Water dispenser

A refrigeration appliance comprising:

• a cabinet defining a compartment;
• a pair of doors pivotally connected to the cabinet with a hinge assembly for restricting access to the interior of the cabinet, wherein each door included in the pair of doors comprises:
• an exterior face that is exposed to an ambient environment of the refrigeration appliance;
• an interior portion that is exposed to an interior of the compartment while the door is closed;
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• a side portion extending between the exterior face and the interior portion of the door, wherein the side portions of the doors generally oppose each other when the doors are closed;
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• a water dispenser pivotally mounted to the side portion of at least one of the doors, wherein the water dispenser comprises:
• a water discharge nozzle that is fluidly connected to a water source and pivotally mounted to a surface of the refrigerator to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position,
• wherein the water dispenser that is fluidly connected to a water source and pivotally mounted to a surface of the refrigerator to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position,
• wherein, in the extended position, the water discharge nozzle is extended outwards beyond the surface of the refrigerator, and
• wherein the water discharge nozzle is biased toward either the retracted position or the extended position;
• a valve configured to selectively block the fluid connection between the water discharge nozzle and the water source when the water discharge nozzle is in the retracted position;
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• an actuator comprising a push button formed on the side portion of at least one of the doors, wherein the push button is accessible when the water discharge nozzle is in both the retracted position and the extended position;
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• a control circuit operated to, when the push button is pressed:
• when the water discharge nozzle is in the extended position, allow water to be dispensed from the water discharge nozzle by pivoting the water discharge nozzle to the extended position and operating the valve to thereby enable fluid connection between the water discharge nozzle and the water source;
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• when the water discharge nozzle is in the retracted position, cause the valve to continue to disable the fluid connection.

A water dispenser for a refrigerator, the dispenser comprising:

• a water discharge nozzle that is fluidly connected to a water source and pivotally mounted to a wall of the refrigerator to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position,
• wherein, in the extended position, the water discharge nozzle is extended outwards beyond the wall of the refrigerator,
• wherein the water discharge nozzle is biased toward either the extended position or the retracted position, and
• wherein the water discharge nozzle includes a push-push locking mechanism configured to maintain the water discharge nozzle in either of the retracted position or the extended position;
• a valve configured to selectively block the fluid connection between the water discharge nozzle and the water source when the water discharge nozzle is in the retracted position;
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• an actuator comprising a push button formed on an exterior surface of the refrigerator, wherein the push button is accessible when the water discharge nozzle is in both the retracted position and the extended position;
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• a control circuit operated to, when the push button is pressed:
• when the water discharge nozzle is in the extended position, allow water to be dispensed from the water discharge nozzle by activating the valve to enable fluid connection between the water discharge nozzle and the water source only when the water discharge nozzle is pivoted to the extended position;
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• when the water discharge nozzle is in the retracted position, cause the valve to continue to disable the fluid connection.

A refrigeration appliance comprising:

• a cabinet defining a compartment;
• a liner extending around at least a portion of an interior surface of the cabinet;
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• a water dispenser pivotally mounted to the liner,
• wherein a water dispenser comprises:
• a water discharge nozzle that is fluidly connected to a water source and pivotally mounted to a wall of the refrigerator to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position,
• wherein, in the extended position, the water discharge nozzle is extended outwards beyond the wall of the refrigerator,
• wherein the water discharge nozzle is biased toward either the extended position or the retracted position, and
• wherein the water discharge nozzle includes a push-push locking mechanism configured to maintain the water discharge nozzle in either of the retracted position or the extended position;
• a valve configured to selectively block the fluid connection between the water discharge nozzle and the water source when the water discharge nozzle is in the retracted position;
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• an actuator operated to allow water to be dispensed from the water discharge nozzle by activating the valve to enable fluid connection between the water discharge nozzle and the water source only when the water discharge nozzle is pivoted to the extended position;
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• wherein the actuator comprises a push button with a front surface, wherein the push button is biased toward the rest position, wherein in the rest position the front surface is flush with the liner.