Dispensing – Automatic control – Material level control
Patent
1990-06-21
1992-05-19
Huppert, Michael S.
Dispensing
Automatic control
Material level control
222185, B67D 508
Patent
active
051140420
ABSTRACT:
A self-filling bottled-water cooler dispenses pure water from a transparent water bottle mounted on the top of a free-standing cabinet body. The cooler attaches to a tap-water or other continuous water source and provides a continuous supply of pure water without need to change the water bottle. In an alternative embodiment, an apparatus for converting a conventional bottled-water cooler into a self-filling bottled-water cooler is provided. The apparatus includes a water bottle which replaces the interchangeable water bottle of the conventional bottled-water cooler. Water from a tap water or other source is purified in a reverse osmosis, carbon block or other water purifier and is routed to the water bottle of the apparatus. An inlet valve mounted on the lower portion of the water bottle and connected to a float mechanism within the water bottle regulates the flow of purified water into the water bottle. The float mechanism closes the inlet valve only when the purified water in the water bottle is at or above a desired full level. A venting system prevents overfilling of the water bottle and a change in air pressure within the bottle whenever the level of purified water in the bottle changes.
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Water Conditioning & Purification; Buyer's Guide (Apr., 1989) p. 45 Advertisement.
Bomberg Kenneth
Huppert Michael S.
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