Recirculating birdbath
First Claim
1. A birdbath comprising:
- a substantially hollow pedestal forming a water reservoir therein and having an open top end and a sealed bottom end;
a basin having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall being separated from the outer wall by a distance sufficient to allow a fluid to flow therebetween, the walls meeting at a peripheral edge of the basin, the outer wall open at a central portion thereof and adapted for engaging the open top end of the pedestal for fixing the basin to the pedestal, the inner wall having an aperture formed through a central portion thereof, at least one drainage aperture being formed in the inner wall proximate the peripheral edge of the basin;
a water pump disposed within the reservoir of the pedestal for pumping water from an input port thereof to an output port thereof, a basin supply conduit being fixed at a bottom end, thereof to the output port of the water pump, a top end of the basin supply conduit projecting through the aperture of the inner wall of the basin, the water pump further including an energy source;
whereby water contained in the reservoir of the pedestal is moved, by the water pump through the basin supply conduit and into the basin, whereupon reaching the at least one drainage aperture the water drains between the inner and outer walls back into the reservoir.
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Abstract
A birdbath is disclosed that recirculates water and includes a substantially hollow pedestal that supports a basin. The pedestal forms a water reservoir therein and has an open top end and a sealed bottom end. The basin has an inner wall and an outer wall, both of which are joined at least at a peripheral edge of the basin and separated by a distance sufficient to allow the water to flow therebetween. The outer wall is open at a central portion and is adapted for engaging the open top end of the pedestal for attaching the basin thereto. The inner wall has an aperture formed therethrough at a center portion thereof, and at least one drainage aperture formed proximate the peripheral edge of the basin. A water pump is disposed within the reservoir of the pedestal for pumping water from the reservoir through a basin supply conduit, through the aperture of the inner wall, and into the basin. Once the water reaches the at least one drainage aperture, it drains between the inner and outer walls, and flows through the central portion of the outer wall and back into the reservoir.
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16 Claims
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1. A birdbath comprising:
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a substantially hollow pedestal forming a water reservoir therein and having an open top end and a sealed bottom end; a basin having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall being separated from the outer wall by a distance sufficient to allow a fluid to flow therebetween, the walls meeting at a peripheral edge of the basin, the outer wall open at a central portion thereof and adapted for engaging the open top end of the pedestal for fixing the basin to the pedestal, the inner wall having an aperture formed through a central portion thereof, at least one drainage aperture being formed in the inner wall proximate the peripheral edge of the basin;
a water pump disposed within the reservoir of the pedestal for pumping water from an input port thereof to an output port thereof, a basin supply conduit being fixed at a bottom end, thereof to the output port of the water pump, a top end of the basin supply conduit projecting through the aperture of the inner wall of the basin, the water pump further including an energy source;whereby water contained in the reservoir of the pedestal is moved, by the water pump through the basin supply conduit and into the basin, whereupon reaching the at least one drainage aperture the water drains between the inner and outer walls back into the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A birdbath comprising:
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a substantially hollow pedestal forming a water reservoir therein and having an open top end and a sealed bottom end; a basin having an inner wall and an outer wall, the walls meeting at a peripheral edge of the basin, the outer wall open at a central portion thereof and adapted for engaging the open top end of the pedestal for fixing the basin to the pedestal, the inner wall having an aperture formed through a central portion thereof, at least one drainage aperture being formed in the inner wall proximate the peripheral edge of the basin;
a water pump disposed within the reservoir of the pedestal for pumping water from an input port thereof to an output port thereof, a basin supply conduit being fixed at a bottom end, thereof to the output port of the water pump, a top end of the basin supply conduit projecting through the aperture of the inner wall of the basin, the water pump further including an energy source;whereby water contained in the reservoir of the pedestal is moved, by the water pump through the basin supply conduit and into the basin, whereupon reaching the at least one drainage aperture the water drains between the inner and outer walls back into the reservoir, wherein the top end of the basin supply conduit terminates vertically between the aperture of the inner wall of the basin and the at least one drainage aperture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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