US20100038272A1

US20100038272A1 - Fountain Movement Flower

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Publication number: US20100038272A1
Application number: US12/195,684
Authority: US
Inventors: Dong-Lin Li
Original assignee: SUN HONG-KUN
Current assignee: SUN HONG-KUN
Priority date: 2008-08-15
Filing date: 2008-08-21
Publication date: 2010-02-18
Also published as: CN201244534Y; WO2010017666A1

Abstract

This invention is about a fountain movement flower, which includes a hollow outer barrel, the upper opening of inner chamber and its lower end connecting with water supply pipes through water inlet. The inner tank is inside the inner chamber of outer barrel. When inner chamber is charged with water, inner tank can float upward; artificial flowers are set in the upper section of inner tank. When they are within the inner chamber of outer barrel, the petals are closed. When the inner chamber is filled with water, the flowers float to the chamber opening and open their petals, a sight of splendid blossom. This invention has simple structure and clever design, and it can be placed various spectator fountains, water pools and horticultural fountains. When the water level inside outer barrel is rising, the artificial flowers rise in the outer barrel's inner chamber along the inner tank, and spread their petals at the upper opening of outer barrel's inner chamber, a dynamic sight of beautiful blossom. When the water level within the outer barrel is falling, the artificial flowers withdraw along the inner tank to hide in the inner chamber, extraordinary enticing.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

This patent application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application No. 200820132472.2 filed on Aug. 15, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention touches upon the technical area of handicraft article, a special artificial flower used in spectator fountain, water pool and horticultural fountain.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, people often need to plant some flowers where there are spectator fountains, water pools and horticultural fountains. The costs are relatively high to plant flowers and it is restrained by many objective conditions. Although it is convenient and of lower cost to use artificial flowers, they cannot show the process of blossom and achieve very limited effects.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Specific to the deficiency of current technology, this invention aims to provide a flower that can rise can fall for the fountain. This flower can create a sight of blossom by means of rising water level and the floating force. The flower can hide itself when the water level falls.
To achieve the above, this practical fountain movement flower includes:
One outer barrel with hollow inner chamber; there is the opening in the upper end of inner chamber, and its lower end is linked with water supply pipe through water inlet.
Inner tank: it is located inside the inner chamber of outer barrel. When the inner chamber is serviced with water, the inner tank rises.
Artificial flowers: they are set in the upper end of inner tank. When they are in the inner chamber of outer barrel, the petals close. The artificial flower is made by elastic petals which spread out. When the inner chamber is filled up with water, the flowers rise along the inner tank to the opening in the upper end of inner chamber, the petals naturally spreading out, and a sight of blossom.
There is a water outlet connecting with inner chamber in the upper end of the side wall of the said outer barrel.
The said inner tank is hollow with weights inside.
The said inner tank is consisted of upper cover linked by screw thread and main body of inner tank. The weights are put inside inner tank through the opening in the top of main body of inner tank.
There is a mounting flange in the upper end of outer barrel.
The said outer barrel and inner tank are both in cylindrical shape.
This invention has simple structure and clever design, and it can be placed various spectator fountains, water pools and horticultural fountains. When the water level inside outer barrel is rising, the artificial flowers rise in the outer barrel's inner chamber along the inner tank, and spread their petals at the upper opening of outer barrel's inner chamber, a dynamic sight of beautiful blossom. When the water level within the outer barrel is falling, the artificial flowers withdraw along the inner tank to hide in the inner chamber, extraordinary enticing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further illustration to this invention is given below with attached drawings:

FIG. 1 is the sectional structure of this invention.

FIG. 2 is the sectional structure of this invention.

FIG. 3 is the breakdown views of the flower and the inner tank.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following is a better execution example that embodies the principles of this invention, which thus does not limit the protection scope of this invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the fountain flower of this practical new modal includes:
A cylindrical Outer Barrel 10, with hollow Inner Chamber 101. There is an Opening 11 in the upper end of Inner Chamber 11. There is a Mounting Flange 12 outside the opening. Outer Barrel 10 can be stabilized where it is needed by means of the screw going through Mounting Flange 12. In the lower end of Inner Chamber 101, there is Water Inlet 13 that links with water supply pipe. When the pump in the fountain begins to pump water, the water enters Inner Chamber 101 of Outer Barrel 10 through Water Inlet 13. Water Outlet 101, which links with Inner Chamber 101, can be set in the upper section of Outer Barrel 10's side wall.
Inner Tank 20 in cylindrical shape is set within the inner chamber of Outer Barrel. When outer barrel's inner chamber is serviced with water, Inner Tank 20 floats. Inner Tank 20 is consisted of Upper Cover 21 and hollow Inner Tank Main Body 22 to control the rising speed and stability of Inner Tank 20. Upper Cover 21 is linked with Inner Tank Main Body 22 by the screw thread. Weights 201, such as sand or metal block, can be placed inside Inner Tank Main Body 22.
Underneath Artificial Flower 30, there is an Inserted Link 31, which is inserted inside Inner Tank 20 to stabilize Artificial Flower 30 in the upper section of Inner Tank 20. When the fountain pump begins to pump water, Inner Chamber 101 of Outer Barrel 10 is serviced with water and water level begins to rise. When Artificial Flower 30 rises along with Inner Tank 20 to the Opening 11 of upper section of Inner Chamber, the flower pedals spread, creating an enticing sight of blossom as shown in FIG. 1. When the pump stops pumping water, water level in Inner Chamber 101 begins to fall and Artificial Flower 30 withdraws along with inner tank into Inner Chamber 101, and the pedals close by the force of the wall of Inner Chamber 101, as shown in FIG. 2.
When used with fountains and water pools, this invention can have regular or irregular blossom. When the pump pumps water to Inner Chamber of Outer Barrel 10 on a regular or irregular basis, Artificial Flower 30 can blossom regularly or irregularly.

Claims

1. A fountain flower comprising: an outer barrel with a hollow inner chamber, there is an opening in the upper end of the inner chamber and a lower end linked with a water supply of a fountain;

an inner tank, which is located inside the inner chamber of the outer barrel, when the inner chamber is serviced with water, the inner tank rises; the inner chamber has a water outlet near the upper end for water flooding when the water is over the water outlet;

the inner tank includes an upper cover and a body of the inner tank, both are linked by screw;

bob-weights are put in the inner tank, and the bob-weights can be adjusted according to requirement by opening the upper cover of the inner tank;

an artificial flower, which is set in the upper end of the inner tank, thereby the artificial flower follows the inner tank to rise or sink.

2. The fountain flower of claim 1, wherein the artificial flower is made by elastic petals which spread out, thereby when the artificial flower rises to the opening of the inner chamber, the petals spread out naturally.

3. (canceled)

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

6. The fountain of claims 1, wherein there is a mounting flange in the upper end of the outer barrel.

7. The fountain of claims 1, wherein the outer barrel and the inner tank are both cylindrical.