Water aeration system with floating diffuser
AssigneeLinne Industries, LLC
InventorsCraig Burton, Sandra Burton
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Abstract
A water aeration system powers an air pump held in an encasement with a solar panel mounted directly or indirectly to the encasement or to the mounting pole supporting the encasement above a ground surface. An air conduit directs pumped air to one or more disc diffusers submerged in the body of water to be aerated. The disc diffuser(s) are supported by a floating platform that is suspended from a buoy or float so that the disc diffuser(s) are held at a desired depth below the water surface.
Claims17
A floating platform for a water aeration system, comprising:
- a buoy or float;
- one or more lines joining the buoy or float to the platform, the platform comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and one or more upstanding sidewalls extending away from the top surface;
- one or more diffusers secured directly or indirectly to the top surface of the platform;
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- an air conduit having a first end and a second end, said first end of said air conduit operatively connected directly or indirectly to a source of pumped air, and said second end of said air conduit connected directly or indirectly to the one or more diffusers.
A method for installing a floating platform for an air diffuser into a body of water, comprising:
- connecting a first end of an air conduit directly or indirectly to a source of pumped air;
- connecting a second end of the air conduit directly or indirectly to the air diffuser mounted on a top surface of the floating platform, wherein the floating platform has a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- joining a buoy or a float to the floating platform by one or more lines;
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- placing the floating platform in the body of water at a depth below a top surface of the body of water, with the top surface of the floating platform directed away from the top surface of the body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.