Patent ID: 9016290
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: C02F,E04H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing a layer of sediment which has settled on the bottom of a pond; comprising: a handle suitable for a person to hold; a vacuum unit connected to the handle, said vacuum having a first opening adapted for receiving material sucked into said opening and a second opening for material sucked into said vacuum to exist at a point outside said pond, said vacuum being submersible in a pond and supported by at least one wheel associated with said vacuum to position the same a predetermined distance above the pond bottom, said vacuum having an aperture formed therein for receiving a mixture of sediment and water from the bottom of the pond; a hose associated with said second opening, said hose being of at least about 8 feet in length and designed to deposit suctioned water to a area outside the pond; a fitting associated with the first opening that precludes undesired sizes of debris from passing through when said vacuum draws sediment and water through said aperture and conveys the same to said hose; a storage container for receiving accumulated debris suctioned from the pond bottom, said storage container having a body and a storage film cartridge adapted to be positioned in said body, said cartridge having a continuous length of storage film therein, said storage film being permeable to water and having a predetermined mesh sized to traps debris, and a sealing mechanism having an actuator operably connected to said cartridge, wherein actuation of said actuator rotates said cartridge causing said storage film to seal.