Patent ID: 8899182

Claim:
A pet fountain assembly comprising: a basin; a cover; and a pump in fluid flow communication with the basin and the cover and comprising a fountain cover mounting arrangement that attaches the cover to the basin, the fountain cover mounting arrangement comprised of a fluid-conveying coupling operably mounting the cover to the pump and a mount operably mounting the pump to the basin with the fluid-conveying coupling comprising a dampener or vibration isolator made of a resilient, flexible and elastomeric material and the mount comprising a dampener or vibration isolator made of a resilient, flexible and elastomeric material; and wherein the fluid-conveying coupling comprises a generally cylindrical lift tube having (i) a cover coupling at one end that engages the cover thereby coupling the lift tube to the cover, and (ii) an opposite end in fluid flow communication with the pump; and wherein the cover coupling comprises an annular cover-receiving groove formed in the lift tube at or adjacent the one end of the lift tube, the cover-receiving groove receiving part of the cover therein coupling the lift tube to the cover.