Patent ID: 7611073
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A63H,E03C

Abstract:
1. A talking faucet fountain comprising a faucet fountain core including a tubular body having an inlet end adapted to fit over a water faucet and having an outlet end, a movable closure member of sufficient size to cover said outlet end, and a fountain conduit extending upwardly and outwardly from the body to a terminating spout end, the closure member being hinged to and arranged to selectively cover the outlet end when manually actuated so as to divert a stream of water from the body through the fountain conduit to exit from said spout end, said faucet fountain core further including a receptacle disposed adjacent said body; a battery-powered sound emitter disposed in said receptacle, said sound emitter having a loud speaker and a printed circuit board including a sound-emitting chip and a pair of switch terminals; a pair of contact terminals arranged to be exposed to said stream of water, at least one of said contact terminals disposed inside said fountain conduit, said contact terminals connected to said switch terminals; and a jacket having a molded exterior surface depicting at least one fanciful object and enclosing said faucet fountain core, said jacket defining an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a spout opening arranged to receive, respectively, said inlet end, said outlet end and said spout end, said spout opening being disposed in said fanciful object, said jacket being arranged to accommodate movement of the closure member, whereby water may be selectively directed by manual actuation of the closure member to flow through the fountain conduit over said contact terminals causing sound to be emitted from the loudspeaker as water exits said spout opening.