Patent ID: 6557777
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A method of supplying fluid to a gravity flow fountain on an anticipated basis, the method comprising:providing an apparatus comprising: a manifold, the manifold having a reservoir capable of receiving and expelling the fluid; a fluid fill valve associated with the manifold, the fluid fill valve capable of providing the reservoir with the fluid; and a programmable logic device, the programmable logic device associated with the fluid fill valve; selecting a display to be generated by the gravity flow fountain; anticipating, based on the selected display, a desired fluid level for the reservoir; programming the anticipated desired fluid level into the programmable logic device; operating the fountain, thereby expelling the fluid from the reservoir, to generate the selected display; actuating the fluid fill valve, based on the anticipated desired fluid level programmed into the programmable logic device, to maintain the anticipated desired fluid level within the reservoir as the fountain is operated and thereby supplying the fluid to the fountain on the anticipated basis.