Patent ID: 7603836

Claim:
A floating device intended to be pulled by one person on the surface of a pond or lake to collect and remove floating plants and algae comprising: a rectangular strip of screen material having an upper edge and a lower edge; a rigid flotation bar attached to the upper edge of the screen material for the purpose of providing buoyancy; a rigid opening control bar attached to the lower edge of the screen material for the purpose of applying a downward force thereto so as to cause the screen to be oriented in the water with the lower edge below the buoyant upper edge; opening control regulators attaching the ends of the flotation bar and the opening control bar so as to define the vertical spacing between the flotation bar and the opening control bar; this vertical spacing being less than the length of screen between the flotation and opening control bars, causing the screen to be cylindrical with one open side; and a pull rope attached to the flotation bar for the purpose of pulling the floating device along the surface of a water body.