Patent ID: 7601258
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An improved filter for water removed from a reservoir containing life such as fish, animals, invertebrates and plants comprising an outer casing, said outer casing have a base, two sidewalls, a front wall, a back wall and an open top; a pump located inside of said outer casing; filter media located inside of said outer casing; an inlet through which the power of said pump removes water from said reservoir for passage through said filter media inside of said outer casing; and a first row of a plurality of apertures, each of said plurality of apertures being substantially congruent in size, located on said front wall and being substantially circular in shape wherein said filter is submerged in water in said reservoir except for said first row of apertures, which remain above said water in said reservoir and wherein said filter further comprises at least one more additional plurality of apertures which are also substantially circular in shape, each of said additional plurality of apertures being substantially congruent in size located parallel to said first row of plurality of apertures in an orientation such that said additional plurality of apertures are placed in a staggered position relative to said first row of a plurality of apertures wherein said additional apertures remain above said reservoir.