Livewell aeration device
US6192820A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B13/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention comprises a device, namely a housing, which includes an intake for filtering and collecting water and channeling it into the livewell pump system. The intake is positioned rearwardly of the boat's transom and generally in the same plane as the boat's bottom surface as to contact a body of water continuously and to convey said water, creating a low pressure supply to the boat's livewell pump system. The device is mounted utilizing the boat's existing thru-hull livewell pump stem and nut or thru-hull fitting. The base 1 is positioned over the livewell pump stem or fitting utilizing its adjustable slot 3 and is held secure by the livewell pump or fitting nut. In operation, as the boat is being propelled through the water the intake collects water as the water naturally rises up from the boat's transom channeling a low-pressure water supply to the livewell pump at all navigational speeds. While the boat is at rest in a body of water, the livewell pump pulls water in through the device by its own means.
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