Disposable flavor insert for water dispenser
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAlan Joseph Mitchell, Jason Robert Yochum, Ginger Elayne Patera
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Abstract
A water dispenser is provided which includes a housing for the dispenser, a dispensing area associated with the housing and including a space for receiving a receptacle for receiving a charge of water from the dispenser, a water outlet through which water is dispensed into the dispensing area, and a fixed flange support positioned between the water outlet and the dispensing area arranged to receive a flavor insert device in a substantially horizontally sliding manner. The flavor insert device includes a cup having a flange extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the cup, a porous enclosure located in the cup, and a supply of solid flavor particles contained in the porous enclosure.
Claims14
A refrigerated appliance adapted for use with a flavor insert device, the refrigerated appliance comprising:
- a. a cabinet body having a refrigerated compartment selectably closeable by a door;
- b. a housing with a recess having a water dispensing outlet at the cabinet body for dispensing a stream of water, a dispensing area associated with the housing and including a space with a recess located in the door adapted for receiving a receptacle for receiving the stream of water;
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- c. a flavor insert device having to water inlet, outlet and is flavoring covered by a removable seal, the flavor insert device removably supported at the water dispensing outlet for receiving the stream of water.
A refrigerated appliance comprising:
- a. a cabinet body having a refrigerated compartment with a door;
- b. a dispensing area at the door having a housing with a recess adapted for receiving a receptacle in a space for receiving a stream of water;
- c. a water outlet in the dispensing area through which the stream of water is discharged;
- d. a fixed flange positioned at the dispensing area;
- e. a flavor insert holding device having a cup portion with an inlet in communication with the liquid stream and an outlet in communication with the receptacle, the flavor insert holding device supported by the fixed flange in position to receive the stream of water from the water outlet;
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- f. a flavoring comprising a supply of solid flavor particles contained within a porous enclosure within the cup portion by a removable seal positioned in covering relation over an inlet and outlet of the flavor insert device.
A refrigerated appliance comprising:
- a cabinet body with a door;
- a dispensing area at the door;
- a housing for the dispensing area having it recess providing a space adapted for receiving a receptacle for receiving a stream of water;
- a water outlet in the dispensing area through which the stream of water is discharged;
- a fixed flange positioned at the dispensing area;
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- a flavor insert device supported by the fixed flange in position to receive the stream of water from the water outlet, the flavor insert device further comprises a cup having an inlet in communication with the stream of water and an outlet in communication with the receptacle, wherein the inlet and outlet are coextensive and covered by a single removable seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.