Nozzle positioning assembly for a fountain system

A fountain system, comprising:

• a nozzle positioning assembly including:
• a first support shaft having a body with a center aperture, a spherical first end, and a second end opposite the spherical first end;
• a first position adjustment assembly including a first shaft collar having a first link mounting ear and a second shaft collar having a second link mounting ear, wherein the first and second link mounting ears of the first position adjustment assembly are positioned circumferentially from one another, and wherein center apertures of the first and second shaft collars are adapted to receive the second end of the first support shaft and at least one of the first and second shaft collars of the first position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the first support shaft;
• a second support shaft having a body with a center aperture, a spherical first end, and a second end opposite the spherical first end;
• a second position adjustment assembly including a third shaft collar having a first link mounting ear and a fourth shaft collar having a second link mounting ear, wherein the first and second link mounting ears of the second position adjustment assembly are positioned circumferentially from one another, and wherein center apertures of the third and fourth shaft collars are adapted to receive the second end of the second support shaft and at least one of the third and fourth shaft collars of the second position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the second support shaft;
• and a hub having a body with a center aperture, a first end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the first support shaft, and a second end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the second support shaft, wherein the first link mounting ears of the first and second position adjustment assemblies are substantially aligned along a first line parallel to a first axis of the hub and the second link mounting ears of the of the first and second position adjustment assemblies are substantially aligned along a second line parallel to the first axis of the hub;
• and a fluid pump coupled to the second end of the first support shaft;
• and a fluid nozzle coupled to the second end of the second support shaft.

A nozzle positioning assembly, comprising:

• a first support shaft having a body with a center aperture, a spherical first end, and a second end opposite the spherical first end;
• a first position adjustment assembly including a first shaft collar having a first body with a center aperture and a first link mounting ear extending from the first body and a second shaft collar having a second body with a center aperture and a second link mounting ear extending from the second body, wherein the first and second link mounting ears of the first position adjustment assembly are positioned circumferentially from one another, and wherein the center apertures of the first and second shaft collars are adapted to receive the second end of the first support shaft and at least one of the first and second shaft collars of the first position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the first support shaft;
• a second support shaft having a body with a center aperture, a spherical first end, and a second end opposite the spherical first end;
• a second position adjustment assembly including a third shaft collar having a first body with a center aperture and a first link mounting ear extending from the first body and a fourth shaft collar having a second body with a center aperture and a second link mounting ear extending from the second body, wherein the first and second link mounting ears of the second position adjustment assembly are positioned circumferentially from one another, and wherein the center apertures of the third and fourth shaft collars are adapted to receive the second end of the second support shaft and at least one of the third and fourth shaft collars of the second position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the second support shaft;
• a hub having a body with a center aperture, a first end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the first support shaft, and a second end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the second support shaft, wherein the first link mounting ears of the first and second position adjustment assemblies are substantially aligned along a first line parallel to a first axis of the hub and the second link mounting ears of the first and second position adjustment assemblies are substantially aligned along a second line parallel to the first axis of the hub;
• and a first linear guide adapted to be affixed to an exterior of the hub at a first location, the first linear guide including:
• a first hub mounting plate adapted to contact the exterior of the hub at the first location;
• a first motor mounting plate;
• a first adjustment screw;
• a pair of first guide rods adapted to couple the first motor mounting plate to the first hub mounting plate;
• and a first carriage positioned between the first hub mounting plate and the first motor mounting plate, wherein the first carriage includes apertures to receive the pair of first guide rods and the adjustment screw, a first attachment point, and a second attachment point spaced from the first attachment point, and wherein the adjustment screw, when actuated, is adapted to move the first carriage between the first hub mounting plate and the first motor mounting plate along the pair of first guide rods.