Water dispenser having a fillable storage vessel and adapted to be mounted in a refrigerator door

A refrigerator including a refrigerating compartment, a door, and a water dispensing apparatus mounted in the door comprising:

• a housing mounted to the door and defining a water dispensing chamber accessible to a user without opening the door, to receive a cup into which cold water is to be dispensed;
• a manually actuable lever mounted to the housing for pivotal movement relative thereto;
• a hollow cylinder mounted to the housing and extending into the refrigerating compartment, the cylinder forming a water conduit having a downwardly facing water outlet disposed in the chamber, and an upwardly facing water inlet spaced from the water outlet;
• a slide mounted for reciprocation in the water conduit and positioned to be contacted by the lever to be pushed thereby in a first direction, the slide including a valve-actuating surface;
• a water storage vessel removably mounted to the cylinder such that a water passage disposed at a lower portion of the vessel communicates with the water inlet of the cylinder;
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• a valve mechanism mounted in the water passage for being displaced to a passage-opening position in response to be contacted by the actuating surface of the slide when the slide is pushed in the first direction by the lever.