Embodiments disclosed here include a containment system and methods of containment which may include a segmented buoyant rim. Certain embodiments also include an inflatable rim with at least one inflation/deflation valve in the rim segments and ballast in the rim segments. Additionally, certain embodiments include material connected to the rim segments, to enclose a void created in the rim and to hang below the buoyant rim.

Embodiments disclosed here include a containment system and methods of containment which may include a segmented buoyant rim. Certain embodiments also include an inflatable rim with at least one inflation/deflation valve in the rim segments and ballast in the rim segments. Additionally, certain embodiments include material connected to the rim segments, to enclose a void created in the rim and to hang below the buoyant rim.

A float assembly that can generate its inflowing water current for collecting water surface debris in a water body. Float assembly can be mounted to a fixed structure at the water body and includes a basket supported by a pair of floats buoyant in water. The basket includes a pump housed in a perforated housing, wherein the pump can be operated to suck water through the inlet also carrying the debris into the basket. The debris of a suitable size can be retained in the basket while the water is pumped out through an outlet. The basket can be switched from an operating state i.e., submerged in water to a stowed state outside the water upon the fixed structure.

A portable drinking water filter system, such as a pitcher, having a sleeve and a floatable body including a filter opening configured to receive a water filter, the floatable body having a seal extending outward from an outer surface of the floatable body. The floatable body is disposed in a sleeve cavity such that a body seal engages the sidewall and restricts water from passing between the floatable body and the sidewall. The seal is configured to create friction with the sidewall, wherein the friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is different than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve. The friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is greater than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve, allowing the floatable body to auto-retract toward a cavity base without burping.

A portable drinking water filter system, such as a pitcher, having a sleeve and a floatable body including a filter opening configured to receive a water filter, the floatable body having a seal extending outward from an outer surface of the floatable body. The floatable body is disposed in a sleeve cavity such that a body seal engages the sidewall and restricts water from passing between the floatable body and the sidewall. The seal is configured to create friction with the sidewall, wherein the friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is different than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve. The friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is greater than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve, allowing the floatable body to auto-retract toward a cavity base without burping.

The present disclosure provides for a buoyancy apparatus that includes a hollow housing integrally formed below a board. The hollow housing supports the board while the buoyancy apparatus is placed in a liquid. The board is a relatively flat and light weight surface that can be easily retrofitted to different housings. The buoyancy apparatus further includes a connector at a first end of the hollow housing for attaching a filter and at least one orifice at a second end for receiving and securing the filter. The kit may also include the filter for preventing at least one impurity from entering the hose.

The present disclosure provides for a buoyancy apparatus that includes a hollow housing integrally formed below a board. The hollow housing supports the board while the buoyancy apparatus is placed in a liquid. The board is a relatively flat and light weight surface that can be easily retrofitted to different housings. The buoyancy apparatus further includes a connector at a first end of the hollow housing for attaching a filter and at least one orifice at a second end for receiving and securing the filter. The kit may also include the filter for preventing at least one impurity from entering the hose.

The present disclosure provides for a buoyancy apparatus that includes a hollow housing integrally formed below a board. The hollow housing supports the board while the buoyancy apparatus is placed in a liquid. The board is a relatively flat and light weight surface that can be easily retrofitted to different housings. The buoyancy apparatus further includes a connector at a first end of the hollow housing for attaching a filter and at least one orifice at a second end for receiving and securing the filter. The kit may also include the filter for preventing at least one impurity from entering the hose.

The present disclosure provides for a buoyancy apparatus that includes a hollow housing integrally formed below a board. The hollow housing supports the board while the buoyancy apparatus is placed in a liquid. The board is a relatively flat and light weight surface that can be easily retrofitted to different housings. The buoyancy apparatus further includes a connector at a first end of the hollow housing for attaching a filter and at least one orifice at a second end for receiving and securing the filter. The kit may also include the filter for preventing at least one impurity from entering the hose.

A water filtering pitcher with a pitcher with a top, a base and an inner wall surface extending between the top and the base to define an internal volume. A filter adapter is positioned within the internal volume of the pitcher, configured to couple to a water filter, and movable between a first position closer to the base and a second position closer to the top. At least one bias member configured to bias the filter upward is positioned between the filter adapter and the pitcher base. When a water filter is received through the top of the pitcher to the filter adapter and water is filtered from above the filter adapter through the water filter and into the base of the pitcher, the at least one bias member biases the filter adapter and water filter from the first position toward the second position.