Portable device for generating a current in a vessel
AssigneeNorth American Manufacturing Company
InventorJoseph Shea
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Abstract
A portable device is provided for generating a current in a vessel having a side-wall, the vessel containing a fluid. The device includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a motor attached to the housing. A propeller, driven by the motor, is positioned in the housing. A float is attached to the housing to create a buoyant force sufficient to keep the portable device afloat in the fluid. Fluid is drawn into the housing through the inlet side and forced out of the housing through the outlet side to generate the current in the vessel.
Claims19
A portable device for generating a current in a vessel containing a fluid, the portable device comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
- a motor attached to said housing;
- a propeller positioned in said housing, said propeller driven by said motor;
- and
- a float attached to said housing to create a buoyant force sufficient to keep said portable device afloat in the fluid,
- wherein fluid is drawn into said housing through said inlet side and forced out of said housing through said outlet side to generate the current in the vessel.
A portable device for generating a current in a swimming pool containing water, the portable device comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
- a propeller positioned in said housing, said propeller driven by a motor;
- and
- a float attached to said housing to create a buoyant force sufficient to keep said portable device afloat in the water,
- wherein water is drawn into said housing through said inlet side and forced out of said housing through said outlet side to generate the current in the swimming pool, and
- the buoyant force of said float and the rotation of said propeller stabilize said portable device in the water by positioning said portable device adjacent a side-wall of the swimming pool.
A method of swimming in a pool against a current, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a floating current-generating device into the pool;
- allowing the floating device to move in the pool to a stabilized position adjacent a side-wall of the pool;
- and
- swimming against the current in front of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.