초록 ▼

A combined water feature and planter is in the form of a rectangular trough formed by a one-piece plastics material hollow moulded shell. A base of the planter has drainage openings therein leading to respective drainage passages which extend through a water reservoir for water recycled through an o

A combined water feature and planter is in the form of a rectangular trough formed by a one-piece plastics material hollow moulded shell. A base of the planter has drainage openings therein leading to respective drainage passages which extend through a water reservoir for water recycled through an ornamental pump. The drainage passages are thus isolated from the water reservoir so that liquid draining through the passages to the exterior of the trough does not mix with the water recycling through the pump and cannot thus contaminate it.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An assembly for use as, or forming an accessory for, a water feature comprises: a water reservoir; a pump is disposed in the water reservoir for recycling water therein, in use, around at least part of the assembly; and at least one planter having a drainage passage, wherein the draina

1. An assembly for use as, or forming an accessory for, a water feature comprises: a water reservoir; a pump is disposed in the water reservoir for recycling water therein, in use, around at least part of the assembly; and at least one planter having a drainage passage, wherein the drainage passage extends through the water reservoir and terminates at a point of discharge form the assembly; wherein the drainage passage isolates water collected in the planter form water in the water reservoir, in use. 2. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a base of the planter is defined by an upper wall of the reservoir.3. An assembly as claimed in claim 2, in the form of a trough, wherein said base is recessed relative to an outer periphery of the trough.4. An assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said drainage passage extends from an opening in said base, through the reservoir, to drain exteriorly, in use.5. An assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drainage passage is formed integrally with said planter base.6. An assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the drainage passage is formed integrally with a base of the reservoir.7. An assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the drainage passage or the first and second drainage passage parts is or are produced by moulding.8. As assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drainage passage is made up of a first part integral with said planter base and a second part integral with a base of the reservoir.9. An assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first and second parts of the drainage passage are tapered.10. An assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drainage passage is formed by a short passage part extending from said planter base and defining a socket or spigot in or at which a pipe is engaged to complete the drainage passage.11. An assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pipe extends to and drains from an outlet provided by an upstanding projection.12. An assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein electrical flex of a pump in the reservoir passes out of the assembly through said outlet.13. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein water pumped by the pump, in use, is supplied by means of a pipe connected to the pump to an ornamental member.14. An assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the ornamental member has an outlet through which water is discharged, in use, into the water reservoir.15. An assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the outlet is positioned to discharge water, in use, into an upstanding hollow part which forms an inlet to the water reservoir.16. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein electrical flex of the pump extends out of the assembly through an opening defined by an upstanding projection extending above the level of water in the water reservoir.17. An assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein liquid is arranged to drain, in use, out the assembly through said opening.18. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, formed in one-piece.19. An assembly as claimed in claim 18, formed by moulding.20. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, in the form of a rectangular trough.21. An assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein a multiplicity of drainage passages are provided in a surface of the planter intended to receive, in use, growing medium.22. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, including legs to space a lower surface of the remainder of the assembly from a supporting surface, in use.23. An assembly for use as, or forming an accessory for, a water feature comprises: a water reservoir, a pump is disposed in the water reservoir for recycling water therein, in use, around at least part of the assembly; and at least one planter disposed in the water reservoir and having drainage passage wherein the drainage passage terminates at a point of discharge from the assembly, wherein the drainage passage isolates water collected in the planter form the water in the water reservoir, in use. 24. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the drainage passag e is permanently open.25. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the drainage passage has an opening and an exit in the water reservoir.26. The assembly of claim 23, wherein the drainage passage is permanently open.27. The assembly of claim 23, wherein the drainage passage has an opening and an exit in the water reservoir.28. An assembly for use as, or forming an accessory for, a water feature comprises: a shell assembly; a water reservoir contained in the shell assembly; a pump is disposed in the water reservoir for recycling water therein; and at least one planter contained in the shell assembly and having a drainage passage, where in the drainage passage extends through the shell assembly and terminates at a point of discharge from the shell assembly; wherein the drainage passage isolates water collected in the planter from water in the water reservoir, in use.