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Centrifugal pump pet water fountain

US11825822B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
235References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 2021
Grant dateNov 28, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2307/10
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pet water fountain is described comprising a bowl for holding an aqueous drinking fluid. The pet water fountain includes a housing configured to cover a portion of the bowl and have a fluid reservoir. The pet water fountain includes a rotatable cone positioned within the housing, the cone tapering outwardly from a bottom end to a top end, the cone bottom end having a fluid inlet to allow the passage of fluid from the bowl through the inlet and into the interior of the cone, the cone top end being in fluid communication with the housing fluid reservoir. The pet water fountain includes a filter ring coupled to the cone top end, the filter ring having an exterior housing and a filtering media positioned within the exterior housing, and an electric motor coupled to the rotatable cone for rotatably driving the rotatable cone.

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