Patent ID: 6878267
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fish tank vacuum, for use with a fish tank having a tank interior and an intake pipe that draws water thereinto, comprising: an attachment assembly, having a u-pipe having a first end, a second end, and a bend therebetween, the first end for attaching to the intake pipe; a nozzle assembly, having a suction nozzle having a free end and a mating end, and having a filter housing having a first end and a second end, the mating end of the suction nozzle selectively attachable in the first end of the filter housing, the free end is open to allow water and debris to flow thereinto; a filter disk extending within the filter housing; a primary swivel assembly attached to the second end of the filter housing, the primary swivel assembly having a primary swivel tube opposite from the filter housing, the primary swivel assembly in fluid communication with the nozzle assembly; a secondary swivel assembly attached to the second end of the u-pipe, the secondary swivel assembly having a secondary swivel tube opposite from the second end of the u-pipe, the secondary swivel assembly in fluid communication with the attachment assembly; and a flexible hose having a pair of ends, the flexible hose attached over the primary swivel tube on one end and the secondary swivel tube at the other end, the flexible hose providing a fluid connection between the primary swivel assembly and second fluid assembly and allowing the suction nozzle to be maneuvered around the fish tank interior while maintaining a continuous water flow into the free end of the suction nozzle and out to the intake pipe.