Universal Mount For A Variable Speed Pump Drive User Interface

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a user interface that can be universally mounted to a combination variable speed pump and a drive assembly therefor. The user interface is universally configured to be selectively mounted to the drive assembly and/or to an environmental surface that is remotely located from the drive assembly. The user interface is universally configured to be selectively mounted to the drive assembly in any one of a plurality of available positions relative thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A variable speed pumping system comprising:
 a pumping assembly including at least a pump, a motor, and a drive assembly; said pumping assembly having a mount; and   a user interface selectively positionable among a plurality of positions with respect to said mount.   
     
     
         2 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 1 , wherein said drive assembly includes said mount. 
     
     
         3 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 2 , wherein said mount is an exterior surface of said drive assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 1 , wherein said user interface is located remotely from said pumping assembly, and said user interface is in communication with said pumping assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 1 , wherein said mount has a center point and a plurality of apertures, said center point positioned generally equidistant from each of said plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         6 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 5 , wherein said plurality of apertures include adjacent pairs of apertures, one of said adjacent pair of said plurality of apertures is positioned generally equidistant from another of said adjacent pair of said plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         7 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 6 , wherein said user interface has a center point and a plurality of apertures, said center point positioned generally equidistant from each of said plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         8 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 7 , wherein said plurality of apertures of said mount is aligned with said plurality of apertures of said user interface when said user interface is vertically aligned with said mount. 
     
     
         9 . The variable speed pumping system of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of positions includes a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position, said user interface selectively positionable between said first position, said second position, said third position, and said fourth position. 
     
     
         10 . A method for selectively positioning a user interface relative to a pumping assembly including at least a pump, a motor, and a drive assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) mounting the user interface to the pumping assembly in a first position; and   (b) moving the user interface to a second position with respect to the pumping assembly, the second position being different from the first position.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising the step of removing the user interface from the pumping assembly. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of moving the user interface to a third position with respect to the pumping assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the step of moving the user interface to a second position with respect to the pumping assembly comprises rotating the user interface to a second position with respect to the pumping assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the step of moving the user interface to a second position with respect to the pumping assembly comprises removing the user interface from the pumping assembly, and mounting the user interface at a remote location relative to the pumping assembly. 
     
     
         15 . A variable speed pumping assembly comprising:
 a pump;   a variable speed motor in communication with said pump;   a drive assembly sized to control said variable speed motor; and   a user interface selectively positionable among a plurality of positions with respect to one of said pump, said variable speed motor, and said drive assembly.   
     
     
         16 . The variable speed pumping assembly of  claim 15 , wherein said user interface is selectively positionable among a plurality of positions on said drive assembly. 
     
     
         17 . The variable speed pumping assembly of  claim 15 , wherein said user interface is located remotely from said drive assembly, and said user interface is in communication with said drive assembly. 
     
     
         18 . The variable speed pumping assembly of  claim 17 , wherein said drive assembly has a center point and a plurality of apertures, said center point positioned generally equidistant from each of said plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         19 . The variable speed pumping assembly of  claim 18 , wherein said plurality of apertures include adjacent pairs of apertures, one of said adjacent pair of said plurality of apertures is positioned generally equidistant from another of said adjacent pair of said plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         20 . The variable speed pumping assembly of  claim 19 , wherein said user interface has a center point and a plurality of apertures, said center point positioned generally equidistant from each of said plurality of apertures.