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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bran Ferren, East Hampton, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 29 ; 239289 ;
Abstract
A drinking fountain having a spout, a human actuatable valve for controlling the flow of water from the spout, a basin for collecting the water and a drain pipe. An audio system includes a speaker wherein the speaker is mounted to the drain pipe in such a manner as to direct soundwaves into the drain pipe. The audio system is responsive to actuation of the valves such that it plays an audible sound from the speaker in response to the actuation. The audio system may include a sequential sound source having a plurality of sound clips that are playable in response to respective actuations of the valve.