Floating arm pick up device

A pick up device for a tank with fluid, the tank having a bottom, the pick up device comprising:

• an intake for removing fluid from the tank;
• a delivery member adapted for transporting a portion of the fluid from the inside of the tank to outside the tank, wherein the delivery member is in communication with the intake;
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• a submerging member for maintaining the intake a distance below the top level of the fluid inside the tank to prevent the intake from passing into a predetermined volume of contaminated fluid near the top level of fluid in the tank, the submerging member including
• an adjustable arm having a base end and a free end, wherein the free end communicates with the intake and the base end is adapted to communicate with the delivery member and transport the fluid from the intake to the delivery member;
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• a float in communication with the adjustable arm, such that the adjustable arm is movable between a first position distal to the bottom of the tank and a second position proximal to the bottom of the tank.

A pick up device for a fuel storage tank, the pick up device limiting the amount of contaminated fuel removed from the tank, the storage tank having a bottom and a fuel line for adding fuel to the tank, the pick up device comprising:

• an intake for removing fuel from the tank;
• an upper delivery member adapted for transporting the fuel from inside the storage tank, the upper delivery member positioned generally perpendicular to the bottom of the storage tank;
• a submerging member for maintaining the intake at least a predetermined distance below the top level of fuel inside the tank to prevent the intake from passing into a predetermined volume of contaminated fuel near the top level of the fuel, the submerging member including
• an adjustable arm of a predetermined length having a free end and a base end, wherein the free end is connected to the intake and the base end is pivotally attached to the upper delivery member by a swivel joint and adapted to deliver the fuel from the intake to the deliver member;
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• a float carried by the free end of the adjustable arm, such that the free end of the adjustable arm moves between a first position distal to the bottom of the storage tank and a second position proximal to the bottom of the storage tank in relationship to the top level of the fuel inside the storage tank, wherein the adjustable arm is prevented from passing into a predetermined volume of contaminated fuel at the bottom of the tank when in the second position due to the length of the adjustable arm;
• a stopping member for controlling the range of movement of the adjustable arm, such that the adjustable arm is generally parallel to the bottom of the storage tank when in the first position and generally perpendicular to the bottom of the storage tank when in the second position;
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• a filter connected to the intake of the adjustable arm.