Pet fountain assembly with lift tube
US9730427B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86035
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pet drinking fountain assembly having a pump forming part of a fountain mounting arrangement that includes a lift tube coupling a cover to the pump coupled to a lower basin by a mount. The mount and lift tube attenuate pump noise and vibration by providing isolation from the basin and cover and can function as dampeners. In a preferred embodiment the pump is part of a pump module that includes a module housing to which the pump is attached by another noise-attenuating mount. Each mount is formed by one or more suction cups with the cups and lift tube made of vibration dampening material, such as a resilient vibration dampening or isolating material that can be an elastomeric material. The module includes a lift tube coupling discharge that registers in fluid flow communication with a pump outlet and can include a ring or bushing therebetween providing additional noise attenuation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.