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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10670333 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2018

Modular water cooler and method

Applicant:

Elkay Manufacturing Company, Oak Brook, IL (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas M. Nanos, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Damon D. Shaw, Stillman Valley, IL (US);

Nikolay V. Popov, Naperville, IL (US);

Jonathan Chee Yeen Chong, Chicago, IL (US);

Kirk V. Streitmatter, Washington, IL (US);

Alexander R. Greenhill, Wonder Lake, IL (US);

Scott W. Matulik, Lemont, IL (US);

Trevor D. Craig, Washington, IL (US);

John Conway, Oak Brook, IL (US);

Matthew Chapman, Wheeling, IL (US);

Assignee:

Elkay Manufacturing Company, Downers Grove, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Tanvi Patel

Daniel Organ

Primary Examiner:

Frantz F Jules

Assistant Examiner:

Lionel Nouketcha

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 31/00 (2006.01); F25D 19/00 (2006.01); F25D 19/02 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 31/002 (2013.01); F25D 19/00 (2013.01); B67D 1/06 (2013.01); B67D 1/08 (2013.01); B67D 1/0858 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00034 (2013.01); F25D 19/02 (2013.01); F25D 2317/068 (2013.01);
Abstract

A self-contained water cooler module for use with a water dispenser includes a chassis. The chassis includes a back panel, a pair of spaced side panels extending forwardly from the back panel, a bottom panel extending forwardly from the back panel and attached to bottom edges of the pair of spaced side panels, and the back panel, side panels and bottom panel are constructed of a single, unitary sheet. A strut interconnects front edges of the pair of spaced side panels. A support bracket interconnects the back panel and the horizontal frame member. A refrigeration unit includes an evaporator, a condenser, a fan and motor assembly, and a compressor. The refrigeration unit is attached to the chassis. A water storage tank is configured to receive cooled water from the refrigeration unit. The chassis is configured to be attached to and detached from the water dispenser via a tool-free connection.

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