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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Valerio Bresolin, Pove Del Grappa, IT;
Assignee:
Hydor S.R.L., Bassano Del Grappa, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210169 ; 210238 ; 210266 ; 210315 ; 2103232 ; 210340 ; 2104162 ; 119259 ; 119260 ;
Abstract
A filtering device for aquariums, of the type to be hung on the outside of an aquarium, having a casing housing at least one filtering mass, an electric pump for drawing water from the aquarium through a dip tube, and a member for returning the filtered water to the aquarium. The base of the casing separates a first chamber housing an impeller of the electric pump from a chamber housing the filtering mass and is provided with at least one aperture providing communication between said two chambers.