Patent ID: 6770194
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for removing water from a container, said device comprising:a first tube located within the container and defining an outlet opening at an upper end thereof and an inlet opening at a lower end thereof; a second tube disposed substantially coaxially within the first tube and defining an inlet opening at an upper end thereof, an outlet opening at a lower end thereof, and an outflow path through the second tube's outlet opening via which water flows downwardly out of the container; an overflow skimmer removably coupled to the upper ends of said first and second tubes; a transverse flange disposed coaxially within the skimmer; a cap overlying the flange so as to define with said flange a first annular flow path via which water flows to the inlet opening of the second tube; a vent tube extending vertically downwardly through said cap, transverse flange, and skimmer and into said second tube; and a strainer coupled to the inlet opening of the first tube and having a lower end that is disposed around the periphery of the second tube; wherein the inside surface of the first tube and the outside periphery of the second tube define a second annular path therebetween through which water flows upwardly and towards the first annular flow path.