Patent ID: 7707967

Claim:
Apparatus for providing an adjustable water supply for animals comprising: a pipe; at least one dispensing device at a bottom end of the pipe for dispensing drinking water and a bracket for attachment to an upstanding support surface and for carrying the pipe in an upstanding position parallel to the support surface such that the position of the bracket along the length of the pipe can be adjusted to adjust the height of the pipe along the support surface and hence the height of the dispensing device from the floor; the bracket comprising a base member for attachment to the support surface; a first flange on the base member and arranged thereon so as to extend outwardly from the support surface with a first opening through the first flange through which the pipe passes; a second flange on the base member and arranged thereon so as to extend outwardly from the support surface with a second opening through the second flange through which the pipe passes; the first and second flanges being arranged with one above the other so that the pipe is held in its upstanding position by the flanges; the first flange including parts arranged to hold the pipe fixed in the upstanding position passing through the first opening; the parts being arranged to release the pipe such that, when released, the pipe can be moved from the upstanding position to an inclined position; the second opening in the second flange being arranged such that when the pipe is in its upstanding position the pipe is jammed against sides of the second opening to prevent longitudinal movement of the pipe in the second flange; the second opening in the second flange being arranged such that when the pipe is in its inclined position the pipe is free to allow longitudinal movement of the pipe in the second flange to effect the height adjustment thereof.