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Swimming pool fountain

  • US 4,936,506 A
  • Filed: 11/14/1988
  • Issued: 06/26/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A swimming pool fountain, comprising:

  • a fountain head having at least one spray orifice for discharging a water flow under pressure in a spray pattern over a swimming pool;

    a conduit for conveying water to said fountain head, configured to present said fountain head proximate the surface of the water in the pool to establish the spray above the surface of the water, said conduit including coupling means for connecting the same to a return water inlet disposed beneath the surface of the water;

    valve means operatively associated with said conduit for regulating water flow to said fountain head; and

    lighting means in operative association with said fountain head for illuminating the water spray issuing therefrom;

    said lighting means comprising a sealed unit disposed in an orifice in said fountain head, said unit comprising a light bulb connected to a battery, optic fibers for directing a light beam emanating from said light bulb, an external gear propelled by the water flow to said fountain head, an internal gear operative connected to said external gear, and colored filters operative connected to said internal gear.

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