Patent ID: 6274047
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B01D,E02B,E04H,Y02E

Abstract:
A skimmer assembly for attachment to a fluid suction device, the fluid suction device to provide for a drawing of a fluid from a surface of a body of the fluid through the skimmer assembly, the skimmer assembly comprising:a) an inlet member having a wall member radially disposed about a passageway therethrough with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the inlet opening positioned at one end of the passageway, the outlet opening positioned at the opposing end of the passageway, wherein the inlet opening provides for a passage thereinto of the fluid;b) a transfer conduit having an inlet member attachment end and a fluid suction device attachment end, the inlet member attachment end attached to the inlet member wherein at least a portion of the transfer conduit is radially disposed about the outlet opening of the inlet member, wherein the transfer conduit provides for a containment of the fluid passing through the inlet opening of the inlet member;c) floatation means to provide for the inlet member to float beneath the surface of the body of the fluid during the drawing of the fluid from the surface of the body of the fluid, the floatation means providing for an air cavity to be positioned about the inlet member wherein air resides within the air cavity while at least the inlet member of the skimmer assembly drifts about the surface of the body of the fluid during a skimming operation.