System for transferring water
OwnerJanos Beny, Albert M. Herziginventors
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Abstract
An integrated apparatus or device for transferring, that is, pumping water from a water bottle to a water fountain having a reservoir with a dispensing faucet. A housing is provided carrying a stopper for insertion into the neck of a water bottle. Within the housing, there is a pump; a tube is connected to the pump discharge and extends through the stopper for pumping air into the bottle. A further tube passes through the stopper for transferring water from the bottle. The other end of this tube extends to fitting means which can be placed on the reservoir in a position normally occupied by the water bottle in an inverted position. This fitting carries a float valve which closes the end of the supply tube when the reservoir is filled.
Claims11
A water supply system adapted for utilization with a water dispensing system having a water reservoir and a dispensing faucet comprising in combination, a housing means which carries a stopper member adapted for insertion into the neck of a water bottle, pump means in the housing for pumping air and tubular means connected to the pump and extending through the said stopper so as to communicate with the interior of the water bottle, further tubular means extending through the stopper, further means to which the end of said further tubular means extends, said last means being constructed to be carried by the said water reservoir and including a float valve means for controlling flow from said further tubular means, said pump means being actuatable to pump air into the water bottle for forcing water from the water bottle into the water reservoir under control of the float valve means said further tubular means being a single tube extending from said housing to said further means.
Closure means for a container having a neck, the end part of which has a rounded contour, the closure means including a closure member having an O-ring seal adapted for positioning between the closure member and the neck of the container, the closure member having means to retain the O-ring seal when the closure member is removed and the closure member having the capability of causing the O-ring seal to roll downwardly into sealing position with respect to the neck of the container, the sealing O-ring rolling upwardly relatively with respect to the closure member.
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