Aquarium with light fixture isolated from tank
OwnerLuis Del Rosarioinventor
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Abstract
An aquarium includes a tank with a canopy forming a top for the tank. A well is formed in the canopy with a ledge and a hollow hinged door fastened to the canopy and resting on the ledge. The door includes a transparent bottom panel and a removable top panel with a lighting fixture mounted on the top panel and positioned so that it illuminates the interior of the tank. The door can be opened for tasks such as cleaning the tank. The described configuration isolates the light fixture from the tank such that changing of the bulb or tube or servicing of the light fixture may be accomplished with minimum danger of electrical shocks from contact with water in the tank. A smaller port on one side of the canopy provides ready access to the tanks for feeding the fish.
Claims17
An aquarium including a tank, a canopy forming a top for said tank, an opening in the center of said canopy with a vertical wall defining a well, a narrow ledge at the bottom of said well,
- a hollow hinged door member normally resting on said ledge and pivotable to provide access to said tank, said door member having a sidewall, a transparent bottom panel sealed to said sidewall, a removable top panel, and lighting means fastened to said top panel for directing light through said transparent panel into said tank.
An aquarium with sidewalls of transparent material, a bottom sealed to said sidewalls, a canopy forming a top for said aquarium sealed to said sidewalls, said canopy having sides which are generally tapered upwardly and toward its center, an opening in the center of said canopy with vertical walls defining a well, a hinged door in said well and a transparent panel in said door at the bottom of said well, a removable cover panel for said door, and lighting means fastened to said cover panel for directing light into said aquarium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.