Siphon

Abstract

A siphon to facilitate siphoning of a liquid from a tank is disclosed. The siphon includes a base to support the siphon on a bottom of the tank and a pipe coupled to the base and extending in a vertical direction. The pipe includes an inlet opening arranged facing and spaced apart from the base defining a gap therebetween and an outlet opening arranged distally from the base.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A siphon to facilitate siphoning of a liquid from a tank, comprising:
 a base to support the siphon on a bottom of the tank; and   a pipe coupled to the base and extending in a vertical direction and including
 an inlet opening arranged facing and spaced apart from the base defining a gap therebetween, and 
 an outlet opening arranged distally from the base. 
   
     
     
         2 . The siphon of  claim 1  further including a flange arranged proximate to the inlet opening and extending outwardly of the pipe and attached to the pipe, wherein the flange is coupled to the base and is arranged facing the base. 
     
     
         3 . The siphon of  claim 1  further including an inlet conduit connected to the pipe to enable filling of the liquid inside the pipe to initiate the siphoning of the liquid from the tank. 
     
     
         4 . The siphon of  claim 1  further including a handle attached to the pipe to facilitate a handling of the siphon by a user. 
     
     
         5 . The siphon of  claim 1 , wherein the pipe includes a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion arranged at an angle to the first pipe portion. 
     
     
         6 . The siphon of  claim 5 , wherein the angle between the first pipe portion and the second pipe portion is an obtuse angle. 
     
     
         7 . A siphon to facilitate a siphoning of a liquid from a tank, comprising:
 a base to support the siphon on a bottom of the tank;   a pipe coupled to the base and extending in a vertical direction and including
 an inlet opening arranged facing and spaced apart from the base defining a gap therebetween, and 
 an outlet opening arranged distally from the base; and 
   an inlet conduit connected to the pipe to enable filling of the liquid inside the pipe to initiate siphoning of the liquid from the tank.   
     
     
         8 . The siphon of  claim 7  further including a flange arranged proximate to the inlet opening and extending outwardly of the pipe and attached to the pipe, wherein the flange is coupled to the base and is arranged facing the base. 
     
     
         9 . The siphon of  claim 7  further including a handle attached to the pipe to facilitate a handling of the siphon by a user. 
     
     
         10 . The siphon of  claim 7 , wherein the pipe includes a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion arranged at an angle to the first pipe portion. 
     
     
         11 . The siphon of  claim 10 , wherein the angle between the first pipe portion and the second pipe portion is an obtuse angle.