Filter housing arrangement with cartridge guides
AssigneeTetra Holding (US), Inc.
InventorJoseph C. Carley
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Abstract
An aquarium filter arrangement including a filter housing and a filter cartridge positionable within a filter chamber of the filter housing. The filter arrangement includes a hinged cover connected to the filter housing. The hinged cover is designed to collect condensation when the cover is in an open position, and empty the collected condensation into the filter chamber when the cover is closed. The filtering housing also includes guides located above the filter chamber. The filter cartridge can be positioned within the guides during maintenance of the aquarium.
Claims18
A filter arrangement for use with an aquarium, the filter arrangement comprising:
- a) a filter cartridge;
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- b) a filter housing defining a filter chamber, the filter housing including:
- i) filter chamber guides located in the filter chamber, the filter chamber guides being constructed to position the filter cartridge in a filtering position;
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- ii) secondary guides located above the filter chamber, the secondary guides being constructed to position the filter cartridge in a non-filtering position, wherein water contained within the filter cartridge positioned in the non-filtering position drains either into the filter chamber of the housing or into the aquarium.
A method of replacing a filter cartridge in an aquarium filter, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) removing a first filter cartridge from a filter chamber defined by the aquarium filter, the aquarium filter being mounted to an aquarium;
- b) inserting the first filter cartridge into cartridge retaining structure arranged such that, while being retained, water contained within the first filter cartridge drains into either one of both of the filter chamber and the aquarium;
- c) placing a second filter cartridge within the filter chamber;
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- d) removing the first filter cartridge from the cartridge retaining structure.
A method of applying a treatment to an aquarium environment, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a filter mounted to an aquarium, the filter including a filter housing and a filter cartridge positioned within a filter chamber of the filter housing;
- b) removing the filter cartridge from the filter chamber;
- c) inserting the filter cartridge into cartridge retaining structure formed on the filter housing so that the filter cartridge is isolated from a flow of water generated by operation of the filter, the filter cartridge being positioned such that water contained within the filter cartridge drains into either one of both of the filter chamber and the aquarium;
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- d) applying the treatment to the aquarium environment.
A filter arrangement for use with an aquarium, the filter arrangement comprising:
- a) a filter housing including:
- i) a filter chamber,
- ii) first filter cartridge retaining structure located in the filter chamber;
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- iii) second filter cartridge retaining structure located above the filter chamber;
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- b) a filter cartridge selectively positionable in both a filtering position, in which the first filter cartridge retaining structure retains the filter cartridge, and a non-filtering position, in which the second filter cartridge retaining structure retains the filter cartridge.
A method of replacing a filter cartridge in an aquarium filter, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) removing a first filter cartridge from a filter chamber defined by the aquarium filter, the aquarium filter being mounted to an aquarium;
- b) inserting the first filter cartridge into guides located adjacent to a spillway of the aquarium filter, the guides being arranged such that water contained within the first filter cartridge drains into either the filter chamber or the aquarium;
- c) placing a second filter cartridge within the filter chamber;
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- d) removing the first filter cartridge from the cartridge retaining structure.
A method of applying a treatment to an aquarium environment, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a filter mounted to an aquarium, the filter including a filter housing and a filter cartridge positioned within a filter chamber of the filter housing;
- b) removing the filter cartridge from the filter chamber;
- c) inserting the filter cartridge into cartridge retaining structure formed on the filter housing, and positioning the filter cartridge such that a gap is formed between the filter cartridge and the filter housing, wherein water passes through the gap without being filtered, the filter cartridge thereby being isolated from the flow of water generated by operation of the filter;
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- d) applying the treatment to the aquarium environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.