US2494937A - Aquarium - Google Patents

Description

Filed Jan. 18, 1946 A. E. GANDY 2,4949%? AQUARIUM 2 Sheets-Sheet l AARON GANDY Jan. 17, 5'

A. E- GANDY 2,494,937

AQUARIUM Filed Jan. 18, 1946 2 sheets-sheet 2 FIG. 3.

gwuom/bob AARQN E. Q A MDY Patentecl Jan. 17, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and use- I ful improvements in aquariums, and more particularly to an article of this character comprising an open container of transparent material and having integrally formed walls together with a base on which the container is removably supported.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a container for aquariums of transparent material and having sloping walls so that when the aquarium is set in a position and subjected to the rays of sunlight, a multiple rainbow eifect will be produced by reason of the angle of the transparent walls of the container and the fish swimming in the container will appear multiplied.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and. claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View with parts broken away and shown in section.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a modified construction.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the modified construction with parts broken away and shown in section.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and first with respect to the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the numeral 5 designates the open container preferably constructed of glass or other transparent material and shaped in an inverted pyramidal form having three sides 6, l and 8, the sloping side edges of each wall being at right angles or 90 with respect to each other and the walls being integrally molded or otherwise suitably united with each other.

The sloping walls of the container merge at the bottom thereof in a point 9 from which side edges or corners ill extend upwardly and outwardly on the outer surface of the container at the adjacent junctions of the walls.

The container 5 is supported in an elevated position by means of a stand II which includes trough-like members I2 in which the lower portions of the side edges or corners ID are seated, the troughs l2 preferably being constructed of metal or other suitable material having their lower ends welded or otherwise fixedly secured to each other and adjacent the lower ends of the troughs legs l3 extend outwardly and downwardly.

The upper edge of each of the walls 6, l and 8 extends horizontally, as indicated at 14, and the upper corners of each of the walls are cut at angles of approximately as indicated at I5, to eliminate any sharp corners at the upper edge of the container.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5, the container is designated generally at It and is likewise constructed of glass or other suitable transparent material and includes a pair of triangularly-shaped end walls H and I8 and a pair of rectangularly-shaped side walls 19 and 2B, the meeting edges of the walls being integrally molded or otherwise united with each other.

The end walls I! and I8 extend perpendicularly, while the side walls [9 and 20 slope outwardly from the bottom of the container, the container thus being of substantially trough-like construction.

The container I6 is likewise supported in an elevated position on a base designated generally at 2| and which includes a horizontal troughshaped member 22 extending longitudinally under the lower edge of the container and in which the lower edge of the container is seated. At each end of the trough member 22 upwardly and outwardly inclined trough members 23 are welded or otherwise suitably connected at their lower ends and in which the corners of the container is are seated. Legs 24 are welded or otherwise fixedly connected to the trough-like supports 23 and extend downwardly and outwardly at each side thereof. A brace 25 connects the lower portions of the legs 24.

The upper corners of the container [6 at both the end walls I! and I8 and at the side walls l9 and 20 are cut at angles of approximately 135, as shown at 26, to eliminate any sharp corners at the upper edge of th container.

The containers 5 and I6 are adapted to serve as aquariums for holding water with fish swimming therein, and the sloping walls of the containers function as prisms so that when the rays of sunlight strike the sides of the containers, 9. multiple rainbow efiect is produced and a mul- 3 tiple effect is produced of the fish swimming in the containers.

The containers or bowls 5 and I 6 may be readily removed from their supporting stands for cleaning, when desired.

In view of th foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be tguiteapparent to those skilledin the art. A more detailed description'thereo'f is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though I have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes run comprehended by the spirit of the :invention asihereln described, and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, "whatls claimed is:

An aquarium, -'eomprising --a :support lncluding triangularl-y spaced legs having their=upper ends arrangedclose together and-atlthe same --elevationgthe legs extending downwardly -and"-radially outwardly, the lower ends of the legs being triangularlysp ace'd and in the same plane; and triangularly spaced upwardly diverging straight V-shaped troughs secured to the top ends of the legs and having their lower ends secured together slightly below the upper-ends of th'e legs 30 and forming an inverted triangular pyramid socket between the upper ends of the legs, the' troughs being arranged in vertical alignment with the legs, and an inverted triangular pyramid-shaped transparent bowl removably mounted upon the support and including upwardly diverging straight V-shaped corners to engage within the V-shaped troughs and contacting the troughs throughout their entire lengths, the lower endslof the'cornerstmeeting to form an inverted triangular pyramid apex seated within the pyramid socket, the upper ends of the troughs terminating near and below the vertical center of the bowl.

AARON E. GANDY.

iKEFERENCES CITED The'following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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