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US 9,802,214 B2Granted
Play fountain
AssigneeIce-World Holding B.V.
InventorsHubertus Johannes Bernardes Schoeren, Wilhelmus Adolfus Johannes Marie Hoeks, Frits Jan Van Kempen
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Abstract
The invention relates to an assembly, in particular a play fountain, comprising a floor (1), a plurality of nozzles (2), preferably a reservoir for a liquid, in particular water, or means to connect the assembly to a liquid supply, and a control system (3) for controlling one or more of the nozzles (2) during operation of the assembly. The floor (1) is assembled modularly.
Claims22
A fountain, comprising:
- a floor;
- a reservoir for a liquid;
- a plurality of nozzles;
- and
- the floor including a plurality of floor modules,
- wherein each of the floor modules includes a tile, at least one nozzle of the plurality of nozzles and at least one pump,
- wherein the at least one pump is connected to the tile between the tile and the reservoir,
- wherein the tile has a floor side and a pump side, and
- wherein the at least one pump is mounted to the pump side of the tile and fluidly connected to the at least one nozzle.
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A fountain, comprising:
- a reservoir having a lower surface and walls configured to hold a body of liquid;
- and
- a floor assembly configured to provide a floor above an upper surface of the body of liquid comprised of a plurality of floor modules, wherein each of the floor modules is disposed within the walls of the reservoir and includes:
- a tile supported above the upper surface of the body of liquid forming a portion of the floor;
- and
- at least one nozzle and at least one pump connected to each respective tile to move with the tile,
- wherein the at least one pump is configured to have an inlet below the upper surface of the body of liquid,
- wherein the tile has a floor side and a pump side, and
- wherein the at least one pump is mounted to the pump side of the tile and fluidly connected to the at least one nozzle.
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A modular floor system comprising:
- a first floor module comprising:
- a first tile with a floor side and a pump side;
- at least one first nozzle;
- at least one first pump mounted to the pump side of the first tile and fluidly connected to the at least one first nozzle;
- and
- a first conduit connected to the at least one first pump and having an open end configured to receive liquid from a body of water when the first floor module is placed in the body of water;
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- a second floor module comprising:
- a second tile having a floor side and a pump side and disposed adjacent the first tile of the first floor module, wherein an edge of the second tile is complementary to an edge of the first tile of the first floor module so the floor side of the second tile and the floor side of the first tile of the first floor module provide a continuous floor;
- at least one second nozzle;
- and
- at least one second pump mounted to the pump side of the second tile and fluidly connected to the at least one second nozzle;
- and
- a second conduit connected to the at least one second pump with an open end configured to receive liquid from the body of water when the second floor module is placed in the body of water, wherein the open end of the second conduit is separate from the open end of the first conduit of the first floor module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.