Device for retrieving an object in a fluid and method therefor

A device for retrieving an object that is submerged in a fluid, said device comprising:

• a first member having a bottom wall, said bottom wall having a hole therethrough;
• a second member carried within said first member and having a passageway therethrough, said passageway in fluid communication with said hole, said passageway having a first portion and a second portion in fluid communication with said first portion and with said hole, said first portion being generally parallel with said bottom wall, said second portion being approximately perpendicular to said first portion;
• and
• suction means for creating a negative pressure within said passageway.

A method for retrieving an object from a fluid using a member having a passageway therethrough, said passageway having a first portion and a second portion in fluid communication with said first portion, said first portion being generally parallel with a bottom wall of said member, said second portion being approximately perpendicular to said first portion, and wherein the passageway has a first end and a second end, said method comprising the steps of:

• covering said first end of said passageway;
• submerging said second end of said member in the fluid;
• and
• trapping the object in said first portion of said passageway.