Patent ID: 6988874
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
1. A pump for coupling to a pipe and pumping water from a first location through the pipe to a second location, said pump comprising a pump housing having an intake end and a connecting end adapted for coupling to the pipe; a pump housing valve provided in said pump housing for controlling a flow of water through said pump housing and the pipe; an impeller housing having a suction end extending into said pump housing intermediate the ends of said pump housing; a shaft housing extending from said pump housing intermediate the ends of said pump housing, said shaft housing positioned substantially in alignment with said impeller housing; an impeller shaft journalled for rotation in said shaft housing and said impeller housing, said impeller shaft extending through said pump housing; and at least one impeller fixed to said impeller shaft for pumping water from said first location through said impeller housing and said pump housing and through the pipe to said second location, responsive to rotation of said impeller shaft and said impeller.