Solar panel and water dispenser

Abstract

The present invention provides a beverage cooler having a container for holding a liquid beverage, a spigot extending from the container for dispensing the liquid beverage therefrom, preferably a telescopically extendable boom attached to a side of the container, a solar panel adjustably attached to an end of the telescopically extendable boom so that the solar panel may be repositioned about the end of the telescopically extendable boom so as to point the solar panel in a direction toward a source of solar energy, and one or more active elements in thermal contact with the container and the liquid beverage therein and electrically connected to the solar panel. Thermoelectric elements powered by the solar panel may be used to cool or heat the liquid beverage within the container. The container may comprise a conventional cooler used for dispensing a liquid beverage or may comprise a removable top closeable over a space large enough to hold and fully enclose an inverted standard sized bottle, a base for maintaining the inverted standard sized bottle in an inverted position and mating surfaces for receiving the removable top, a collar having an aperture sized to receive a neck portion of the inverted standard sized bottle and disposed within the base for supporting the inverted standard sized bottle in the inverted position, and a reservoir attached to the collar for receiving the liquid from the inverted standard sized bottle.

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