DE20112126U1 - Fun aquarium - Google Patents

Description

Fun aquarium

The invention relates to a viewing basin for fish and other pond inhabitants which is arranged floating on a water surface, in particular ponds in parks or gardens, and which can be positioned at different locations, with certain additional functions such as lighting and feeding being integrated.

In evaluating the state of the art, a large number of devices are known that offer the possibility of creating an attractive view of the "underwater world" in standing waters, for example ornamental fish ponds, by setting up transparent containers that protrude above the water surface.

To this end, the curiosity of fish, for example, is exploited in many ways, allowing them to swim into the containers rising above the water surface. &ngr;

According to DE-OS 30 28 835, a transparent container placed on a frame is proposed, which is connected to the water with its opening submerged under the water surface and thus allows access for fish, which can then be observed "outside" the ornamental pond, for example. By creating a negative pressure in the vessel mentioned, which is located near the bank, water enters it at the desired height.

By taking certain technical measures, the water level can be lowered again if necessary.

The disadvantage of this solution is that the installation is location-dependent and it is left to chance when the pond inhabitants swim into the pond aquarium and can thus be seen above the water surface.

According to DE-OS 197 14 914, a "fish observation vessel" functions in a similar way, whereby the side walls of the vessel are arranged below the water surface of a body of water serving as a habitat for fish and the water column protruding above the water surface is created and/or maintained by means of negative pressure.

The previously known solutions have in common the use of negative pressure to fill the containers, which must first be artificially generated, whereby a variable implementation option or further additional functions to increase the attractiveness when viewing the inhabitants of ornamental ponds are not considered

This inevitably leads to considerations of further developing the known state of the art in an inventive manner, so that the object of the invention is to combine, for example, the keeping of ornamental fish in ponds in such a way that a greater show effect is created by technically conditioned measures and, in addition, a mobile implementation at any point in the body of water with little technical effort is taken into account.

According to the invention, the object is achieved as follows, with reference being made to claim 1 with regard to the basic inventive concept. The further development of the invention results from claims 2 to 5.

The following further explanations of the invention are necessary on the basis of an embodiment, reference being made to Figures 1 and 2.

The figures show in principle:

Figure 1: Arrangement in side view (sectional view)

Figure 2: Overall view (functional representation)

The individual reference symbols mean:

1 - transparent hollow body with downward-facing opening

2 - Floating body

3 - upper filling body

4 - medium packing

5 - lower filling body

6 - Chain of the upper packing

7 - Chain of the middle packing

8 - Pulling iron

9 - Edition

10 - Ventilation nozzle

11 - Metal clasp

12 - Hole feedthrough 13-Lighting 14 - Feed feed 15-Anchor disc

16 - Connecting chain

17 - Water level 18-Feed flap

The transparent hollow body 1 with downward-facing opening preferably has the shape of a cylinder and rests on the support 9 of the floating body 2. The latter has the design of a circular ring cylinder and is dimensioned such that its material properties, size and internal design produce such buoyancy that the edge of the transparent hollow body 1 sitting on the support 9 is always below the level of the water surface 17.

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The floating body 2 is itself held in position even under load by means of several metal clips 11 distributed around its circumference, which are attached to a holder for the same (not further specified). The latter can be removed after the transparent hollow body 1 has been set up and filled. As "assembly aids" when setting up the transparent hollow body 1, an upper, middle and lower filling body 3, 4, 5 are placed inside in a shape that is essentially adapted to the transparent hollow body 1, which, due to their selected diameter, can be removed in stages in their three-part division by means of the chains 6, 7 and the pulling irons 8. The centric profiling on the contact surfaces of the upper, middle and lower filling body 3, 4, 5 and the hole feedthrough 12 in the center of the middle and lower filling body 4, 5 ensure that tilting is avoided during their dismantling and that the transparent hollow body 1 is gradually "flooded".

The packing elements 3, 4, 5 may then be omitted if the technical requirements are met, namely the use of a mechanically or electrically operated vacuum pump which can be connected to the ventilation nozzle 10.

By means of connecting chains 16 fastened to the holder of the floating body 2, an anchor disk 15 placed on the bottom of the water can prevent the undesired drifting of the entire arrangement.

A battery- or solar-powered and optionally remote-controlled lighting 13 can be provided on the upward-facing end of the transparent hollow body 1, whereby the ventilation nozzle 10 in the center of the mentioned end allows emptying in the event of planned relocation or when cleaning becomes necessary.

Partial feed can be added via the feed feeder 14 to attract the inhabitants of the ornamental fish pond, whereby the feed flap 18, which opens on one side, prevents the feed from falling back.

The shape of the transparent hollow body 1 can take any suitable geometric shape.

Claims (6)

1. Fun aquarium for standing waters, in particular ornamental fish ponds, characterized in that a transparent hollow body ( 1 ) in a position above the water level ( 17 ) sits on the circumferential support ( 9 ) of a holder for the floating body ( 2 ), wherein in its interior there are several filling bodies ( 3 , 4 , 5 ) each as an upper, middle and lower one and the chains ( 6 , 7 ) are connected to the upper and middle ones respectively and there is a centrally arranged hole feedthrough ( 12 ) in the middle and lower filling bodies ( 4 , 5 ). 2. Fun aquarium according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper, middle and lower shaped bodies ( 3 , 4 , 5 ) each have form-fitting, centric profiles in the center of their contact surfaces. 3. Fun aquarium according to claim 1, characterized in that a ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) and the optional remote-controlled lighting ( 13 ) are accommodated in the outward-facing end of the transparent hollow body ( 1 ). 4. Fun aquarium according to claim 1 and 3, characterized in that a feed feeder ( 14 ) with the one-sided opening feed flap ( 18 ) is integrated laterally in the transparent hollow body ( 1 ). 5. Fun aquarium according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a flexible change of location on the body of water can be achieved by means of the anchor disk ( 15 ) and the connecting chain ( 16 ). 6. Fun aquarium according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the transparent hollow body ( 1 ) can be filled via the ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) by means of a mechanical or electrically operated vacuum pump, the filling bodies ( 3 , 4 , 5 ) then not being present.