US3179084A
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Aquarium
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-01-05
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1982-01-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth S Norris
- 👤 William N Mcfarland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:01
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K63/00; A01K63/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BODY OF WATER CONTAINING A MULTIPLICITY OF AQUATIC ANIMALS INCLUDING PELAGIC FISH, AN AQUARIUM RETAINING SAID BODY OF WATER WHICH COMPRISES: LEVEL POROUS BOTTOM MEANS FOR REMOVING WATER AND WASTES FROM AND RETAINING SAID AQUATIC ANIMALS IN SAID BODY OF WATER; WATER AND WASTE REMOVAL MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BOTTOM MEANS TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF WATER AND WASTES THROUGHOUT SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE AREA OF SAID BOTTOM; INCLINED WALL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BOTTOM MEANS, SAID WALL MEANS SLOPING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM MEANS TO FORM SAID AQUARIUM HAVING A BOWL-SHAPED INTERIOR AND AN EXTERIOR WITH SIDE WALLS HAVING SUFFICIENT INCLINATION FROM THE HORIZONTAL TO PERMIT SAID PELAGIC FISH TO AVOID COLLISION THEREAGAINST; WINDOW MEANS LOCATED IN SAID WALL MEANS FOR PERMITING THE OBSERVATION OF SAID AQUATIC ANIMALS FROM SAID EXTERIOR OF SAID AQUARIUM; AND WATER INTRODUCTION MEANS LOCATED IN SAID WALL MEANS AND OPENING INTO SAID INTERIOR OF SAID AQUARIUM FOR ADDING WATER TO SAID BODY OF WATER, SAID WATER, INTRODUCTION MEANS AND SAID WATER AND WASTE REMOVAL MEANS BEING OPERATIVE TO PASS WATER THROUGH SAID AQUARIUM WITHOUT THE CREATION OF A VORTICAL MOVEMENT TO SAID BODY OF WATER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BODY OF WATER CONTAINING A MULTIPLICITY OF AQUATIC ANIMALS INCLUDING PELAGIC FISH, AN AQUARIUM RETAINING SAID BODY OF WATER WHICH COMPRISES: LEVEL POROUS BOTTOM MEANS FOR REMOVING WATER AND WASTES FROM AND RETAINING SAID AQUATIC ANIMALS IN SAID BODY OF WATER; WATER AND WASTE REMOVAL MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BOTTOM MEANS TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF WATER AND WASTES THROUGHOUT SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE AREA OF SAID BOTTOM; INCLINED WALL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BOTTOM MEANS, SAID WALL MEANS SLOPING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM MEANS TO FORM SAID AQUARIUM HAVING A BOWL-SHAPED INTERIOR AND AN EXTERIOR WITH SIDE WALLS HAVING SUFFICIENT INCLINATION FROM THE HORIZONTAL TO PERMIT SAID PELAGIC FISH TO AVOID COLLISION THEREAGAINST; WINDOW MEANS LOCATED IN SAID WALL MEANS FOR PERMITING THE OBSERVATION OF SAID AQUATIC ANIMALS FROM SAID EXTERIOR OF SAID AQUARIUM; AND WATER INTRODUCTION MEANS LOCATED IN SAID WALL MEANS AND OPENING INTO SAID INTERIOR OF SAID AQUARIUM FOR ADDING WATER TO SAID BODY OF WATER, SAID WATER, INTRODUCTION MEANS AND SAID WATER AND WASTE REMOVAL MEANS BEING OPERATIVE TO PASS WATER THROUGH SAID AQUARIUM WITHOUT THE CREATION OF A VORTICAL MOVEMENT TO SAID BODY OF WATER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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