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US 10,399,839 B2Granted
Water dispensing faucet apparatus, systems and methods of using
AssigneeNatural Choice Corporation
InventorsGeorge Knoll, Kerry Roosmalen
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Abstract
Water dispensing apparatus comprises modular components including but not limited to an easily accessible water heating module, and a water carbonation module including an easily accessible carbonation tank bracket for holding a carbonation tank. The water dispensing apparatus further comprises a water dispensing faucet comprising an easily adjustable back pressure implement for adjusting the back pressure and, therefore, controlling mixing of carbon dioxide and water and the flow rate thereof for sparkling water dispensed therefrom.
Claims14
A water dispenser for dispensing filtered carbonated water comprising:
- a housing defining a front dispensing face, a rear face, first and second side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall;
- a dispensing faucet at the front dispensing face of the housing comprising an outlet and a first inlet configured to dispense hot water through the outlet, a second inlet configured to dispense carbonated water through the outlet, a third inlet configured to dispense cold water through the outlet, and a fourth inlet configured to dispense ambient water through the outlet, wherein the second inlet is in communication with a carbonated water line wherein the carbonated water line provides carbonated water from a carbonated water module within the water dispenser, wherein the faucet further comprises a tapered plug within the second inlet having an adjustment mechanism, wherein adjusting the adjustment mechanism moves the tapered plug into and out of the second inlet, wherein moving the tapered plug into the second inlet restricts the flow of carbonated water through the second inlet and moving the tapered plug out of the second inlet increases the flow of carbonated water through the second inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.