Tripod floating mount for a pond aerator
The device is floated upon a pond surface using three floats at the bottom of each tripod leg. An impeller shaft extends from a motor head at the top of the tripod and under a pond surface where there is an impeller to agitate and aerate the pond water. The impeller shaft is turned by a motor in the motor head.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floating aerator devise showing the new design is the form of the tripod mount.
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof; and,
FIG. 4. is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines shown here show a portion of the structure of the device that forms no part of the design to be patented. These include upper motor head, impeller and blade, and floats.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tripod floating mount for a pond aerator, as shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 2001
Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
Inventors: Thayne Ellsworth (Boise, ID), Dennis Thomas (Lemoore, CA), Max E. Belcher (Boise, ID)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: James L. Sonntag
Application Number: 29/137,442
International Classification: 2301;
