WO2008060285A1 - Dispositif de fixation magnétique de tête de pompe pour vivier - Google Patents

Dispositif de fixation magnétique de tête de pompe pour vivier Download PDF

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WO2008060285A1
WO2008060285A1 PCT/US2006/044700 US2006044700W WO2008060285A1 WO 2008060285 A1 WO2008060285 A1 WO 2008060285A1 US 2006044700 W US2006044700 W US 2006044700W WO 2008060285 A1 WO2008060285 A1 WO 2008060285A1
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powerhead
fish tank
magnet
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holding device
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Philip Anthony Bluteau
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K63/00—Receptacles for live fish, e.g. aquaria; Terraria
    • A01K63/04—Arrangements for treating water specially adapted to receptacles for live fish
    • A01K63/047—Liquid pumps for aquaria
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K63/00—Receptacles for live fish, e.g. aquaria; Terraria
    • A01K63/003—Aquaria; Terraria
    • A01K63/006—Accessories for aquaria or terraria
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/72—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by oxidation
    • C02F1/74—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by oxidation with air
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2103/00—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
    • C02F2103/20—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F7/00—Aeration of stretches of water
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Y02W10/10—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

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  • the invention relates to magnetic placement of fresh- and saltwater fish tank aeration devices.
  • Musgrave (US Patent No. 5,778,824) teaches an aquatic animal feeding assembly for use with aquariums, tanks, pools or the like.
  • the feeding assembly comprises an outer magnet placed adjacent to an outer surface of the aquarium wall and an inner magnet placed opposite the outer magnet on the inner surface of the aquarium wall such that the magnets attract each other against the aquarium wall.
  • a food holder is attached to the inner magnet within the aquarium for releasably holding food within the aquarium.
  • the magnets generate an attractive magnetic force sufficient to hold each other in place opposite the aquarium wall.
  • the outer magnet may be moved along the aquarium wall to thereby move the inner magnet and the food holder to a desirable location within the aquarium.
  • Muscroft US Patent No. 5,515,570 teaches a tool for wiping windows by means of a ceramic rectangular permanent magnet, or magnets, which has wiper blades attached. This unit is called the slave unit. On the opposite side of the window surface is a ceramic rectangular permanent magnet or magnets, which is called the master unit. When the two units are placed opposite each other across the window surface the magnetic attraction pulls the slave unit wiper blades against the window surface. When the master unit is moved across the window surface, the slave unit follows in unison on the other side and the wiper blades flip-flop wiping the window clear.
  • Rofen (US Patent No. 5,988,109) teaches an apparatus for cleaning the inner wall surfaces of an aquarium tank including a pair of magnetic assemblies adapted for mutual magnetic engagement. Both assemblies include an outer housing of waterproof material and a planar surface adapted to impinge on the aquarium walls. A scrubber pad is laminated to at least one planar surface of the assemblies, and a strong permanent magnet is secured within the protective enclosure of each housing. One assembly impinges its scrubber surface on the inner surface of an aquarium wall, and the other assembly is disposed directly adjacent to the inner assembly and in magnetic engagement therewith. Translating movement of the outer assembly causes concomitant movement of the inner assembly, whereby the scrubber surface of the inner assembly is translated across the inner surface of the aquarium wall for cleaning purposes.
  • the powerhead To properly aerate a fish tank, the powerhead must be moved approximately every 12 hours between the top and the bottom of the tank.
  • powerheads are commonly held in place against the wall of a fish tank with one or more suction cups. This means the caretaker must insert a foreign object, such as his or her hands or another grasping device, into the water of the tank twice per day to move the powerhead. This can cause contamination of the tank's water with the oils and dirt associated with human hands. This contamination can be harmful to the delicately balanced ecosystem within a fish tank, especially within a saltwater fish tank.
