Patent ID: 9402375
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A recirculating pet water fountain comprising: a water-holding basin; a discharge located above the basin; a pump adapted to be in fluid flow communication with water in the basin to deliver water from the basin to the discharge; an overflow tube carried by the basin adapted to receive water from the discharge that was delivered from the basin by the pump to the discharge, the overflow tube comprising a tube sidewall adapted to extend upwardly out of water in the basin and having a mouth adapted to be disposed above water in the basin; and an elongate water-conveying conduit that extends upwardly to the discharge; wherein water from the discharge received in the mouth of the overflow tube is adapted to overflow from the overflow tube into the basin, the overflowing water adapted to cling to the tube sidewall until reaching water in the basin; and wherein the pump is adapted to deliver water to the discharge via the elongate water-conveying conduit, and wherein the overflow tube extends generally vertically towards the discharge and is laterally spaced or offset from the water-conveying conduit.