Centrifugal pump pet water fountain

A pet water fountain for dispensing an aqueous drinking fluid, comprising:

• a bowl having a drinking portion and an interior portion;
• a housing at least partially covering the interior portion;
• a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the bowl;
• a liquid pump in fluid communication with the bowl and the reservoir, the liquid pump including a cone-shaped tube coupled to an electric motor for rotation of the cone-shaped tube, the cone-shaped tube having a lower end positioned within the bowl and an upper end positioned adjacent the fluid reservoir, and
• a water filter ring coupled to the upper end of the cone-shaped tube, the water filter ring having an exterior housing with an interior wall with a plurality of water entrance openings and an exterior wall with a plurality of water exit openings, the water filter ring also having a filtering media positioned within the exterior housing between the interior wall and the exterior wall.

A pet water fountain comprising,

• a water bowl;
• a housing coupled to the water bowl;
• a rotating cone coupled to the housing, the rotating cone having a water inlet extending through a lower portion of the rotating cone and a water outlet at an upper portion of the rotating cone;
• a water filter coupled to the upper portion of the rotating cone, the water filter having a filter housing and a filtering media positioned within the filter housing, and
• an electric motor coupled to the rotating cone for rotational movement of the rotating cone, the electric motor being positioned outside the water bowl.