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US 6,444,120 B1Granted
Electric aquarium cleaning apparatus
OwnerChristopher O. Morganinventor
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Abstract
An electric aquarium cleaning apparatus for removing dirty water and debris from a fish tank and replenishing it with fresh water. The electric aquarium cleaning apparatus includes an intake section coupled to an electric pump assembly, and an outlet tube for expelling the dirty water. The pump is reversible allowing refilling of the tank with fresh water.
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An electric aquarium cleaning apparatus for cleaning a fish tank, the electric aquarium cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an intake section, said intake section being coupled to an inlet port of a pump assembly, an outlet tube connected to an outlet port of said pump assembly for removing dirty water from a fish tank for the purpose of cleaning the tank;
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- said pump assembly being reversible for facilitating filling of the tank with clean water after the tank has been cleansed.
An electric aquarium cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an intake section, said intake section being coupled to an inlet port of a pump assembly, an outlet tube connected to an outlet port of said pump assembly for removing dirty water from a fish tank for the purpose of cleaning the tank;
- said intake section comprising a cleaning head, said cleaning head having a gravel screen-coupled to an inlet side of said cleaning head for preventing any gravel from a bottom of the tank from entering said cleaning head;
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- an outlet side of said cleaning head being pivotally coupled to an intake tube portion for allowing flexibility during cleaning of the tank.
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An electric aquarium cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an intake section, said intake section being coupled to an inlet port of a pump assembly, an outlet tube connected to an outlet port of said pump assembly for removing dirty water from a fish tank for the purpose of cleaning the tank;
- said intake section comprising an intake tube portion, said intake tube portion being for fluidly connecting a cleaning head to said pump assembly;
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- said intake tube portion comprising a flexible tube member, said flexible tube member including a flow valve for manually regulating the flow of water into said intake portion, a first end of said flexible tube member being pivotally coupled to an outlet side of said cleaning head, a second end of said flexible tube member being coupled to said inlet port of said pump assembly for receiving dirty water into said pump assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.