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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Elive Llc, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Lutz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ernie Katris, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Elive LLC, New Berlin, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 103/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/045 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 2103/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filtration system for a fish tank includes an upper housing having an inner cavity. The filtration system also includes a lower housing slidingly coupled to the upper housing to permit changes in an overall length of the filtration system. The filtration system also includes a filter cartridge disposed at least partially within the inner cavity, and a pump disposed at least partially within the inner cavity that draws water into the inner cavity and through the plurality of filter cartridges.