Mobile water agitating and aerating apparatus

• US 5,330,639 A
• Filed: 12/03/1992
• Issued: 07/19/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jack B. Sylvester
• Original Assignee: Larry Murphree
• Inventors: Murphree, Larry
• Primary Examiner(s): WYSE, THOMAS G
• Application Number:
  US07/984,778
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 210/602, 210/747, 210/170, 210/758, 210/242.2, 210/198.1, 210/219, 261/92, 261/120
• US Class Current: 210/170.05
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 23/2342 with stirrers near to the liquid surface, e.g. partially immersed, for spraying the liquid in the gas or for sucking gas into the liquid, e.g. using stirrers rotating around a horizontal axis or using centrifugal force
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 27/60 with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/5021 the vehicle being self-propelled, e.g. truck mounted, provided with a motor, driven by tracks B01F33/5022 - B01F33/5027 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/503 Floating mixing devices
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/32 for collecting pollution from open water
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/008 Mobile apparatus and plants, e.g. mounted on a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/18 the aerator having a horizontal axis
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 7/00 Aeration of stretches of water
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/10 Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/37 using solar energy

Abstract

Self-propelled mobile apparatus for aerating water includes a vessel configured for movement across a body of water, and a mechanism contained entirely on the vessel for propelling the vessel across a body of water. A water aerating device is disposed on the vessel for aerating water as the vessel is propelled across a body of water.

A method of aerating a body of water includes placing an entirely self-propelled vessel on a body of water to be aerated, propelling the self-propelled vessel across the body of water, and activating an aeration device disposed on the vessel.

Claims

1. A mobile apparatus for destroying aquatic vegetation and for aerating water, comprising:

a) a vessel configured for movement across a body of water;

b) means disposed on said vessel for propelling said vessel across a body of water;

c) first means disposed on said vessel for destroying aquatic vegetation as said vessel is propelled across a body of water containing aquatic vegetation and said first aquatic vegetation destroying means includes a freewheeling, unpowered paddlewheel having a plurality of blades; and

d) first means disposed on said vessel for aerating water as said vessel is propelled across a body of water.

2. A mobile apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a) means is provided on said vessel for guiding aquatic vegetation disposed in a body of water toward said aquatic vegetation destroying means.

3. A mobile apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a) said vessel includes front and rear portions;

b) said first aquatic vegetation destroying means is disposed at said front portion; and

c) said propelling means is disposed at said rear portion.

4. A mobile apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a) means is provided on said vessel for distributing a granular chemical water aerating compound.

5. A mobile apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a) said propelling means includes second means for aerating water as said vessel is propelled across a body of water.

6. A mobile apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a) said propelling means includes a second means for destroying aquatic vegetation as said vessel is propelled across a body of water.

7. A mobile apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a) said propelling means includes a self-contained power source disposed on said vessel.