Patent ID: 9565839
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A01K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An aquarium comprising: a base for supporting the aquarium with respect to an underlying support surface; a flexible side wall extending upwardly from the base having an inner surface facing into a liquid-holding cavity of the aquarium, an outer surface facing away from the liquid-holding cavity of the aquarium, and an upper portion that includes an upper edge of the flexible side wall; and a side wall support arrangement comprising (a) an upper support extending about the upper portion of the flexible side wall, the upper support having an outer wall disposed outwardly of the outer surface of the flexible side wall and an inner wall disposed inwardly of the inner surface of the flexible side wall, (b) at least one insert received between the inner wall and outer wall of the upper support and defining a space between the upper support and the at least one insert in which the upper portion of the flexible side wall is received, (c) a blind bore formed in one of the upper support and the at least one insert that extends alongside the upper portion of the flexible side wall toward the other one of the upper support and the at least one insert and which is aligned with at least one bore formed in the other one of the upper support and the at least one insert that extends alongside the upper portion of the flexible side wall, and (d) a fastener extending alongside the upper portion of the flexible side wall that is received in the at least one blind bore and in the at least one bore aligned therewith securing the upper support to the at least one insert with the upper portion of the flexible side wall retained therebetween.