Moving means for fountain nozzle

• US 4,826,079 A
• Filed: 04/29/1988
• Issued: 05/02/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Waltzing Waters, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gunter Przystawik
• Inventors: Przystawik, Gunter
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): Burkhart, Patrick N.
• Application Number:
  US07/187,903
• Time in Patent Office: 368 Days
• Field of Search: 239/17, 239/19, 239/242, 239/263.1, 239/263.3, 239/264, 239/265, 239/229, 239/395, 239/162, 239/587, 403/49, 403/66, 403/72, 403/163
• US Class Current: 239/19
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 13/041 with spray heads reciprocating along a straight line
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 17/08 Fountains drinking fountains E03B9/20; wash fountains E03C1/16
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/14 with oscillating elements; with intermittent operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/30 Laterally related members connected by latch means, e.g. , scaffold connectors

Abstract

Mechanism for adjustably moving two separate series of water fountain nozzles. The mechanism includes a pair of elongated push rods being driven in opposite directions by a single electric motor having two eccentric arms. The push rods are each separately connected to a spaced series of fountain nozzle assemblies by a slip ring adjustably connected to an elongated length of pipe forming part of each nozzle assembly. By varying the location of the slip ring along the length of the nozzle assembly'"'"'s pipe, infinite variations in the extent of the arc through which the nozzle'"'"'s tip will sweep during oscillation of the push bars is achieved.

Claims

1. Mechanism for adjustably moving two separate series of water fountain nozzle assemblies comprising

an electric motor connected to drive two separate eccentric arms,

first and second eccentric arms,

first and second elongated push rods with one end of the first push rod being pivotably connected the first eccentric arm and one end of the second push rod being pivotably connected to the second eccentric arm,

two series of spaced apart identical fountain nozzle assemblies, each nozzle assembly including an elongated length of pipe having a uniform outside diameter,

each series of nozzle assemblies being pivotably connected to one of the push rods by a series of slip rings each encircling the elongated length of pipe of one of the nozzle assemblies, and

a bolt pivotably attached to the push rod and threaded through each slip ring to bear against the pipe in order to affix the slip ring to the pipe.

2. Mechanism for adjustably moving a water fountain nozzle assembly comprising

a fountain nozzle assembly which includes an elongated length of pipe having a uniform outside diameter and a nozzle tip on one end of the assembly,

said assembly being pivotably mounted to oscillate the nozzle tip about the other end of the assembly,

an elongated push rod connected to oscillate back-and-fourth over a fixed path,

a slip ring encircling the elongated length of pipe of the nozzle assembly and pivotably connected to the push rod, and

means pivotably attached to the push rod and threaded through the slip ring to bear against the pipe in order to affix the slip ring to the pipe.