Water collection and dispensing machine
AssigneeInternational Water Makers, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Zakryk, John Kopec
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Abstract
A water collection and dispensing machine having a primary housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, an air blower structured to draw air into the primary housing through the air inlet and push air out of said primary housing through the air outlet. The water collection and dispensing machine further includes an evaporator coil structured to cycle a cold refrigerant liquid therethrough, the evaporator coil being disposed in line with the air inlet so that the air drawn into the primary housing through the air inlet passes thereover and moisture therefrom condenses on an exterior surface of the evaporator coil so that it may be collected in the form of water droplets, filtered to eliminate contaminants, and dispensed for convenient consumption by a user.
Claims12
A water collection and dispensing machine comprising:
- an evaporator coil structured to cycle a cold refrigerant liquid there through,
- an air blower structured to draw air over said evaporator coil such that moisture condenses on an exterior of said evaporator coil,
- a fluid collection assembly structured to collect said moisture, in the form of water droplets, from said evaporator coil,
- said fluid collection assembly including a fluid reservoir structured and disposed to contain said collected water for dispensing,
- a filtration assembly structured and disposed to receive and filter said collected water prior to dispensing, said filtration assembly comprising:
- a sediment filter structured to receive a flow of said collected water therethrough and to remove sediment particulate from said collected water, and
- a water filter structured to receive said flow of said collected water there through prior to dispensing of said collected water.
A water collection and dispensing machine comprising:
- an evaporator coil structured to cycle a cold refrigerant liquid there through,
- an air blower structured to draw air over said evaporator coil such that moisture condenses on an exterior of said evaporator coil,
- a fluid collection assembly structured to collect said moisture, in the form of water droplets, from said evaporator coil,
- said fluid collection assembly including a fluid reservoir structured and disposed to contain said collected water for dispensing,
- a filtration assembly structured and disposed to receive and filter said collected water prior to dispensing, said filtration assembly comprising:
- a sediment filter, a water purification filter and a UV light filter disposed in line with one another and structured to receive a flow of said collected water there through and to purify said collected water and remove sediment particulate therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.