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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Applicant:
Bruce A. Thompson, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bruce A. Thompson, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/02 (2006.01); E04H 4/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention describes an apparatus and teaches a method for removing particulate matter from a plurality of vessels. Examples of these vessels include aquariums, spas, fountains and pools. An ordinary hand held power drill motor is connected via a drill motor pump to a pick-up head containing a pair of hoses. Upon activation, a first hose applies suction to the pick-up head drawing both water and particulate into a chamber. The water continues through to a pump mounted in a housing, through the pump and out the discharge hose while the particulate is trapped within the chamber by a filter for later removal.