Portable bailer

Abstract

A portable bailer is used to remove liquid such as water from a watercraft, such as an open-topped powerboat or rowboat. The bailer features an electrically actuated liquid pump contained within a one-piece protective external molded housing also containing a suitable battery such as a suitable rechargeable battery in close proximity to the liquid pump and operative to provide power to the liquid pump upon actuation. The liquid pump and battery are located intermediate an elongated input section and an elongated output section of respective indeterminate lengths. A portion in close proximity to the distal end of the output section is formed into an inverted J-like configuration operative to direct the pumped liquid outwardly over the gunnel of the watercraft.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention is directed generally to a portable bailer. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a portable bailer used to remove liquid such as water from watercraft such as an open-topped powerboat or rowboat. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a portable bailer including an electrically-operated liquid pump in close proximity to a power source such as a battery pack. The pump and battery pack are enclosed within a one-piece protective external molded housing intermediate elongated input section and an elongated output section of respective indeterminate lengths, with a portion in close proximity to a distal end of the output section formed into an inverted J-like configuration operative to direct the liquid over the gunnel of the watercraft. The pump is actuated by a manual switch preferably mounted on an external handle secured to or integral with an external surface of the molded housing.DESCRIPTION OF TH...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrically-operated, battery-powered, portable bailer. A further object of the present invention is to provide a portable bailer that utilizes a liquid pump and battery in close proximity to each other within an external one-piece molded housing. Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a portable bailer in which the external housing is disposed intermediate elongated input and output sections of indeterminate length extending therefrom. An additional object of the present invention is to utilize a portable bailer which is light-weight, easy-to-handle, and less subject to damage by having the pump and battery contained in close-proximity to each other within a protective one-piece molded housing.

[0006]The portable bailer of the present invention is preferably manually-operated through provision of an electrical switch preferably located upon an external handle either secured to or integral with an outer surface of the molded external housing. The switch is preferably a slide or a push button-type switch but may also be a toggle, or a rocker-type switch, or another suitable switch. The use of such a manual switch keeps the portable bailer simple and enables one to turn the pump on when the watercraft has accumulated water, and to turn the pump off when the watercraft has been bailed out.

Problems solved by technology

None of these prior art devices are suitable for use in watercraft such as an open-topped powerboat or rowboat where ease of operation, durability, portability, light-weightedness, and speed of removal of liquid from the watercraft is essential.

The prior art bailer also utilizes a 12-volt battery located outside the housing surrounding the pump rendering the combination extremely heavy and difficult to move.

It differs by having a bilge pump located at the distal end of the input section and having an output section intermediate the battery and the pump and also having external electrical wiring between the battery and the pump highly subject to damage.

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