Patent · US Expired

Covering device for an aquarium, terrarium or similar vivarium

US5404840A · kind A · utility

5Cited by

10References

75Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Eheim GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Walter Wiedenmann · Deizisau, DE
Ulrich Herold · Oberboihingen, DE
Gerhard Frank
Ferdinand Mayer · Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
Albert Baier · Deizisau, DE
Michael Schmidt · Moberly, US
Jorg Ploger · Baltmannsweiler, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 3, 1994
Grant date	Apr 11, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01K63/06
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The covering device for an aquarium, terrarium or like vivarium for living things includes an approximately rectangular frame (13); an upwardly openable cover member (15) pivotally mounted on the frame; a lighting device (17) mounted on the bottom side (16) of the cover member (15); a device for locking and releasing the cover member (15) when it is in a closed position on the frame (13) and a drive mechanism (18) for pivoting the cover member (15) upward automatically automatically to open it when the cover member (15) is released by the locking and releasing device, at least over a predetermined initial pivot angle range. A brake device for braking the action of the drive mechanism can also be provided.

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