Patent ID: 7694942

Claim:
A swamp cooler filter system for filtering liquid within a swamp cooler, the swamp cooler filter system comprising: a water reservoir positioned entirely within the swamp cooler; a water pump positioned within the reservoir; a water intake hose fluidly connected to the water pump, the water intake hose being entirely positioned within the swamp cooler; a filter member positioned within the water intake hose, the filter member having a filter portion, the filter member filtering debris from the fluid being drawn from the reservoir by the water pump; two ribbed connecting ends; a hollow first fitting; a hollow second fitting; a filter holding device; wherein the connecting ends are receivable within the water intake hose; wherein the first fitting is threadably secured to one of the connecting ends; wherein the filter holding device is threadably secured to the first fitting; wherein the second fitting is positioned through the filter holding device; wherein the second fitting is threadably secured to the other connecting end; and wherein the filter member is enclosed between the first fitting and the filter holding device with the filter portion extending into the first fitting.