Patent ID: 9572323
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A recirculating pet fountain comprising: a basin having a bottom and sidewall extending upwardly therefrom; a pump; a cover removably carried by the basin; a fluid-conveying conduit in fluid flow communication with the pump and the cover; and a flow-directing orifice comprised of (a) a tubular insert anchor in fluid-flow communication with the fluid-conveying conduit, and (b) a base comprised of an end wall that overlies (i) the tubular insert anchor, and (ii) an outer part of the cover, the end wall having a portion abutting against the outer part of the cover and which defines a channel that splits water expelled from the pump into a pair of spaced apart water streams that exit the flow-directing orifice and flow into the basin.