the bottom cover to the small vent in the top cover. The side wall of the container can be partially transparent and the top and bottom ends are of double reinforced construction. The setting hole for the ventilating pipe is provided with an annular neck which is of triple layer reinforced construction by turning a skirt back on itself. The container can be fitted into an insulating box, with the container matching the shape of the box, for maintaining the water inside the container at a low temperature.

Abstract: A portable container having a cylindrical body provided with a bottom plate and a top cover. The body has a cut-out at its lower portion which is covered by an outer flexible wall partially movable relative to the body. Upon the separation of the outer wall from the container wall, access is allowed to the interior of the container through the cut-out, and when the outer wall is not separated from the container wall a hermetically sealed condition is provided. The cover plate for the container element has at least one plug which is used to inject oxygen into the body and means is provided to allow drainage.