Patent ID: 6530530
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A decorative fountain, comprising:a first container resembling a drinking vessel; a second container resembling a beverage container and having a base connected to a sidewall forming a vessel portion defining a hollow vessel, said base defining an inlet opening therethrough; an overflow container defining a reservoir and an outlet in fluid communication with said reservoir; a support surface positioned over said reservoir for supporting said first container, said support surface defining an aperture for communicating fluid into said reservoir; a support conduit defining a passageway for fluid and having a first end fluidly connected to said outlet and an opposite end defining an aperture, said passageway in fluid communication with said outlet and said aperture; a bottle inlet in fluid communication with said support conduit, said bottle inlet matable with said inlet opening so that said aperture is in fluid communication with said vessel; a pump disposed within said reservoir, said pump operable to pump fluid from said reservoir through said outlet, said passageway and said bottle inlet and into said vessel; and a telescoping frame member projecting from said support conduit; said frame member including an inner member slidably supported within an outer member, a securing element for holding said inner and outer members in an adjustable relation to accommodate containers of differing lengths, a bottle catch member attached to one of said inner and outer members and configured to support said second container with a portion of said second container resting against said bottle catch member, a bottle seat member attached to the one of said inner and outer members between said bottle catch member and said support conduit and positioned to hug a portion of said vessel portion of said second container, and said frame positioned to hold said second container angled downwardly in a pouring position with the mouth of said second container disposed so that a stream of fluid flowing from said second container will fall into said first container when said first container is resting on said support surface.