Bottled water station with sweat-free dispenser faucet
AssigneeEbtech, Inc.
InventorBruce D. Burrows
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Abstract
A bottled water station includes an improved dispenser faucet for use in dispensing chilled water from a station reservoir, wherein the improved faucet is designed to substantially eliminate formation of condensation on externally exposed surfaces of the faucet structure. The dispenser faucet comprises a delivery conduit having a rear end adapted for removable mounting onto the reservoir and a front end projecting forwardly therefrom to a spigot having a manually operable valve member. The front end of the delivery conduit is surrounded for a substantial portion of the length thereof by a substantially sealed annular air gap wherein this air gap provides an insulation chamber which is effective to reduce or eliminate condensation on exposed external surfaces of the faucet.
Claims14
A water station, comprising:
- a reservoir having a hollow interior for receiving and storing a supply of water;
- a station housing having support means for receiving and supporting said reservoir:
- chiller means within said station housing to chill water within said reservoir;
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- faucet means for dispensing water from said reservoir, said faucet means including a delivery conduit projecting outwardly from said reservoir, a spigot having a valve member at an outer end of said delivery conduit, and air gap means defining a substantially sealed air gap formed to substantially surround said delivery conduit for a substantial portion of the length thereof, said air gap means substantially preventing formation of condensation on exposed external surfaces of said faucet means.
A water station, comprising:
- a reservoir having a hollow interior for receiving and supporting a supply of water;
- a station housing having support means for receiving and supporting said reservoir;
- chiller means within said station housing for chilling at least a portion of the water within said reservoir to provide a chilled water supply;
- means for providing a supply of water from said reservoir at a substantially unchilled temperature;
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- faucet means for dispensing water from said reservoir, said faucet means comprising a pair of faucet valves each including a delivery conduit having an inner end for connection respectively to said chilled and unchilled water supplies, a spigot having a valve member at an outer end of said delivery conduit, and air gap means defining a substantially sealed air gap formed to substantially surround said delivery conduit for a substantial portion of the length thereof, said air gap means substantially preventing formation of condensation on exposed external surfaces of said faucet means.
A dispenser faucet for use in a bottled water station, said dispenser faucet comprising:
- a delivery conduit having a rear end for connection to a reservoir containing a supply of water to be dispensed, and a front end projecting outwardly from said rear end and having a spigot with a manually operable valve member thereon, and air gap means defining a substantially sealed air gap formed to substantially surround said delivery conduit front end for a substantial portion of the length thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.