Filtration system for water garden reservoir
OwnerEdward B. Berkeyinventor
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Abstract
A filtration system is described for a water garden having a reservoir 10. The reservoir includes a lid 14 and a tubular intake 26 connected to a water line 20 for receiving unfiltered water. The improvement includes a cup-shaped retainer 40 and one or more upright filters 60. The retainer includes a side wall tubular intake 48 mated to the reservoir intake 26 and a lower surface having an opening 50 supporting the filter upper end and may also include a handle 52 supported on the reservoir rim. The filter encompasses the opening so that substantially all unfiltered water entering the retainer intake portion flows downwardly into the upright filter. The retainer is removable from the reservoir and the filter may be removable from the retainer by handle 68.
Claims18
In a filtration system for use in a water garden having a reservoir, the reservoir including an intake opening for accepting unfiltered water and an upper opening, an improvement comprising:
- (a) said intake opening being tubular and extending outwardly from said reservoir and adapted to connect to an unfiltered water intake line;
- (b) a cup-shaped retainer having an upper opening, surrounding side walls, and a lower surface;
- the surrounding side walls including an intake portion adapted to mate with the reservoir intake opening;
- the intake portion being formed as a tube extending outwardly from the retainer side walls;
- the lower surface including an opening;
- the retainer being removable from the reservoir through the reservoir upper opening;
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- (c) an upright filter having an upper end, the filter being postionable in the opening of the retainer lower surface with the filter upper end supported therefrom, the filter encompassing the opening so that substantially all unfiltered water entering the retainer intake portion flows downward into the upright filter;
- wherein the filter is removable from the retainer by raising the filter up through the retainer upper opening and through the reservoir upper opening.
A filtration system adapted to be positioned within a reservoir of a water garden, the filtration system comprising:
- (a) a cup-shaped retainer having an upper opening, surrounding side walls, a handle attached to the side walls at the upper opening and extending laterally outward therefrom, and a lower surface;
- the surrounding side walls including an intake portion adapted to receive unfiltered water, the intake portion including a tube extending outwardly from the retainer side walls;
- the lower surface including an opening, said handle extending along only a minor portion of the perimeter of said upper opening;
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- (b) an upright filter having an upper end, the filter being positionable in the opening of the retainer lower surface with the filter upper end supported therefrom, the filter encompassing the opening so that substantially unfiltered water entering the retainer intake portion flows downward into the upright filter;
- the upright filter and the retainer being completely separable components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.