Method and apparatus for cleaning fish screens
US5791291A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P60/60
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for continuously cleaning fish screens located in wetland diversions which are subject to tidal fluctuations, as well as in river and stream diversions, provides a brush or wiper member attached to a flotation device to clean the fish screen continuously. The apparatus can utilize conventional power where available, or utilize available and renewable energy sources such as tidal influx, solar or wind power, as well as gravity water flow.
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