Patent ID: 6695222
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A decorative fountain comprising:a hollow body having a recessed area formed on a top portion of the hollow body and provided with a nappe zone and a shower zone, the nappe zone having a gap defined in a bottom face defining the recessed area to communicate with an interior of the hollow body and the shower zone having apertures defined in the bottom face defining the recessed area to communicate with the interior of the hollow body, a reservoir defined in a bottom portion of the hollow body for receiving therein water; a cover mounted on top of the hollow body to cover the recessed area and having a controlling knob rotatably mounted inside the cover; a control valve operably connected to the controlling knob and having an inlet securely mounted on and extended through a bottom face defining the recessed area, a primary outlet corresponding to the gap of the nappe zone, a secondary outlet and a third outlet both corresponding to the shower zone such that rotation of the controlling knob is able to control activation of one of the primary outlet, the secondary outlet and the third outlet to sprinkle water from the reservoir to either the nappe zone or the shower zone; and a water pump assembly received in the reservoir for pumping water in the reservoir to the inlet of the three-way control valve to selectively sprinkle water out of the primary outlet, the secondary outlet or the third outlet.