A modular fountain assembly for controlling the temperature and flow of viscous fluid with a melting point between ambient and approximately 150 degrees Fahrenheit is disclosed. The modular assembly for controlling the heating and flow of fluid includes an enclosed controlling base and an upper reci
A modular fountain assembly for controlling the temperature and flow of viscous fluid with a melting point between ambient and approximately 150 degrees Fahrenheit is disclosed. The modular assembly for controlling the heating and flow of fluid includes an enclosed controlling base and an upper recirculation module having a detachable lower basin, one or more modular tubular sections, a small high basin on top of the highest tubular section, an Archimedes screw of a set pitch dimension to facilitate the flow of the fluid from the lower reservoir to the small high reservoir atop the tubular section or sections, and a series of circular tiers atop each tubular section. The lower basin is attached to the controlling base using mechanical or electro mechanical support structures. The controlling base provides rotational force for the Archimedes screw at variable rotational speeds to drive the fluid upward within the modular tubes as well as a heating sub module. The lower basin has an upper bowl and a lower pool of fixed set depth with an opening to permit a drive shaft attach to the Archimedes screw. The circular base controls the temperature of the fluid using a temperature probe protruding from the lower base into the lower basin. The bottom modular tube attaches to one or more vertical support structures that extends from the controlling base thru the lower reservoir. The circular tiers are held stationary between modular tube sections or between the highest tubular section and the high basin.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fountain for recirculating warmed fluid, comprising: a lower module, comprising: a variable speed motor having a drive shaft and a drive ring fitted over said drive shaft, said drive ring being fitted with a vertical component, and a heating sub-module having a heated surfa
What is claimed is: 1. A fountain for recirculating warmed fluid, comprising: a lower module, comprising: a variable speed motor having a drive shaft and a drive ring fitted over said drive shaft, said drive ring being fitted with a vertical component, and a heating sub-module having a heated surface and a heating element having controls to control the temperature of said fluid; and an upper containment module, comprising: a lower basin, a variable number of interlocking tubes forming a barrel, an upper basin that fits over the uppermost interlocking tube, and a variable number of tiers that are secured in place by said interlocking tubes, wherein the number of tiers is equal to the number of interlocking tubes; and an Archimedes screw of length determined by the number of interlocking tubes, wherein the vertical component of said drive ring fits into a hole within the Archimedes screw and said Archimedes screw is operationally attached to the drive shaft of said variable speed motor, wherein said lower module includes at least one vertical stud within a center hub to guide and restrain the upper containment module, said center hub further comprising a section in its center extending downward from the lower basin through which the shaft and said vertical studs pass, and wherein said heating sub-module further comprises a hub to fit concentrically with the lower basin; said at least one vertical stud further comprising a temperature probe extending into the lower basin. 2. The fountain of claim 1, further comprising a digital controller to control the temperature of said fluid and the speed of said variable speed motor. 3. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the upper containment module tubes comprise a bottom tube with machined male end and middle tubes with one male end and one female end. 4. The fountain of claim 3, wherein the upper module tubes have been machined to provide a male and female ends such that the tubes may interlock on the male end machined circumference. 5. The fountain of claim 4, wherein the machining of the tubes provides declination of material thickness exists on the male, machined ends and an inclination of gauge on the female, machined end. 6. The fountain of claim 5, wherein the width of the inclination and the declination are such that the material from the female ends fits within the male declination. 7. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the upper module tiers have an inner circumference that allows them to fit over the modular male end of the machined tubes. 8. The fountain of claim 7, wherein the tiers placed on the male end of the tubes are secured in right angle position to the tube set when the female end is placed over a male end. 9. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the upper basin is of solid metal. 10. The fountain of claim 9, wherein the solid metal upper basin is has an inner circumference that is equal to the inner circumference of the tiers. 11. The fountain of claim 9, wherein the upper basin will fit over the circumference of the male end of the modular tubes. 12. The fountain of claim 9, wherein the upper basin will fit over the circumference of the male end of the modular tube functions as the female end of modular tubes. 13. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the flights within the Archimedes screw are of a diameter to fit within the inner circumference of the upper module tubes. 14. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the Archimedes screw is supported vertically by a vertical post. 15. The fountain of claim 14, wherein the post supporting the Archimedes screw is itself attached to the vertical shaft extending from the lower module. 16. The fountain of claim 14, wherein the attachment of the supporting post act to hold the drive ring firmly in place. 17. The fountain of claim 16, wherein the drive ring being held in place itself holds the lower basin in close proximity to an upper section of the lower control module. 18. The fountain of claim 17, wherein the drive ring bottom has a seal placed between it and the lower basin to prevent leakage of fluid from the top module to the bottom module. 19. The fountain of claim 18, wherein the lower basin has a hub distended from the lower middle section that fits concentrically within the depressed hub on the lower module heated surface serving to minimize fluid required for recirculation. 20. The fountain of claim 18, wherein the lower basin has a hub distended from the lower middle section containing holes for the shaft and vertical supports for the tubes. 21. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the lower module heating surface is composed of a copper curved surface that is contoured to fit within close proximity to the bottom surface of the lower basin. 22. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the lower module may be leveled using three wheels attached to each of the three feet on the lower module. 23. The fountain of claim 1, wherein the lower module attached to the upper module parts by vertical appendages from the lower module through the lower module lower basin; supporting substantially modular tubes and tiers perpendicular to the bottom module; provides rotational mechanical force through a shaft from the lower module attaching and supporting an Archimedes screw wherein the Archimedes screw when rotating supports fluidic material within the tube upwardly from the bottom basin to the top basin and overflowing the top basin onto the tiers and back into the lower basin.
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