Floating UV Fountain
A floating fountain with internal ultraviolet water treatment, which comprises a chamber adapted to float near the water surface in a water environment, a water inlet on the top of the chamber for receiving surface water from the water environment, a pump inside the chamber for receiving water from the water inlet, an ultraviolet source for treating water; and a water outlet nozzle at the top of the chamber for receiving water which has been treated with ultraviolet energy and pumped, to provide a pumped-water stream above the water surface.
1 . A floating fountain with internal ultraviolet water treatment, comprising:
a chamber adapted to float near the water surface in a water environment;
a water inlet on the top of the chamber for receiving surface water from the water environment;
a pump inside the chamber for receiving water from the water inlet;
an ultraviolet source for treating water; and
a water outlet nozzle at the top of the chamber for receiving water which has been treated with ultraviolet energy and pumped, to provide a pumped-water stream above the water surface.
2 . The fountain according to claim 1 , wherein the chamber has a screen at the top.
3 . The fountain according to claim 2 , wherein the water outlet nozzle extends above the flat screen.
4 . The fountain according to claim 1 , further including at least one light source.
5 . The fountain according to claim 1 , further including a filter.
6 . The fountain according to claim 1 , wherein the chamber has a buoyancy ring around the top screen.
7 . The fountain according to claim 6 , wherein the buoyancy of the buoyancy ring is such that the water inlet is submerged below the water surface when placed in a water environment.
8 . The fountain according to claim 1 , further including an anchor mount at the bottom of the chamber.
9 . The fountain according to claim 1 , further including a ballast to maintain the chamber in a selected orientation in a water environment.
10 . A floating fountain with internal ultraviolet water treatment, comprising:
a chamber adapted to float near the water surface in a water environment, the chamber having a screen at the top;
a water inlet on the top of the chamber for receiving surface water from the water environment;
a pump inside the chamber for receiving water from the water inlet, said pump having a filter;
an ultraviolet source for treating water;
a water outlet nozzle at the top of the chamber extending above the screen for receiving water which has been treated with ultraviolet energy and pumped, to provide a pumped-water stream above the water surface; and
at least one light source to direct light upwards to illuminate the pumped-water stream.
11 . The fountain according to claim 10 , wherein the buoyancy of the buoyancy ring is such that the water inlet is submerged below the water surface when placed in a water environment.
12 . The fountain according to claim 10 , further including an anchor mount at the bottom of the chamber.
13 . The fountain according to claim 10 , further including a ballast to maintain the chamber in a selected orientation in a water environment.