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US5167368A
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Decorative waterfall
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-10-16
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Granted: 1992-12-01
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Expires: 2011-10-16
Abstract
Abstract A decorative waterfall comprises a housing having a top and bottom and a front and back wall; a reservoir for water in the bottom of the housing; a reservoir for water at the top of the housing; a pump for conveying the water in the bottom reservoir to the top reservoir, whereby the water overflows the top reservoir and flows down the front wall; and at least one indenture for creating a sound resembling the sound of a natural waterfall.
Inventors
- 👤 John Nash
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:43
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B17/00; B05B17/08; B05B17/085; B05B1/00; B05B1/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A decorative waterfall comprising: a housing having a back wall, a front wall, and side walls joined to said back wall and said front wall; a reservoir for water at the top of the housing defined by the back wall, side walls and front wall; a reservoir of water in the bottom of the housing; said front wall having a lower edge terminating a distance above the surface of the water in the bottom of the housing; means for conveying the water in the bottom reservoir to the top reservoir where it overflows the top reservoir and flows down the front wall over said lower edge in the front wall into the bottom reservoir; and indenture means in the front wall adjacent said lower edge for amplifying the sound of the water flowing over said lower edge thereby creating a sound of a natural water fall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A decorative waterfall comprising: a housing having a back wall, a front wall, and side walls joined to said back wall and said front wall; a reservoir for water at the top of the housing defined by the back wall, side walls and front wall; a reservoir of water in the bottom of the housing; said front wall having a lower edge terminating a distance above the surface of the water in the bottom of the housing; means for conveying the water in the bottom reservoir to the top reservoir where it overflows the top reservoir and flows down the front wall over said lower edge in the front wall into the bottom reservoir; and indenture means in the front wall adjacent said lower edge for amplifying the sound of the water flowing over said lower edge thereby creating a sound of a natural water fall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 1, wherein: said means for conveying the water from the bottom reservoir to the top reservoir is a pump means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
123 words
A decorative waterfall comprising: a housing having a back wall, a front wall having a lower edge, and side walls joined to the back wall and the front wall; a reservoir for water at the top of the housing; a pool of water in the bottom of the housing; said lower edge of said front wall terminating a distance above said pool of water; means for conveying the water in the pool to the reservoir where it overflows the reservoir and flows down the front wall and over said lower edge into the pool; and indenture means in the front wall above said pool for amplifying the sound of water flowing over said lower edge thereby creating acoustics resembling a natural water fall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
123 words
A decorative waterfall comprising: a housing having a back wall, a front wall having a lower edge, and side walls joined to the back wall and the front wall; a reservoir for water at the top of the housing; a pool of water in the bottom of the housing; said lower edge of said front wall terminating a distance above said pool of water; means for conveying the water in the pool to the reservoir where it overflows the reservoir and flows down the front wall and over said lower edge into the pool; and indenture means in the front wall above said pool for amplifying the sound of water flowing over said lower edge thereby creating acoustics resembling a natural water fall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 3, wherein: said reservoir for water in the top of the housing defined by a back wall portion, a front wall portion and said side walls, said front wall portion being lower than said back wall portion whereby said water in the reservoir overflows said front wall, and flows down said front wall over said edge into said pool of water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 3, wherein: said indenture means is a hollow space defined by the front wall lower edge, the back wall, the side walls, and the surface of the water in the pool of water, said hollow space effecting amplification of the sound of water falling over said lower edge into the pool of water.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 3, wherein: said front wall is a vertical wall, said back wall is a vertical wall, and said side walls comprise a triangular portion and a rectangular portions having triangular tops.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 3, wherein: said front wall is a sloped wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 3, and a splash guard in the pool of water having a wall set out a distance from said lower edge whereby water falls unimpeded into the pool of water.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 8, wherein: said splash guard is a removable tray resting on a bottom of said pool of water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A decorative waterfall according to claim 3, wherein said indenture means comprises a plurality of indenture means in the front wall and wherein said front wall includes a plurality of edges, the water flowing over each of said edges into the respective said indenture means.
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