Oil skimmer assembly and system

A fluid skimmer system comprising:

• a. a vacuum truck having
• i. an operatively connected pump provided with an intake opening and a discharge opening,
• ii. a vacuum hose attached at one end to the intake opening of the pump, the hose having an intake opening at its opposite end, and
• iii. a receiving tank operatively connected to the discharge opening of the pump, the pump creating a vacuum at the hose intake opening;
• b. a backhoe having an articulating and extendable arm provided with an accessory attachment member;
• and
• c. a fluid skimmer assembly comprising:
• i. a skimmer plate having an upper flat surface,
• ii. a suction tube affixed to the skimmer plate by one or more struts to extend perpendicularly above the skimmer plate upper surface, the suction tube having an intake end and a discharge end, the suction tube discharge end operatively attached to the hose intake end,
• iii. a debris guard affixed to the skimmer plate upper surface and positioned about the suction tube intake end to inhibit unwanted objects from being vacuumed into the suction tube intake end;
• and
• d. a connecting adaptor affixed to the suction tube and constructed for attachment to the backhoe arm accessory attachment member.

A fluid skimmer assembly for use in skimming fluids from the surface area of a body of mixed fluids and water, comprising:

• a. a skimmer plate having a flat upper surface;
• b. a suction tube having a discharge end and an intake end affixed to and in operative position above the skimmer plate;
• and
• c. a debris guard comprising:
• i. a top rail having support legs affixed to the plate, and
• ii. fence members affixed to and extending downward from the top rail a predetermined distance to permit the fluids to pass under the fence members and over the skimmer plate upper surface and to inhibit debris from flowing to the suction tube intake end.