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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Central Garden & Pet Company, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Brad Mihlbauer, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Ernie Katris, Franklin, WI (US);
Central Garden & Pet Company, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Abstract
An aquarium includes a container defining a perimeter and an aquarium space that contains a fluid. A filter holder is coupled to the container and defines a filter space and a pump housing is coupled to the filter holder. A bypass outlet and a filter outlet each defined by one of the filter holder and the pump housing. A pump is disposed within the pump housing and is operable to draw a portion of the fluid from the aquarium space to produce a fluid flow. A spout is coupled to the filter holder and includes a spout outlet. The spout is movable between a first position in which the filter outlet is open and the fluid flow passes from the pump to the spout outlet and the bypass outlet is blocked such that the fluid flow does not pass through the bypass outlet, and a second position in which the filter outlet is blocked and the bypass outlet is open such that the fluid flow passes through the bypass outlet.