Fishtank
OwnerLuis Del Rosarioinventor
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Abstract
An improved fish tank employing largely opaque walls with a window which may be of a magnifying or non-magnifying type, but provides a center of attention for viewing fish within the tank. The view within the tank presents the appearance of looking into the natural domain of the fish by reason of the opaque surrounding walls. The walls themselves are of flexible material such as vinyl plastic and backed by reinforcement to provide rigidity. The backing on all sides except the window may be finished or covered with attractive material to convert the fish tank into an attractive piece of furniture, for example, a wall divider.
Claims8
A fish tank comprising a rigid self supporting structure including a base and side walls defining the shape of the major volume of a fish tank and having sufficient structural strength to support the volume of water to be contained within the fish tank;
- said rigid structure having an opening in at least one of the side walls thereof to define at least one window for viewing fish within the fish tank;
- a flexible bag of water impervious material dimensioned generally to fill a space within said rigid structure and with said structure defining a dark background within the tank and providing an appearance of depth;
- said flexible bag including a rigid transparent window positioned to correspond with the opening in said rigid structure and extending outward through said window whereby said bag, when within said rigid structure, may be filled with water and is supported by said rigid structure and the interior of said bag may be viewed through said window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.