Horizontal surface aerator
AssigneeAeromix Systems, Incorporated
InventorsCatalin Petrescu, Peter S. Gross
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Abstract
The invention is a paddlewheel aerator having a support structure, a drive mechanism contained within the support structure, a rotatable shaft extending horizontally from the drive mechanism; and a plurality of paddlewheels surrounding the shaft. A plurality of support legs are formed integrally with the support structure. In a preferred embodiment, a watertight drive box is positioned within the support structure. The drive box has a removable cover and a substantially water tight seal for preventing ingress of water. The drive box contains a motor drivably connected to the shaft. The motor is contained within an upper portion of the drive box so that the motor is positioned at a vertically elevated level compared to the shaft.
Claims20
A paddlewheel aerator comprising:
- a support structure;
- a drive box having a removable cover positioned on the support structure;
- a rotatable shaft extending horizontally from the drive box;
- a plurality of paddlewheels surrounding the shaft;
- a motor drivably connected to the shaft, the motor contained within the drive box;
- a floatation device connected to the support structure;
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- a jack screw disposed at a connection of the floatation device and the support structure so that adjustment of the jack screw changes a vertical position of the floatation device relative to the support structure.
The aerator of claim further comprising a vent disposed in the cover.
A paddlewheel aerator comprising:
- a support structure;
- a drive box positioned on the support structure;
- a rotatable shaft extending horizontally from the drive box;
- a plurality of paddlewheels surrounding the shaft, in which each paddlewheel comprises a plurality of U-shaped blades, each blade having two radially extending legs of substantially equal length, in which each leg of a blade is removably fastened to a leg of an adjacent blade;
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- a motor drivably connected to the shaft.
A paddlewheel aerator comprising:
- a support structure;
- a drive box positioned on the support structure;
- a rotatable shaft extending horizontally from the drive box;
- a plurality of paddlewheels surrounding the shaft;
- a motor drivably connected to the shaft;
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- a plurality of studs disposed on the shaft for removable attachment of the plurality of paddlewheels to the shaft.
A paddlewheel aerator comprising:
- a support structure comprising a plurality of support legs formed integrally with the support structure;
- a drive mechanism disposed on the support structure;
- a rotatable shaft extending horizontally from the drive mechanism the drive mechanism contained within a drive box, the drive box having a removable cover;
- a plurality of paddlewheels surrounding the shaft;
- a floatation device connected to the support structure;
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- a jack screw dispose at a connection of the floatation device and the support structure so that adjustment of the jack screw changes a vertical position of the floatation device relative to the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.