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US 9,446,968 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for programably treating water in a water cooler
AssigneeS.I.P. Technologies L.L.C.
InventorKenneth A. Davis
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Abstract
An apparatus for a programmable self sanitizing water dispenser apparatus with a digital controller as well as a programmable method for generating ozone for cleaning the reservoir and the water contained within it. The apparatus includes an anti-spill receiver that houses the controller and that can contain a ozone generator.
Claims15
A water dispenser, comprising:
- a) a cabinet having an upper and lower end portions and an interior;
- b) a reservoir contained within the cabinet, the reservoir being capable of holding water;
- c) an anti-spill housing that is attached to the cabinet above the reservoir, said anti-spill housing having a central opening surrounded by a bottle support surface that is configured to support an inverted water supply bottle having a neck and a probe extending upwardly and configured to connect to a water supply bottom at the bottle opening, the housing having an interior, an upper section, and a lower section that defines a separating wall that separates the interior from the reservoir;
- d) at least one spigot in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing water;
- e) a diffuser contained within the reservoir for emitting bubbles into the reservoir;
- f) an ozone generator contained within said annular housing and being operably connected to the diffuser;
- g) a pump that is in fluid communication with the ozone generator and the diffuser so that the pump can transmit ozone from the generator to the diffuser;
- h) a controller being programmable regarding the timing and duration of ozone generated by the ozone generator and sent to the diffuser;
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- i) at least one water detection probe operably connected to the ozone generator, the at least one water detection probe extending downward through the separating wall into the reservoir to detect a water level within the reservoir.
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A water dispenser, comprising:
- a) a cabinet having upper and lower end portions and an interior;
- b) reservoir contained within the cabinet, the reservoir being capable of holding water;
- c) an anti-spill annular housing that is attached to the cabinet above the reservoir, said housing having a central opening surrounded by a bottle support surface that is configured to support an inverted water supply bottle having a neck, and a probe that extends upwardly for enabling a connection to be made with a water supply bottle opening on the bottle;
- d) the housing having an interior, an upper section, and a lower section that defines a separating wall that separates said interior from said reservoir;
- e) at least one spigot in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing water from the reservoir;
- f) a diffuser contained within the reservoir for emitting bubbles into the reservoir;
- g) an ozone generator supported within said annular housing interior and being operably connected to transmit ozone to the diffuser during ozonation of water to be dispensed;
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- h) at least one water detection probe operably connected to the ozone generator, the at least one water detection probe extending downward through the separating wall into the reservoir to detect a water level within the reservoir.
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A water dispenser, comprising:
- a) a cabinet having upper and lower end portions and an interior;
- b) reservoir contained within the cabinet, the reservoir being capable of holding water;
- c) a bottle water supply having a bottle with a neck and an outlet opening;
- d) an annular anti-spill housing that is attached to the cabinet above the reservoir, said housing having a central opening surrounded by a bottle support surface that is configured to support the bottle water supply in an inverted position, the housing having a probe that extends upwardly and that is configured to connect to the bottle opening;
- e) the housing having an interior, an upper section, and a lower section that defines a separating wall that separates said interior from said reservoir;
- f) at least one spigot in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing water from the reservoir;
- g) a diffuser contained within the reservoir for emitting bubbles into the reservoir;
- h) an ozone generator housed within said annular housing;
- i) a flow line that enables the transmission of ozone from the ozone generator to the diffuser;
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- j) at least one water detection probe operably connected to the ozone generator, the at least one water detection probe extending downward through the separating wall into the reservoir to detect a water level within the reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.