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US 6,595,675 B2Granted
Pool/spa waterfall unit with fiber optic illumination
AssigneeWaterway Plastics
InventorPaul Dongo
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Abstract
An illuminated waterfall unit for a spa or pool comprises a manifold body with a water outlet that forms outflowing water into a waterfall. An optical probe is positioned within the manifold body to receive light from a light source, preferably an optical fiber, and to illuminate the waterfall by optical transmission through the outlet body. The probe is preferably positioned so that is also illuminates the waterfall directly.
Claims31
A spa waterfall unit, comprising:
- a manifold body;
- a water inlet into said body;
- a water outlet having an opening to pass water out of said body in the form of a waterfall, said outlet having a transparent outlet cap capable of transmitting light from the interior of said body;
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- a probe disposed within said body to receive light and in response illuminate the waterfall by optical transmission through said outlet opening and said transparent outlet cap.
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A spa waterfall unit, comprising:
- a manifold body;
- a water inlet into said body;
- a water outlet to pass water out of said body in the form of a waterfall, a portion of said outlet capable of transmitting light from the interior of said body;
- and
- a probe disposed within said body to receive light and in response illuminate the waterfall by optical transmission through said outlet, wherein said probe is bent down its length to encourage light emission adjacent to said outlet.
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A spa waterfall unit, comprising:
- a manifold body;
- a water inlet into said body;
- a water outlet having an opening to pass water out of said body in the form of a waterfall, wherein said water outlet comprises a spillway outlet projecting from the top of said manifold body and a transparent outlet fitting capable of transmitting light from the interior of said body, said outlet fitting mounted in said spillway outlet and forming the water from said outlet into a waterfall;
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- a probe disposed within said body to receive light and in response illuminate the waterfall by optical transmission through said outlet opening and said outlet fitting, wherein a portion of the light from said probe is transmitted into and through said outlet fitting, light from said probe and light transmitted through said outlet fitting combining to illuminate the waterfall emitting from said outlet.
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A system for illuminating a waterfall, comprising:
- a reservoir shell capable of holding water;
- at least one waterfall unit positioned to receive water and emit a waterfall to the surface of water held in said reservoir shell;
- a water pump system that circulates water between said reservoir and each of said waterfall units;
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- each of said waterfall units including a probe positioned within it and an outlet having an opening and a transparent outlet cap, said probe arranged to receive light and in response illuminate the waterfall emitting from said waterfall unit by optical transmission through said outlet opening and said transparent outlet cap.
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A device for providing an illuminated waterfall to a water reservoir, comprising:
- a device body capable of receiving water;
- a device outlet having an opening to the inside of said body, said outlet adapted to extend through the wall of a reservoir and convert water received by said body into a waterfall, said device outlet further comprising an outlet member that is transparent to the interior of said body, at least one of the surfaces of said member being an exterior surface of said device;
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- a light source internal to said body, a portion of the light from said light source passing into and through said outlet member, the light from said internal light source passing through said opening and light passing through said member combining to illuminate said waterfall.
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A system for illuminating a waterfall, comprising:
- a reservoir shell capable of holding water;
- at least one waterfall unit positioned to receive water and emit a waterfall to the surface of water held in said reservoir shell;
- a water pump system that circulates water between said reservoir and each of said waterfall units;
- each of said waterfall units including a probe positioned within it and an outlet to pass water out of said body in the form of a waterfall, said probe arranged to receive light and in response illuminate the waterfall emitting from said waterfall;
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- each said outlet comprising a horizontal spillway outlet and a outlet fitting, said spillway outlet projecting from the top of said waterfall unit and said outlet fitting mounted in said spillway outlet and forming the water from said outlet into a waterfall, wherein each said outlet fitting is transparent and a portion of the light from said probe being transmitted into and through said outlet fitting, light from said probe and light transmitted through said outlet fitting combining to illuminate the waterfall emitting from said outlet.
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A device for providing an illuminated waterfall to a water reservoir, comprising:
- a device body capable of receiving water;
- a device outlet having an opening to the inside of said body, said outlet adapted to extend through the wall of a reservoir and convert water received by said body into a waterfall, said device outlet comprising a spillway outlet and an outlet fitting, said outlet fitting mounted in said spillway outlet and forming the water from said outlet into a waterfall, said outlet fitting being transparent to the interior of said body and;
- a light source internal to said body, a portion of the light from said interior light source being transmitted into and through said outlet fitting, light from said light source and light transmitted through said outlet fitting combining to illuminate the waterfall emitting from said outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.