Low profile fountain or water display

• US 20070267513A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William Andrew Taylor
• Original Assignee: William Andrew Taylor
• Inventors: Taylor, William A.
• Application Number:
  US11/435,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20070267513A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/23
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 17/08 Fountains drinking fountains E03B9/20; wash fountains E03C1/16

Abstract

A water display for use within a container having a bottom surface and containing water. The water display has a pump, and a riser, with the pump positioned below the surface of the water. The pump has a discharge opening having conduit connected thereto. The riser is positioned on the bottom surface of the container and extends upwardly therefrom, with the pump being positioned on the upper surface of the riser. Preferably the riser also has pump retaining means. Each piece of horizontal conduit is engaged with a horizontal conduit support in contact with the bottom surface of the container. Each horizontal conduit support has formed therein a channel which retains horizontal conduit therein. Modified embodiments feature a plurality of vertical conduit. Another modified embodiment features at least one pair of vertical conduit spanned by an elevated horizontal conduit having at least one discharge opening therein.

Claims

1. A water display for use within a container having a bottom surface and containing water, said water display comprising

a pump, said pump positioned below the surface of the water, said pump having a pump discharge opening, said discharge opening having conduit connected thereto, said conduit having at least one discharge opening, and

a riser, said riser positioned on the bottom surface of the container and extending upwardly therefrom, said riser having an upper surface located above the bottom surface of the container, said pump positioned on said upper surface, said riser having pump retaining means.

2. The water display according to claim 1 wherein said conduit includes horizontal conduit, said horizontal conduit extending in a plane substantially horizontal to the surface of the water in the container, each of said horizontal conduit engaged with a horizontal conduit support.

3. The water display according to claim 2 wherein each horizontal conduit support is attached to the bottom surface of the container.

4. The water display according to claim 2 wherein said horizontal conduit support has a bottom surface, a top surface, and a channel, said bottom surface positioned adjacent the bottom surface of the container, said channel extending downwardly from said top surface, said channel having a top edge adjacent the top surface, said channel having a sidewall and a bottom, said bottom of said channel located above said bottom surface of said horizontal conduit support, said horizontal conduit retained in said channel.

5. The water display according to claim 4 wherein said horizontal conduit support includes a first side surface and a second side surface, said channel extending between said first side surface and said second side surface, said horizontal conduit support also including at least one additional aperture, said aperture extending between said first side surface and said second side surface.

6. The water display according to claim 2 wherein said conduit includes vertical conduit, said vertical conduit connected to said horizontal conduit, each said horizontal conduit support located between said pump and said vertical conduit.

7. The water display according to claim 2 wherein said conduit includes a pair of vertical conduit, said pair of vertical conduit each having a lower section connected to said horizontal conduit, said pair of vertical conduit each having an upper section connected to an elevated horizontal conduit, said elevated horizontal conduit having a sidewall with at least one discharge opening formed therein.

8. The water display according to claim 1 wherein said pump retaining means includes a plurality of flanges extending upwardly above said upper surface of said riser.

9. The water display according to claim 8 wherein each of said pump retaining means includes a securing means that passes through a pump retaining means, said securing means being adjustable, each of said securing means being adjusted to contact said pump.

19. The water display according to claim 7 wherein at least one discharge opening is a slot extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said elevated horizontal conduit.

10. A water display, said water display comprising,

an open-topped container for retaining water, said container having a sidewall and a bottom surface,

a pump, said pump positioned in said container at a point below the surface of the water to be retained in said container, said pump having a pump discharge opening, said discharge opening having conduit connected thereto, said conduit having at least one conduit discharge opening, and

a riser, said riser positioned on the bottom surface of the container and extending upwardly therefrom, said riser having an upper surface located above the bottom surface of the container, said pump positioned on said upper surface, said riser having pump retaining means.

11. The water display according to claim 10 wherein said conduit includes horizontal conduit, said horizontal conduit extending in a plane substantially horizontal to the surface of the water when in the container, each of said horizontal conduit engaged with a horizontal conduit support.

12. The water display according to claim 11 wherein each horizontal conduit support is attached to the bottom surface of the container.

13. The water display according to claim 12 wherein said horizontal conduit support has a bottom surface, a top surface, and a channel, said bottom surface positioned adjacent the bottom surface of the container, said channel extending downwardly from said top surface, said channel having a top edge adjacent the top surface, said channel having a sidewall and a bottom, said bottom of said channel located above said bottom surface of said horizontal conduit support, said horizontal conduit retained in said channel.

14. The water display according to claim 13 wherein said horizontal conduit support includes a first side surface and a second side surface, said channel extending between said first side surface and said second side surface, said horizontal conduit support also including at least one additional aperture, said aperture extending between said first side surface and said second side surface.

15. The water display according to claim 11 wherein said conduit includes vertical conduit, said vertical conduit connected to said horizontal conduit, each said horizontal conduit support located between said pump and said vertical conduit.

16. The water display according to claim 11 wherein said conduit includes a pair of vertical conduit, said pair of vertical conduit each having a lower section connected to said horizontal conduit, said pair of vertical conduit each having an upper section connected to an elevated horizontal conduit, said elevated horizontal conduit having a sidewall with at least one discharge opening formed therein.

17. The water display according to claim 10 wherein said pump retaining means includes a plurality of flanges extending upwardly above said upper surface of said riser.

18. The water display according to claim 17 wherein each of said pump retaining means includes a securing means that passes through a pump retaining means, said securing means being adjustable, each of said securing means being adjusted to contact said pump.

20. The water display according to claim 16 wherein at least one discharge opening is a slot extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said elevated horizontal conduit.