Boat dock with aeration system

摘要

Method and apparatus discloses a dock having a floatatable aeration system incorporated therein. The dock may be a floating or a fixed pier system having a walkway for users to move about the dock, a plurality of boat berthing slips which may be designed to accommodate one or more boats in each slip, along with individual finger-like docks disposed between each boat berthing area. Incorporated at various locations in the dock is an aeration system that includes aerators having a single or double concaved surface at the top of a fluid intake chamber for diverting aerated fluid away from the enclosure of the aerator.

主权项

1. An apparatus for aerating a body of water surrounding a boat dock, comprising:
a) a dock disposed on the body of water; b) at least one aerator disposed on said dock to permit the water of body to be aerated; c) said aerator further comprising a chassis; d) a water uptake chamber having a water inlet at a bottom portion of said chassis, a water diverter disposed at an upper portion of said chassis, said diverter having a concaved surface to permit aerated water to be diverted therefrom; e) a water aerator assembly for injecting air into the water received through said water inlet to form aerated water, and, f) at least one lateral outlet port for expelling the diverted aerated water away from said dock.