Patent · US Expired

Aquarium

US6276302A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
7References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 8, 1999
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K63/006
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aquarium comprises a container, a dividing plate and a filtration system. The container includes a main cavity for containing water and live underwater creatures, and a bottom cavity below the main cavity. The dividing plate separates the main cavity from the bottom cavity and provides a barrier against fluid communication between the main cavity and the bottom cavity along all but a small fraction of the length and depth of the container. The filtration system communicates by fluid with the bottom cavity for intake of polluted water and with the main cavity for outgo of purified water after the polluted water has been purified by the filtration system.

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