US 12,226,723 B2
Aquarium filter arrangement with vibration isolation
William D. Himes, Radford, VA (US); William Nathan Brunner, St. Peters, MO (US); John Shumate, Shawsville, VA (US); Daniel Anderson Newman, Salem, VA (US); and Donald Barry Huehn, Blacksburg, VA (US)
Assigned to Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed by Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/117,701.
Application 18/117,701 is a continuation of application No. 17/227,506, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,596,884.
Application 17/227,506 is a continuation of application No. 16/694,358, filed on Nov. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,974,179, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/694,358 is a continuation of application No. 15/819,917, filed on Nov. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,486,092, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211264 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B01D 35/15 (2006.01); A01K 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 35/157 (2006.01); B01D 35/26 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 35/157 (2013.01) [A01K 63/045 (2013.01); A01K 63/047 (2013.01); B01D 35/26 (2013.01); B01D 35/30 (2013.01); B01D 2201/16 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for dampening sound and vibration in a filter arrangement for an aquarium, the filter arrangement including,
a housing assembly having a filter housing defining an interior volume within which a filter cartridge is disposed; a pump assembly including a pump disposed within a pump housing having an inlet and an outlet;
the method comprising:
(i) connecting the filter housing to the pump housing using an elastomeric dampening member; wherein the elastomeric dampening member includes one or more openings for receiving attachment features of one or both of the housing assembly or the pump assembly.