Floating fountain

Claim 2

A floating fountain assembly comprising a mounting base defining a chamber therein and a plurality of inlet openings to the chamber formed through side walls of the chamber at regularly spaced intervals around the base, a water discharge nozzle mounted to the base for receiving water from the chamber, float means coupled to the base for buoyantly supporting the base and nozzle in a body of water with at least a part of the nozzle disposed above the water surface, a flexible water supply conduit connected to each chamber inlet opening at one end thereof and extending to a fountain water source common to the other conduits and disposed at a submerged location in the body of water substantially directly below the base, the several conduits being of substantially equal length and each having a length greater than the vertical distance between the base and the water source.

Claim 3

A fountain assembly according to claim 1 including a plurality of arms connected to the base and extending away from the body substantially parallel to the surface of the body of water, and wherein the float means comprises a float member connected to each arm remote from the base.

Claim 4

A fountain assembly according to claim 2 including at least one lamp connected to at least one of the arms for illuminating the water discharge pattern from the nozzle.

Claim 5

A floating fountain assembly comprising a nozzle adapted to produce a desired discharge pattern when water at a desired pressure is supplied thereto, buoyant means coupled to the nozzle for buoyantly supporting the nozzle in a predetermined attitude in a body of water, water supply means coupled to the nozzle and adapted to extend via the bottom of a body of water in which the nozzle is floatable to a source of water under pressure, the supply means including a multi-outlet water distribution assembly adapted to be disposed at a fixed submerged location in said water body a substantial distance below the water, and a plurality of substantially identical flexible conduits each connected at one end to a corresponding outlet of the water distribution assembly and at its other end to the nozzle support base, the connections of the flexible conduits being symmetrically distributed around the base, the base and distribution assembly being arranged so that the terminal portions of each flexible conduit are substantially horizontal, the buoyant means comprising a plurality of float members located in spaced relation to the nozzle and distributed substantially symmetrically about the nozzle.

Claim 6

A floating fountain assembly comprising a nozzle adapted to produce a desired discharge pattern when water at a desired pressure is supplied thereto, buoyant means coupled to the nozzle for buoyantly supporting the nozzle in a predetermined attitude in a body of water, water supply means coupled to the nozzle and adapted to extend via the bottom of a body of water in which the nozzle is floatable to a source of water under pressure, the supply means including a multi-outlet water distribution assembly adapted to be disposed at a fixed submerged location in said water body a substantial distance below the water, and a plurality of substantially identical flexible conduits each connected at one end to a corresponding outlet of the water distribution assembly and at its other end to the nozzle support base, the connections of the flexible conduits being symmetrically distributed around the base, the base and distribution assembly being arranged so that the terminal portions of each flexible conduit are substantially horizontal, the buoyant means comprising a plurality of float members located in spaced relation to the nozzle and distributed substantially symmetrically about the nozzle.

Claim 7

A floating fountain assembly comprising a nozzle adapted to produce a desired discharge pattern when water at a desired pressure is supplied thereto, buoyant means coupled to the nozzle for buoyantly supporting the nozzle in a predetermined attitude in a body of water, water supply means coupled to the nozzle and adapted to extend via the bottom of a body of water in which the nozzle is floatable to a source of water under pressure, the supply means including a support base to which the nozzle is coupled, a manifold assembly coupled at diametrically opposed locations to the base and extending downwardly from the base partially toward the bottom of said body of water, and a flexible water supply conduit connected to the lower extent of the manifold assembly and extending to the bottom of said body of water, the buoyant means comprising a plurality of float members located in spaced relation to the nozzle and distributed substantially symmetrically about the nozzle.

Claim 8

A floating fountain assembly comprising a nozzle adapted to produce a desired discharge pattern when water at a desired pressure is supplied thereto, buoyant means coupled to the nozzle for buoyantly supporting the nozzle in a predetermined attitude in a body of water, water supply means coupled to the nozzle and adapted to extend via the bottom of a body of water in which the nozzle is floatable to a source of water under pressure, the supply means including a support base to which the nozzle is coupled, a manifold assembly coupled at diametrically opposed locations to the base and extending downwardly from the base partially toward the bottom of said body of water, and a flexible water supply conduit connected to the lower extent of the manifold assembly and extending to the bottom of said body of water, the buoyant means comprising a plurality of float members located in spaced relation to the nozzle and distributed substantially symmetrically about the nozzle.

Claim 9

A fountain assembly according to claim 5 wherein the manifold assembly is arranged to have its center of mass substantially below the nozzle base.