Scum filtration system
OwnerCharles Cornishinventor
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Abstract
A scum filtration system is used to separate, collect, capture, and remove surface scum and contaminants from a body of standing water. The scum filtration system includes at least one treatment assembly, a pumping system, and a main support structure. The at least one treatment assembly is used to filter scum, contaminants, and other similar material from a body of water such as, but not limited to, a pond or lake. The pumping system is used to drive water from a pond or lake into the at least one treatment assembly. The main support structure is used to support the at least one treatment assembly. Further, the main support structure is used to maintain the arrangement of the at least one treatment assembly.
Claims14
A scum filtration system comprising:
- a treatment assembly;
- a pumping system;
- a main support structure;
- the treatment assembly comprising a plurality of perforated pipes and a plurality of filtering covers;
- the pumping system comprising a fluid pump and a floatation device;
- the treatment assembly being mounted onto the main support structure;
- the flotation device being mounted onto the fluid pump;
- the flotation device being tethered to the main support structure;
- the fluid pump being in fluid communication with the plurality of perforated pipes;
- each of the plurality of perforated pipes being in fluid communication with each other;
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- each of the plurality of perforated pipes being sleeved by a corresponding cover from the plurality of filtering covers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.