Patent ID: 7534098

Claim:
A submersible pump system, comprising: a submersible pump having a pump inlet and a pump discharge outlet structured for effecting remote connection of said submersible pump to a stationary discharge pipe opening and pump inlet-receiving opening located near the floor of a sump pit or tank; a pump distribution plate positioned near the floor of a sump pit or tank, said pump distribution plate having a stationary discharge pipe secured to said plate and having at least one opening through said plate structured for remotely receiving said pump inlet upon lowering of said submersible pump into a sump pit or tank in which said pump distribution plate is positioned, and having a bottom surface for orientation toward the floor of a sump pit or tank, said pump distribution plate having guide members extending from said bottom surface toward the floor of a sump pit or tank for positioning said pump inlet above the floor of a sump pit or tank and said guide members being arranged in relation to said at least one opening to facilitate solids entrainment by direction of fluid and solids toward said at least one opening; and a centering member surrounding each said at least one opening in said pump distribution plate for receiving said pump inlet of said submersible pump in centered registration therewith.