Intake strainer for a hose

摘要

An intake strainer for establishing a sufficient water supply to a suction hose. The intake strainer includes a triangular-shaped body having an elongated bottom, a screened intake, and foot members extending from the body for elevating the intake. The body also includes interior guide vanes angled from the intake towards a central opening of the body to form water-receiving channels. Optional low water-level control blades may also be used with the intake. Extending from the side opening of the body is an outlet member which serves to fluidly connect to a hose, such as a fire hose, or a threaded coupler which would in turn connect to a threaded part of the fire hose. The strainer may be attached to a support plate for being affixed to a supporting frame of the holding tank or alternately may be used in a skimmer assembly and/or be attached to a flotation member.

主权项

1. An intake for a hose, comprising:
a body having a front wall, a back wall, sidewalls, and an elongated open bottom; wherein said body has an interior space defined between said front wall, said back wall, said sidewalls, and said open bottom, and wherein said front wall has an opening connecting with said interior space; a plurality of guide vanes located within said interior space of said body between said front wall and said back wall, said guide vanes being adapted to direct fluids from said open bottom to said opening of said front wall, wherein each of said guide vanes includes a vertical portion and an angled portion, wherein said vertical portion of each of said guide vanes extends from said open bottom of said body, wherein said angled portion of each of said guide vanes extends inwardly from one of said sidewalls; wherein said plurality of guide vanes define a plurality of channels, said plurality of channels are directed from said open bottom to said opening of said front wall; and a connecting means extending from said opening of said front wall adapted to connect to a hose and receive water from said interior space of said body.