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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
William Nathan Brunner, St. Peters, MO (US);
John Lewis Shumate, Shawsville, VA (US);
William D. Himes, Radford, VA (US);
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A filter arrangement for an aquarium is disclosed. The filter arrangement can include a housing assembly, a pump assembly, a transfer tube assembly, and a valve assembly for controlling water flow through the transfer tube assembly. The transfer tube assembly can include a tube structure within which a valve body of the valve assembly is rotatably disposed. The tube structure can be formed from a first tube half mated to a second tube half to permanently secure the valve body within the tube structure. A valve operator can be connected to the valve body to advantageously allow a user to manipulate the flow of water through the transfer tube assembly. Control of water flow through the filter arrangement is beneficial for obtaining a desired water flow for a certain aquarium size and application and for reducing flow during certain periods, such as during feeding.