Compact water bottle filling station and retrofitting method
AssigneeAcorn Engineering Company
InventorsDonald E. Morris, Darryl M. Boeltl
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Abstract
A compact water bottle filling station for mounting to a wall. The station includes a frame supported on the wall by a wall hanger bracket and a basin supported by the frame. The basin includes a receiptacle located between a front lip and a rear edge of the basin, which define a lateral distance therebetween. A cover surrounds the frame on at least three sides and includes a pair of opposed side panels and a front panel located there between. The front panel extends upwardly from the base of the compact bottle filling station and terminates at and underneath the basin. A backsplash extends upward from the basin, adjacent the rear edge, and has a nozzle provided therein to direct water toward the basin.
Claims16
A compact water bottle filling station for surface mounting to a wall, the water bottle filling station comprising:
- a frame having a back plate configured to be in surface-to-surface contact with a front surface of the wall and configured to be supported on the wall by a wall hanger bracket secured to the front surface of the wall;
- a basin provided and supported on top of the frame and having a recessed receptacle including a drain opening, the basin including a front lip and a rear edge, and defining a lateral distance defined from the rear edge to the front lip;
- a cover located beneath the basin and surrounding at least three sides of the frame, the cover including a pair of opposed side panels and a front panel located between the side panels, the front panel extending upwardly from a base of the compact bottle filling station and terminating underneath the basin at a location positioned between the recessed receptacle and the front lip,
- a backsplash extending upward from the rear edge and configured to be in surface-to-surface contact with the front surface of the wall;
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- a singular water dispensing device provided on the compact water bottle filling station, the singular water dispensing device including a nozzle provided in the backsplash and configured to direct water downward from the nozzle into the basin.
A compact water bottle filling station for surface mounting to a wall, the water bottle filling station comprising:
- a frame having a back plate configured to be in surface-to-surface contact with a front surface of the wall and configured to be supported on the wall by a wall hanger bracket secured to the front surface of the wall;
- a basin provided and supported on top of the frame and having a recessed receptacle including a drain opening, the basin including a front lip and a rear edge, and a lateral distance defined from the rear edge to the front lip;
- a cover located beneath the basin and surrounding at least three sides of the frame, the cover including a pair of opposed side panels and a front panel located between the side panels, the front panel extending upwardly from a base of the compact bottle filling station and terminating underneath the basin immediately behind the front lip of the basin and immediately adjacent to a maximum lateral extent of the compact water bottle filling station;
- a backsplash extending upward from the rear edge and configured to be in surface-to-surface contact with the front surface of the wall;
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- a singular water dispensing device provided on the compact water bottle filling station, the singular water dispensing device including a nozzle provided in the backsplash and configured to direct water downward from the nozzle into the basin.
In combination a water bottle filling station for retrofitting a drinking fountain surface-mounted to a wall into a surface-mounted water bottle filling station and employing a wall hanger bracket of the drinking fountain mounted to the wall, the water bottle filling station comprising:
- a frame supported on the wall by a wall hanger bracket of the drinking fountain secured to the wall, the frame having a backplate in surface-to-surface contact with a front surface of the wall;
- a basin provided and supported on top of the frame and having a recessed receptacle including a drain opening, the basin including a front lip and a rear edge, the front lip and rear edge defining a lateral distance therebetween extending perpendicularly from the wall;
- a cover located beneath the basin and surrounding at least three sides of the frame, the cover including a pair of opposed side panels and a front panel located between the side panels, the front panel extending upwardly from a base of the compact bottle filling station and terminating underneath a portion of the basin and forward of the recessed receptacle;
- a backsplash extending upward from the rear edge in surface-to-surface contact with the from surface of the wall;
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- a singular water dispensing device provided on the compact water bottle filling station, the singular water dispensing device including a nozzle provided in the backsplash and configured to direct water downward from the nozzle into the basin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.