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US 12,600,616 B2Granted
Water container with manual dispensing valve
AssigneeVestergaard SàRl
InventorsMikkel Vestergaard-Frandsen, Alison Hill, Jean-Luc Madier, Mathieu Corbineau, Lionel Sabourin, Jean-Marc Pascal
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Abstract
Disclosed is a water dispenser including a container with an outlet channel at the bottom thereof and a manually operated valve arrangement with a valve member resiliently pre-stressed towards a closing state.
Claims15
A water dispenser comprising:
- a container for holding water for dispensing, the container having a top, a side wall, and a bottom defining an inner volume;
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- the container comprising an outlet channel at the bottom for dispensing the water from the inner volume through the outlet channel, the outlet channel having an upstream end in the inner volume inside the container and a downstream end at an outer side of the container,
- wherein the water dispenser comprises a manually operated valve arrangement with a valve member at a downstream end of the outlet channel, the valve arrangement being arranged to toggle between a closing state, where the downstream end of the outlet channel is obstructed by the valve member, and an open state, where the valve member does not obstruct the outlet channel,
- wherein the valve member is pre-stressed by a resiliently pre-stressing force towards the closing state,
- wherein the manually operated valve arrangement comprises a hinged lever arranged for manual push or pull for moving the valve member by the lever against the pre-stressing force for changing the valve member from the closing to the open state, and
- wherein the valve member comprises a resilient central part that obstructs the downstream end of the outlet channel in the closing state and an upper part above the central part, the upper part extending from the valve member towards the side wall and forming a roof above the downstream end of the outlet channel for preventing the water to flow upwards during dispensing of the water from the outlet channel and for guiding the water downwards for dispensing.
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A water dispenser comprising:
- a container for holding water for dispensing, the container having a top, a side wall, and a bottom defining an inner volume;
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- the container comprising an outlet channel at the bottom for dispensing the water from the inner volume through the outlet channel, the outlet channel having an upstream end in the inner volume inside the container and a downstream end at an outer side of the container,
- wherein the water dispenser comprises a manually operated valve arrangement with a valve member at a downstream end of the outlet channel, the valve arrangement being arranged to toggle between a closing state, where the downstream end of the outlet channel is obstructed by the valve member, and an open state, where the valve member does not obstruct the outlet channel,
- wherein the valve member is pre-stressed by a resiliently pre-stressing force towards the closing state,
- wherein the manually operated valve arrangement comprises a hinged lever arranged for manual push or pull for moving the valve member by the lever against the pre-stressing force for changing the valve member from the closing to the open state, and
- wherein the dispenser comprises a frame on the side wall and around the outlet channel, the lever being hinged inside the frame, wherein the side wall of the container and the frame are plastic moulded in one piece, wherein the frame comprises two side portions arranged on opposite sides of the outlet channel, wherein the lever is hinged in the side portions along a horizontal axis, wherein the lever is oriented vertically, wherein the frame comprises a profile above the outlet channel and extends outwards from the side wall and extends from one to the other of the side portions, the profile being arranged for preventing the water to flow upwards during dispensing of the water from the outlet channel and for guiding the water downwards from the outlet channel for dispensing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.