Bottled water station with removable reservoir
AssigneesEbtech, Inc., Ohio Corporation
InventorBruce D. Burrows
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Abstract
An improved bottled water station includes a removable reservoir for drop-in installation into and lift-out removal from a station housing. The reservoir is constructed from a lightweight molded plastic or the like to have an open upper end for receiving and supporting an inverted water bottle. A bottom wall on the reservoir includes an upwardly recessed portion defining an inverted receiver cup for slide-fit reception of a chiller probe provided as part of a refrigeration system on the station housing. One or more faucet valves are provided to extend through openings in a front wall of the station housing for dispensing water from the reservoir.
Claims6
A water station, comprising:
- a reservoir having a hollow interior for receiving and storing a supply of water, said reservoir having a bottom wall with an inverted receiver cup formed therein;
- a station housing having support means for receiving and supporting said reservoir;
- a chiller probe comprising a probe shell with a chiller member therein, said chiller probe being mounted within said station housing and projecting upwardly from said support means for slide-fit and substantially mated reception of said probe shell into said receiver cup when said reservoir is mounted within said station housing, said probe shell defining a chilled surface for surface-to-surface contacting of said receiver cup to chill water within said reservoir;
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- faucet means for dispensing water from said reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.