Patent ID: 7686951
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A vacuum skimmer for a body of water, the vacuum skimmer comprising: a housing with an upper intake opening and a dirt collecting container arranged downstream of the intake opening; a pump arranged in the housing downstream of and below the dirt collecting container, wherein water to be purified is sucked by the pump vertically through the dirt collecting container; an aeration device for aerating the body of water; wherein the intake opening is provided on one side of the housing and wherein the vacuum skimmer is movable in such a way that the intake opening upon operation of the vacuum skimmer orients itself in different directions; wherein the aeration device is operated by the pump; and wherein the aeration device has an air intake line that has an intake opening arranged above a water surface of the body of water and an air outlet opening arranged below the water surface.