Segmented fish pump system
OwnerMerton L. BARTSCHinventor
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Abstract
A segmented fish pump system is provided. The segmented fish pump system includes a series of booster pump segments stacked upon an intake pump segment, forming an enclosed stream throughout, wherein each booster pump segment induces further upward flow, thereby minimizing the pressure and velocity needed for the intake pump of the intake pump segment. As a result, lessening trauma to fragile aquatic life at collection and further providing a nautical environment within the enclosed stream for the aquatic life to be transported as well as self-propelled to higher elevations.
Claims9
A segmented pump system for transporting liquid by induced flow throughout a series of system segments, comprising:
- an intake segment having a lower intake portion and an upper intake portion, wherein the intake segment comprises an intake bell fluidly connected to an intake pump, wherein the intake pump is configured to provide pressured jet flow near the upper portion so as to induce a collection flow near the lower intake portion;
- an inlet pipe extending from a lower mouth to an upper portion, wherein the lower mouth vertically connects the inlet pipe to the upper intake portion of the intake segment;
- at least one booster pipe segment extending from a lower booster mouth to an upper booster portion, wherein the lower booster mouth vertically connects the booster pipe segment to the upper portion of the inlet pipe or the upper portion of an adjacent booster pipe segment;
- a transitory booster region circumferentially disposed near the lower booster mouth of each booster pipe segment, wherein each transitory booster region forms a booster inlet and a vertically adjacent booster outlet, each fluidly communicating an internal portion of its booster pipe segment to an external portion thereof;
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- at least one booster pump mounted along the external portion of each booster pipe segment so each booster pump fluidly interconnects the booster inlet and outlet thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.