Mixer for ponds and other shallow bodies of water
OwnerJames Dartezinventor
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Abstract
A mixing apparatus is disclosed for ponds and other shallow bodies of water. The apparatus uses air flow to entrain and move large volumes of water up and through the mixer. This movement of water creates a mixing of water from different depths within the body of water, and thus prevents, eliminates, or reduces stagnation of the water. The air flow is driven by one or more blowers, which may be mounted on the apparatus. The air from the blower is injected into the water about one to two feet below the surface. The air is injected through a series of relatively large holes positioned on opposed sides of tubing. The injected air creates water flow in sufficiently large volumes to mix the water within a shallow body of water of moderate size.
Claims10
A pond mixer, comprising:
- a. a housing having a top, two solid sides, a solid back, an open front side, an open bottom, and a baffle plate extending from near an upper end of the open front side to near a lower end of the solid back;
- b. a blower;
- c. at least two pairs of mixer tubes, wherein each mixer tube in the pair has a plurality of mutually opposed air outlets;
- and,
- d. air conduit connecting the blower to the pairs of mixer tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.