Water purification and dispenser with uncontaminated mineral addition
AssigneeJ. Vogel Premium Water Co.
InventorsGerald Vogel, Joseph Tholen
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Abstract
A water purification and dispensing apparatus comprises a water inlet for obtaining water from a supply source, a water purification system for removing impurities from the source water, a mineral addition system for adding desired minerals into the purified water, the system being sealed against airborne contaminants; and a dispensing system for dispensing the mineralized, purified water into containers. The purification, mineral addition and dispensing systems are contained in a single apparatus that can be transported to a location and connected to a water supply source. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus also comprises a container washing station for washing containers prior to the containers being filled with purified water.
Claims18
A water purification and dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a) a water inlet for obtaining water from a supply source;
- b) a water purification system for removing impurities from the source water;
- c) a mineral addition system for adding desired minerals into the purified water, the mineral addition system including means for sealing the minerals within said mineral addition system to exclude airborne contaminants from entering the purified water;
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- d) a dispensing system for dispensing the mineralized, purified water into containers, wherein the purification, mineral addition and dispensing systems are contained in a single apparatus that can be transported to a location and connected to a water supply source.
A process for purifying, mineralizing and dispensing water comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining water from a supply source;
- b) purifying said source water by passing it through a reverse osmosis membrane;
- c) adding minerals into the purified water from a mineral addition system including means for sealing the minerals within said mineral addition system to exclude airborne contaminants;
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- d) dispensing the purified, mineralized water into a container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.