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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Pond Mower, Llc, Englewood, CO (US);
Joseph E. Kovarik, Englewood, CO (US);
Jeff Franek, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Pond Mower, LLC, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing sediment from a pond includes: a handle; a vacuum unit connected to the handle, said vacuum unit having a first opening adapted for receiving material sucked into said opening and a second opening for material sucked into said vacuum unit to exit at a point outside said pond, said vacuum unit being submersible, supported by at least one wheel, and having an aperture for receiving a mixture from a bottom of the pond; a hose associated with said second opening; and a storage container, said storage container having a body and a storage film cartridge adapted to be positioned in said body, said cartridge having storage film therein, said storage film being permeable to water and having a mesh, and a sealing mechanism having an actuator operably connected to said cartridge, wherein actuation of said actuator rotates said cartridge causing said storage film to seal.