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US 12,714,229 B2Granted
Submersion system
OwnerMichael Collinsinventor
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Abstract
An unsealed submersible furniture for at least partially submerging in a body of water. The unsealed submersible furniture comprising a hollow shell defining an interior configured to maintain an applied vacuum that simultaneously holds water while allowing water to freely flow between the interior and the body of water.
Claims20
An unsealed submersible furniture for at least partially submerging in a body of water, the submersible furniture comprising:
- a casing defining an interior configured to receive a fluid, the casing having at least one inlet extending through the casing and into the interior;
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- a pump operatively coupled to a portion of the casing, the pump being configured to draw a fluid out of the interior of the casing creating an interior vacuum therein that draws water through the at least one inlet and into the interior of the casing;
- wherein water is able to freely flow through the interior of the casing to prevent it from becoming stagnant.
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A portable unsealed submersible furniture for at least partially submerging in a body of water, the portable unsealed submersible furniture comprising:
- a hollow shell molded in the shape of a piece of furniture and defining an interior, the hollow shell having at least one hole and at least one water inlet extending therethrough and defining a passage to the interior;
- a valve assembly having a one-way valve positionable in the hole in the hollow shell to control a fluid flowing into and out of the interior of the hollow shell;
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- a pump mateable with the valve assembly and configured to open the one-way valve;
- wherein operation of the pump draws air from the interior of the hollow shell creating a vacuum that draws water through the at least one inlet and into the interior of the hollow shell;
- wherein water is able to freely flow through the interior of the hollow shell to prevent it from becoming stagnant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.