Fountain that flows with fluidic material

A fountain for circulating a fluidic beverage material, the fountain comprising:

• a basin configured to contain the fluidic beverage material;
• a source of fluid movement comprising an impeller located proximate to the basin and configured to exert a force against the fluidic beverage material;
• a cylinder having an end located proximate to the basin and extending substantially perpendicular from a location proximate to a bottom surface of the basin, the cylinder fluidly coupled to the source of movement and configured to contain the fluidic beverage material as the fluidic beverage material is forced through the cylinder due to the force exerted by the source of fluid movement;
• a reservoir positioned proximate a top end of the cylinder, the reservoir comprising one or more apertures through which the fluidic beverage material passes in order to return to the basin, wherein the fluidic beverage material circulates from the basin, through the cylinder, through the one or more apertures in the reservoir, and returns to the basin;
• and;
• one or more temperature adjusting devices coupled to at least one of the basin and the cylinder, the temperature adjusting devices comprising heating elements configured to adjust a temperature of the fluidic beverage material.

A fountain for circulating a fluidic beverage material, the fountain comprising:

• a basin for containing the fluidic beverage material;
• a source of fluid movement located proximate to the basin and configured to exert a force against the fluidic beverage material;
• a cylinder having an end located proximate to the basin and extending substantially perpendicular from a location proximate to a bottom surface of the basin, the cylinder fluidly coupled to the source of movement and configured to contain the fluidic beverage material as the fluidic material beverage is forced through the cylinder due to the force exerted by the source of fluid movement;
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• means for adjusting a temperature of the fluidic beverage material positioned proximate to the end of the cylinder opposite the basin, wherein the temperature adjusting means comprises one or more heating elements.

A method of operating a beverage fountain, the method comprising:

• providing a basin for containing the beverage;
• positioning a source of fluid movement comprising an impeller proximate to the basin, the source of fluid movement being configured to exert a force against the beverage;
• coupling a cylinder to the basin so that an end of the cylinder is located proximate to the basin, the cylinder extending substantially perpendicular from a bottom surface of the basin, wherein the cylinder is configured to contain the beverage as the beverage is forced upward through the cylinder due to the force exerted by the source of fluid movement;
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• adjusting a temperature of the beverage as the beverage is forced upward through the cylinder.