Wall mountable aquarium or terrarium

a technology for aquariums and terrariums, which is applied in pisciculture and aquaria, applications, animal husbandry, etc., can solve the problems of affecting affecting the aquatic life within the aquarium, and the appearance of light assemblies and filters is often detracting from the overall aesthetics of the aquarium, so as to improve the appearance of the device and enhance the aesthetics of the device

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-11
MARGERUM NARDA +1
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[0018] This feature has the advantage of enhancing the aesthetics of the device. Not only does the interchangeable frame provide a “picture-like” appearance to the tank, but the width of the frame helps to hide aesthetically unpleasing elements such as the light assembly and the filter assembly.
[0019] Another feature of the present invention is that it includes a picture holder for holding a picture flushly against the rear panel of the ta...

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Filters are used to filter out material such as biological decay material, which if left unfiltered and remained in the tank, could be harmful to the aquatic life within the tank.
Although lights and filters are valua...

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[0037] A wall mountable tank system 10 of the type that is well adapted for serving either as an aquarium or terrarium is shown in the figures, and particularly in FIG. 1A. As will be well known to those skilled in the art, similar structures can often serve a dual purpose or either an aquarium or a terrarium, with the major difference often being the type of flora and fauna placed within the particular structure, rather than of the structure itself. An aquarium typically contains water and aquatic life such as fish and aquatic plants. By contrast, a terrarium usually is not filled with water (although it may contain a small “pond” of water), and rather includes a dry land portion. The flora contained within a terrarium tend to be those type of flora that thrive in an air (rather than a water) environment. Similarly, the fauna that are typically within a terrarium include such things as reptiles, mammals, snakes, amphibians, and the like that are primarily air breathing, or at least...

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A wall mountable tank system for holding live flora or fauna includes a tank including a rear panel, a bottom panel, and at least one of a front panel, first side panel, and second side panel. The panels define a tank interior for containing the flora or fauna. The rear panel includes a mounting portion having a receiving groove. A mounting member capable of being fixedly coupled to a vertical mounting surface is provided. The mounting member includes a tongue portion receivable in the receiving groove for engaging the mounting member to the tank.

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PRIORITY STATEMENT [0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of Margerum and McCoy, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 269,171, that was filed on 8 Nov. 2005, which itself claims the benefit of Margerum and McCoy, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 626,158, that was filed on 8 Nov. 2004. The above two applications are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to containers for containing flora and fauna, and more particularly to a wall mountable container that is preferably employed as an aquarium for holding marine life-type fauna, such as tropical fish, and associated underwater flora; or else as a terrarium for holding air breathing fauna, such as lizards, frogs and snakes and / or associated flora, or else as an ant farm type terrarium. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0003] Aquariums and terrariums have existed and have been in use for many years. A conventional aquarium or terrarium con...

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IPC IPC(8): A01K63/00
CPCA01K63/003
Inventor MARGERUM, NARDAMCCOY, LINDA R.
Owner MARGERUM NARDA
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