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US 6,712,961 B2Granted
External tank filter, in particular for an aquarium
AssigneeRena GmbH
InventorJacques Jean Chauquet
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Abstract
A filter external to a tank including a vessel, a lid for closing the vessel, a removable connector including means of fixing the connector to the lid, a pipe for conveying water from the tank, a pipe for returning water to the tank, and couplings for connecting the two pipes to the connector, each coupling being equipped with a valve which selectively allows or prevents the passage of water, the connocter including a single means for allowing simultaneous actuations of the valves and actuation of the means of fixing the connector to the lid.
Claims14
A filter external to a tank, comprising:
- a vessel;
- a lid for closing the vessel;
- a removable connector including means of fixing the connector to the lid;
- a pipe for conveying water from the tank;
- a pipe for returning water to the tank;
- and
- couplings for connecting the two pipes to the connector, each coupling being equipped with a valve which selectively allows or prevents the passage of water;
- wherein the connector includes a single means for allowing simultaneous actuation of the valves and actuation of the means of fixing the connector so the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.