Patent ID: 9714660
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: F04D

Claim:
1. An aquatic fan device comprising: a tube having a perimeter wall extending between a top end of said tube and a bottom end of said tube, a top edge of said perimeter wall defining a top opening through said top end, a bottom edge of said perimeter wall defining a bottom opening through said bottom end; a line having a first end coupled to said tube such that said line supports said tube in a vertical position when said tube hangs from said line, said line extending from said tube wherein said line is configured for suspending said tube within a body of water under a surface of the body of water; a propeller coupled to said tube, said propeller being positioned within said tube between said top end and said bottom end; and a motor coupled to said propeller, said motor being functional when submersed in water, said motor rotating said propeller wherein said propeller is configured for urging water upwardly through said tube towards the surface of the body of water; a support bracket coupled to and extending across said tube between said top end and said bottom end, said motor being coupled to said support bracket; a spacing bracket comprising two extensions aligned radially inward toward said propeller, the spacing bracket being coupled to and extending downwardly from said support bracket; and a bottom screen being coupled to a lower edge of said spacing bracket.