Animal Watering Fountain Offering Multi-Dimensional Fluid Circulation

摘要

An animal watering fountain is provided. The fountain includes a bowl for holding an aqueous drinking fluid such as water. The fountain also includes a housing residing within the bowl, with the housing having an inlet port and an outlet port. The fountain also has a reservoir over the bowl, with the reservoir being configured to hold water. The fountain also has a pump configured to receive water from the bowl through the inlet port, and then deliver the water under pressure to both a first outlet and to a second outlet. The first outlet delivers water to the reservoir, and the second outlet delivers water through the outlet port such that water circulates around the housing and back to the inlet port. At the same time, a lip delivers water from the reservoir and back into the bowl. A method for watering an animal is also provided herein.

主权项

1. An animal watering fountain, comprising:
a bowl defining a wall and an interior basin for holding an aqueous drinking fluid; a housing residing within the bowl, the housing comprising an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior basin; a reservoir extending over the bowl, the reservoir configured to hold a portion of the drinking fluid; a submersible pump configured to receive the drinking fluid from the interior basin through the inlet port, and deliver the drinking fluid under pressure to both a first outlet and to a second outlet, wherein the first outlet is configured to deliver water to the reservoir, and the second outlet is configured to deliver water through the outlet port such that water circulates around the interior basin; a first filter residing at least partially in the basin for pre-filtering the drinking fluid as it circulates into the pump; and a lip dimensioned and arranged to deliver drinking fluid from the reservoir back into the interior basin of the bowl.