Zero edge aquarium
AssigneeZeroEdge Aquarium Corp.
InventorBrett Perry
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Abstract
The invention is a zero edge or infinity aquarium for viewing aquatic life. The design offers unobstructed viewing through a smooth lens of water on the sides and the top. The aquarium is constructed of a transparent material and water is circulated over the top of and along the outside of the sidewall before being collected in a gutter and drain box. The top edge and corners of the aquarium are rounded to aid in the flow of water. The water is then returned to the interior of the aquarium via an infeed. The infeed may comprise a sump, pump, piping, valving, and a return outlet. It offers a unique view of the contents as there appears to be no lid, edge, or structure within the water.
Claims25
An aquarium comprising:
- at least one sidewall, wherein the at least one sidewall is at least partially transparent and includes a radiused upper edge;
- a gutter in fluid communication with an outer surface of the at least one sidewall;
- at least one drain box in fluid communication with the gutter;
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- an infeed in fluid communication between the drain box and an interior volume defined by the at least one sidewall, the infeed providing circulation of a fluid from the drain box to the interior volume, the infeed comprising a sump in fluid communication between the drain box and the interior volume and the infeed comprising a pump in fluid communication between the sump and the interior volume, wherein the sump includes a weir element in fluid communication with the drain box and the pump.
An aquarium comprising:
- at least one sidewall, wherein the at least one sidewall is at least partially transparent and includes a radiused upper edge and a rounded corner;
- a gutter in fluid communication with an outer surface of the at least one sidewall;
- at least one drain box in fluid communication with the gutter;
- a drain channel in fluid communication with the at least one drain box;
- a sump in fluid communication between the drain channel and a interior volume defined by the at least one sidewall;
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- a fluid at least partially filling the interior volume and is at least periodically in circulation over the radiused upper edge of the at least one sidewall, along the outer surface of the at least one sidewall, into the gutter, into the drain box, and into the drain channel, into the sump, and returns to the interior volume.
An aquarium comprising:
- at least one sidewall, wherein the at least one sidewall is at least partially transparent and includes a radiused upper edge and one or more rounded corners;
- at least one backwall, wherein a top edge of the at least one backwall is above a fluid surface in the aquarium;
- a gutter in fluid communication with an outer surface of the at least one sidewall;
- at least one drain box in fluid communication with the gutter;
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- an infeed in fluid communication between the drain box and an interior volume defined by the at least one sidewall, the infeed providing a flow of a fluid from the drain box to the interior volume so that the fluid at least partially fills the interior volume and is at least periodically in circulation over the radiused upper edge of the at least one sidewall, along an outer surface of the at least one sidewall, into the gutter, into the drain box and returns to the interior volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.