Apparatus for cleaning the surface of a liquid

Claim 1

APPRATUS OPERATIVE IN A TANK HAVING SIDEWALLS AND A BOTTOM FOR A CLEANING THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AND THE SURFACE OF A BODY OF LIQUID WITHIN THE TANK COMPRISING A PUMP LOCATED NEAR THE SIDEWALL OF THE TANK FOR WITHDRAWING LIQUID THEREFORM, FIRST FLEXIBLE CONDIUT MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PUMP AND WITH LIQUID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS FOR FLOATING ON THE SURFACE OF THE BODY OF LIQUID, SECOND FLEXIBLE CONSUIT MEANS WITH A FIRST END CONNECTED TO SAID LIQUID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS AND A SECOND END IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH TANK BOTTOM CLEANING MEANS, SAID CONDUIT FIRST END BEING IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS AT ITS END CONNECTED TO SAID LIQUID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS, SAID LIQUID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS INCLUDING A FLOAT SUPPORTED CHAMBER WITH FILTER MEANS LOCATED THEREIN FOR COLLECTING DEBRIS FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BODY OF LIQUID, INLET MEANS IN A SIDEWALL OF SAID CHAMBER IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH AN INLET SIDE OF SAID FILTER MEANS, TURBINE BLADE MEANS LOCATED IN A LOWER REGION OF SAID CHAMBER FOR OPERATING IMPELLER MEANS TO INDUCE LIQUID FLOW THROUGH SAID INLET MEANS INTO SAID FILTER MEANS AND OUT OF AN OUTLET CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED IN A SIDE WALL OF SAID CHAMBER, SECOND INLET MEANS IN SAID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS SEPARATED FROM SAID OUTLET AND CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED FOR SAID PUMP TO CAUSE LIQUID FLOW THROUGH SAID SECOND INLET MEANS AND AGAINST SAID TURBINE BLADE MEANS FOR OPERTIVELY ROTATING SAID IMPELLER MEANS, SAID TANK BOTTOM CLEANING MEANS INCLUDING CHAMBER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND END OF SAID SECOND CONDUIT, SAID CHAMBER MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED FOR BEING RANDOMLY PULLED OVER THE BOTTOM OF A TANK BY SAID SECOND FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FLOATING LIQUID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAID SURFACE CLEANING MEANS, INLET MEANS PORVIDED INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID CHAMBER MEANS OF SAID TANK BOTTOM CLEANING MEANS WHEREBY LIQUID NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK INDUCED TO FLOW INTO SAID INLET MEANS OF SAID CHAMBER MEANS BY THE SUCTION OF SAID PUMP COMMUNICATED TO SAID BOTTOM CLEANING CHAMBER MEANS THROUGH SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS REMOVES DEBRIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF A TANK FOR DISCHARGE THROUGH SAID PUMP.