Patent ID: 6821416
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A01K,F04D

Abstract:
A pond system which includes a skimmer assembly, a pump for circulating water, and a filtration system comprising;A. a skimmer assembly which includes; A. 1 an enclosure having side walls and a bottom wall and defining an open top and a side opening into which pond water can flow; A. 2 a filter positioned within the enclosure between the side walls and between the side opening and bottom wall so as to receive pond water from the side opening; and A. 3 a pump receiving position defined by the bottom wall and filter; B. a submersible, rotary and horizontally positionable pump positioned in the skimmer assembly on the bottom wall at the pump receiving position, said pump having a housing and comprising: B. 1 an inlet/outlet first end section for drawing pond water into the pump inlet and expelling pond water from the pump via the outlet and an impeller in said inlet/outlet section for moving water between inlet and outlet; B. 2 a second end section that defines an electric power inlet; and B. 3 an elongated motor section positioned between and associated with each end section for receiving electrical energy from the electric inlet end section and for delivering energy to the impeller in the inlet/outlet end section for the movement of water; and C. a filtration system for receiving water from the pump outlet and directing filtered water to the pond.