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US 5,766,453 AGranted
Filtered water dispensing cabinet
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsPaul J. Morellato, Don Terkalas, Keith E. Carr
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Abstract
A water dispensing apparatus having a cabinet providing a filter holding compartment, a front mounted alcove with a paddle switch having a stepped outer surface to allow activation by small and large diameter containers, and an electrical interlock switch for avoiding inadvertent dispensing of hot water. The cabinet can house a reverse osmosis purifying system or a cartridge filtering system. The cabinet can hold a mechanical refrigeration system including a forced convection condensing coil.
Claims18
An apparatus for treating water, comprising:
- a cabinet having an upper compartment and a lower compartment, the upper compartment having a dispensing spout mounted on a front side thereof,
- the lower compartment having a hinged front door on a front side thereof;
- a paddle activator operable for opening said spout for flow, said paddle activator comprising a contoured surface having an upper activating surface for drinking containers and a lower activating surface for larger containers, said upper surface offset outwardly from said lower surface relative to said lower compartment;
- a reverse osmosis purifying means for purifying water, said reverse osmosis purifying means mounted within said lower compartment including cartridge filters mounted on a side wall thereof and a bladder tank supported on a floor of the lower compartment and flow connected to the cartridge filters;
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- a mechanical refrigeration means for cooling water that is flow connected to said reverse osmosis purifying -means and said dispensing spout and mounted within the upper compartment, including a condenser, an evaporator within a cold water tank, and a compressor.
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An apparatus for treating water, comprising:
- a cabinet having an upper compartment and a lower compartment, the upper compartment having a dispensing spout mounted on a front side thereof, the lower compartment having a hinged front door on a front side thereof;
- a paddle activator operable for opening said spout for flow, said paddle activator comprising a contoured surface having an upper activating surface for drinking containers and a lower activating surface for larger containers, said upper surface offset outwardly from said lower surface relative to said lower compartment;
- a water filtration means for removing impurities from water, said water filtration means mounted within said lower compartment including cartridge filters mounted on a side wall thereof;
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- a mechanical refrigeration means for cooling water that is flow connected to said water filtration means and said dispensing spout, and is mounted within the upper compartment, including a condenser, an evaporator within a cold water tank, and a compressor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.