  • the float is secured by a line or cord to the magnetic assembly disposed within the aquarium.
  • the float will remain at the surface of the water in the aquarium, and the inner assembly may be retrieved by grasping the float and pulling the line and inner assembly from the water.
  • the float permits the inner assembly to be retrieved without requiring any exposure of the hands or clothing to the aquarium water, and with minimal disturbance to the fish within the aquarium.
  • the invention generally includes a movable cleaner positioned adjacent to the bottom surface of the tank so that the movable cleaner dislodges waste and debris deposited thereon and directs the dislodged waste and debris toward an aperture to be conducted away from the bottom surface of the tank.
  • the movable cleaner preferably comprises a barrier structure and moving means preferably comprises mechanical structure positioned externally of the tank. The waste-carrying water may be filtered and then returned to the aquarium or replaced with fresh water.
  • Roesel US Patent No.
  • 3,208,090 teaches a cleaner for the inner surface of the walls of an aquarium including a controller and a follower, the follower including a plastic carrying body having a centrally located magnet
  • the prior art teaches the use of magnets for use in moving and holding scrubbers and fish feeding devices without the need to insert a foreign object into the fish tank.
  • no means of moving a powerhead other than with hands or another grasping device is disclosed.
  • a fish tank aerating powerhead holder that allows the powerhead to be moved without introducing a foreign object such as a hand into a fish tank is disclosed.
  • a commercially available fish tank aerating powerhead 10 has a first magnetic assembly 12 affixed 18 thereto.
  • This first magnetic assembly 12 comprises a first permanent strong magnet, not shown, and, in the preferred embodiment, an encasement 22 for the permanent magnet.
  • the first magnetic assembly 12 is fixedly attached 18 to a side of a commercially available powerhead 10 such that the powerhead 10 can fully aerate a fish tank 16 with the first magnetic assembly 12 attached.
  • a second magnetic assembly 14 comprising magnet encasement 32 in the preferred embodiment, and a second permanent strong magnet, not shown, that is of opposite polarity from the first magnet is placed on the outside wall of the fish tank 16, opposite the first magnetic assembly 12. In this position, the attractive magnetic fields of the first and second magnets cause the magnetic assemblies 12, 14 to adhere to one another across the fish tank wall 16, and hold in place the attached powerhead 10.
  • a non-stick finishing layer 20,30 made of a durable non-stick material
  • FIGURE 1 shows the magnetic powerhead holder working across the glass of a fish tank wall.
  • FIGURE 2 shows a view of the non-stick surface of the first magnetic assembly.
  • FIGURE 3 shows a view of the non-stick surface of the second magnetic assembly.
  • FIGURE 4 shows a view of the magnetic powerhead holder with a first magnet encased within the powerhead.
  • FIGURE 1 a commercially available powerhead 10 is shown with a first magnetic assembly 12 permanently affixed 18 thereto, in such a way that the powerhead 10 is able to fully perform its function of aerating a fish tank 16 with the first magnetic assembly 12 attached.
  • the powerhead 10 and first magnet assembly 12 are located inside a fish tank 16, on a vertical wall 16 of the tank 16.
  • a second magnetic assembly 14 is also shown.
  • the second magnetic assembly 14 is located on the outside of the fish tank's wall 16, opposite from the first magnetic assembly 12.
  • the second magnetic assembly 14 is a separate unit from the first magnetic assembly 12 and powerhead 10.
  • the magnet in the first magnetic assembly 12 is of opposite polarity from the magnet in the second magnetic assembly 14.
  • the second magnetic assembly 14 can easily be moved simply by dragging it across the fish tank wall 16. When the second magnetic assembly 16 is thus moved, the first magnetic assembly 12 is pulled along with it through attractive magnetic force. Because the first magnetic assembly 12 is magnetically captured by the second magnetic assembly 14 and the first assembly 12 is affixed 18 to the powerhead 10, the powerhead 10 is moved without requiring the insertion of a foreign object into the fish tank 16.
