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A floating intake or suction head for use in pumping water from a pool, pond, stream or tank through a fire hose or the like, essentially includes two separately formed members, namely a float and a strainer. The strainer is connectable to a length of fire hose, and may be used independently of the

A floating intake or suction head for use in pumping water from a pool, pond, stream or tank through a fire hose or the like, essentially includes two separately formed members, namely a float and a strainer. The strainer is connectable to a length of fire hose, and may be used independently of the float. When used with the float, the strainer and float relatively, slidably interengage, permitting the strainer to be slidably moved into a recess of the float, along a straight line, to a final position in which apertured brackets of the float and strainer align. Normally retracted, spring biased connecting pins mounted on the float are then quickly releasable and under the spring loading thereof shift axially through the brackets of the strainer, thus connecting the strainer to the float. Means on the strainer and float normally interengage the same against relative movement when the strainer reaches the position in which the pins are shiftable to make the connection between the float and strainer, but are quickly releasable to thereafter permit the strainer to pivot upon the pins to a position in which it is at least partially submerged in the body of water on which the float is buoyantly supported. The construction has the advantage of permitting the strainer to be used independently of the float, and the further advantage of permitting a quick connection to be made therebetween, without tools, in total darkness, or under other adverse conditions.

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A floating intake head for use in pumping water from ponds, pools, tanks, and the like, comprising: (a) a readily portable float adapted to be placed in a supply of water from which water is to be pumped; (b) at least one connecting pin mounted on the float for axial movement between retracted and a

A floating intake head for use in pumping water from ponds, pools, tanks, and the like, comprising: (a) a readily portable float adapted to be placed in a supply of water from which water is to be pumped; (b) at least one connecting pin mounted on the float for axial movement between retracted and advanced positions; (c) a strainer adapted to be connected to a hose through which water is to be pumped from said water supply, said strainer including a hollow housing having an outlet and a hose coupling in communication with said outlet for connecting a water hose in communication with the housing, said housing having a flange defining an inlet through which water may be drawn for passage through the housing to the outlet and the hose connected thereto, said strainer further including a screen extending over the inlet and connected to the flange; and (d) brackets on the strainer housing having apertures alignable with the pin and receiving the pin when the pin is shifted axially to its advanced position, for quickly, separably connecting the strainer to the float, the float having a guideway and the strainer housing being snugly, slidably engageable with the guideway, said housing being slidably movable in the guideway to a position aligning the apertures of the brackets with said pin.