Patent ID: 8214935

Claim:
A pop-up fountain, comprising: a body which defines a chamber that terminates in an aperture bounded by a perimeter; and a valve slidingly received in said body to be urged by water pressure from a quiescent position to an energized position wherein: said valve terminates in a cap which substantially fills said aperture in said quiescent position and is spaced from said perimeter in said energized position to thereby define a slot therebetween; and said valve defines a deflector which is arranged below said cap and configured to deflect water through said slot when said valve is in said energized position; said body defines an atrium for entrance of water and a web that separates said atrium from said chamber; said valve defines a stem that is slidingly received through said web; and at least one of said web and said stem defines at least a portion of at least one passage that communicates between said atrium and said chamber to facilitate flow of water against said deflector when said valve is in said energized position.