Aquarium undergravel filter
AssigneeWarner-Lambert Company
InventorsSteven Convertino, Jonas Ivasauskas
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an aquarium undergravel filter. In particular, the undergravel filter of the present invention contains chambers on its underside. The chambers, which are roughly equal in size, are separated by baffles and have openings which allow water to flow into flow channels which lead to the lift tube holes. The chambers and flow channels provide for equal filtration over the entire surface of the filter plate. In a preferred embodiment, the undergravel filter of the present invention also contains an anti-dig grid which prevents fish from digging the gravel on the plate of the filter by use of an anti-dig grid. The anti-dig grid is located on the top surface of the filter and prevents fish from removing the gravel and exposing the openings in the filter.
Claims19
A filter for an aquarium comprising one or more plates, wherein each plate has a top, a bottom and openings to allow water to pass through the plate, and wherein the bottom side of the plates contains a flow channel having two ends and dividers which separate the bottom into separate chambers with each chamber having an opening adjacent to the flow channel wherein the flow channel is in the shape of an inverted "V" wherein the wide portion of the "V" is located adjacent the bottom of the plate and the narrow portion of the "V" is located at a distance away from the bottom of the plate.
A filter for an aquarium comprising one or more plates with each plate having openings to allow water to pass through the plate, dividers which separate the bottom side of the plate into separate chambers and a flow channel which collects water from the flow chambers and routes the water to a central flow channel, wherein the flow channel and central flow channel are aligned such that a drop of water passing through a first opening in the plate will be drawn to the same point as a drop of water passing through a second opening in the plate wherein the flow channel is in the shape of an inverted "V" wherein the wide portion of the "V" is located adjacent the bottom of the plate and the narrow portion of the "V" is located at a distance away from the bottom of the plate.
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