Submersible aerator
OwnerJames Dartez, Wyatt Kennairinventors
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Abstract
A submersible aerator includes a hollow cylindrical housing having an open upper end, an open lower end and a hollow interior. An air supply hose extends from an air supply source into the upper end of the housing and terminates at an air outlet, immediately above the lower end of the housing. Attached to the interior surface of the housing outer wall are a series of vertically spaced, oppositely facing baffle plates that provide impact surfaces to cleave rising air bubbles into smaller bubbles. A weep hole is formed on the outer surface of the air supply hose, equidistantly positioned between each adjacent pair of baffle plates. Accordingly, excess air pressure will be relieved via the weep holes as opposed to the lower end of the housing to protect nearby external equipment.
Claims10
A submersible aerator comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having an open upper end, an open lower end, a continuous outer wall and a hollow interior;
- at least two spaced baffle plates within the housing interior, each of said baffle plates having an outer edge attached to said outer wall and an inner edge spaced from said outer wall to form a flow path;
- an air supply hose extending through the open upper end of the housing, said air supply hose having an outlet positioned near the open lower end of said housing;
- said air supply hose having a weep hole positioned between the at least two spaced baffle plates to relieve excess air pressure within said hose.
A submersible aerator comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having an open upper end, an open lower end, a continuous outer wall and a hollow interior;
- at least four substantially semicircular, vertically spaced baffle plates positioned within said housing interior, each of said baffle plates having an arcuate outer edge fastened to said outer wall, and a linear inner edge spaced from said outer wall to create a flow path;
- an air supply hose extending through the open upper end of the housing and through each of said baffle plates, said air supply hose having an outlet positioned near the open lower end of said housing;
- said air supply hose having a weep hole positioned between each pair of adjacent vertically spaced baffle plates to relieve excess air pressure within said hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.