  • a durable non-stick finishing layer 20 is adhered to the surfaces of the first magnetic assembly 12 on the side that is in contact with the fish tank wall 16. The non-stick finishing layer 20 comes into actual contact with the fish tank wall 16, and allows the first magnetic assembly 12, with the attached powerhead 10, to be moved along the fish tank wall 16 easily.
  • the non-stick layer 20 extends across substantially all of the surface area that contacts the fish tank wall 16.
  • the non-stick layer 20 may be comprised of a durable non-stick material (such as polytetrafluoroethylene), or it may be made of a fabric (such as felt).
  • a durable non-stick finishing layer 30 is adhered to the surfaces of the second magnetic assembly 14 on the side that is in contact with the fish tank wall 16. The non-stick finishing layer 30 comes into actual contact with the fish tank wall 16, and allows the second magnetic assembly 14 to be moved along the fish tank wall 16 easily.
  • the non-stick layer 30 extends across substantially all of the surface area that contacts the fish tank wall 16.
  • the non-stick layer 30 may be comprised of a durable non-stick material (such as polytetrafluoroethylene), or it may be made of a fabric (such as felt).
  • FIGURE 4 a powerhead 10 containing a first magnet 42 within the powerhead 10 is shown.
  • the surfaces of the first 12 and second 14 magnetic assemblies that are in contact with the fish tank wail 16 may be adapted for scrubbing the wall 16 as the powerhead 10 is moved.
  • Such an embodiment would replace the non-stick finishing layer 20, 30 with a scrubbing layer, not shown, affixed to the surface of at least the first magnetic assembly 12 that is in contact with the fish tank wall 16.
  • a scrubbing layer may be affixed to both magnetic assemblies 12, 14 within the scope of this embodiment, or the second magnetic assembly 14 may retain its non-stick finishing layer 30.
  • Each magnetic assembly 12, 14 comprises a powerful permanent magnet, not shown.
  • Each magnet in the current embodiment has an encasement 22, 32 made of a durable, watertight material, but the magnet may be exposed in other embodiments.
  • the encasement 22, 32 for each of the magnets is comprised of durable plastic, but other materials such as wax, rubber, a nonmagnetic metal, or other similar materials are equally possible to use to encase the magnets.
  • a float may be attached by a line, not shown, to either the powerhead 10 orthe first magnetic assembly 12.
  • the powerhead 10 if the powerhead 10 should become detached from the outside magnetic assembly 14 and sink to the bottom of the tank 16, the powerhead 10 can be retrieved by pulling on the float and line, thus raising the sunken powerhead 10. This avoids any necessity at all of introducing hands or other foreign objects into the fish tank 16. While a preferred embodiment is shown and described herein, it should be understood that the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations in the described device and its uses are possible within the scope of this disclosure without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of claims to be examined, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which I regard as my invention.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fixation de tête de pompe pour vivier. Le dispositif comprend un premier ensemble magnétique avec un premier aimant fort permanent et une surface antiadhésive collée à un côté, un second ensemble magnétique avec un second aimant fort permanent qui est attiré de manière magnétique vers le premier ensemble magnétique et une surface antiadhésive collée à un côté, et une tête de pompe disponible dans le commerce qui est fixée de manière permanente au premier ensemble magnétique à l'opposé de ladite surface antiadhésive de telle sorte que la tête de pompe peut être positionnée pour aérer de manière efficace un vivier.
PCT/US2006/044700 2006-11-17 2006-11-17 Dispositif de fixation magnétique de tête de pompe pour vivier WO2008060285A1 (fr)

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FR2604335A1 (fr) * 1986-09-30 1988-04-01 Plaza Michel Aquarium avec deux niveaux d'eau, dont l'un est constant, l'autre variable de maniere cyclique, avec passage entre eux
US6634052B2 (en) * 2001-02-21 2003-10-21 Bakker Holding Son B.V. Apparatus for remotely cleaning interior walls of tanks from the tank exterior

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FR2604335A1 (fr) * 1986-09-30 1988-04-01 Plaza Michel Aquarium avec deux niveaux d'eau, dont l'un est constant, l'autre variable de maniere cyclique, avec passage entre eux
US6634052B2 (en) * 2001-02-21 2003-10-21 Bakker Holding Son B.V. Apparatus for remotely cleaning interior walls of tanks from the tank exterior

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