Ornamental pond
US6843910B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F1/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A decorative aquatic pond as found in residential gardens or the like having: an impervious liner defining a pond and confining a quantity of water within the pond, a filtration system comprising: a secondary pool separated from the pond by a pervious wall, a skimmer basin located within the secondary pool adjacent the pervious wall and adapted to receive surface water into the basin from the pond, a catch net disposed within the skimmer basin, a cover affixed over a major portion of the catch basin, a bottom drain disposed along the bottom of the pool distal the pond, a quantity of filter rock filling the pond externally of the basin and overlying the cover and the perforated conduit, and a submersible pump housed within the basin and pumping water from the basin and the perforated conduit to a return path to the pond. Aquatic plants are rooted in the filter rock to aid in processing the water drawn through the rocks into the pump.
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