Abstract: A water feature comprising a vessel (1) for containing water, an electrically powered submersible water pump (2) within the vessel (1) for pumping water to an outlet of the water feature and a solar panel (4) arranged to provide electrical power to the water pump (2). The solar panel (4) is arranged within said water vessel (1) above the water pump and so as to be beneath the water level (7) in the vessel (1) in use.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 30, 2004
Date of Patent:
February 3, 2009
Assignee:
Smart Solar Limited
Inventors:
Simon Howard Wigglesworth, Franz Roecker
Abstract: A water feature comprising a vessel (1) for containing water, an electrically powered submersible water pump (2) within the vessel (1) for pumping water to an outlet of the water feature and a solar panel (4) arranged to provide electrical power to the water pump (2). The solar panel (4) is arranged within said water vessel (1) above the water pump and so as to be beneath the water level (7) in the vessel (1) in use.