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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
May. 24, 1993
Bruce D Burrows, Valencia, CA (US);
Ebtech, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
An improved bottled water station includes a removable reservoir for drop-in installation into and lift-out removal from a station housing. The reservoir is constructed from a lightweight molded plastic or the like to have an open upper end for receiving and supporting an inverted water bottle, and an internal baffle plate which subdivides the interior of the reservoir into upper and lower chambers. A ratchet nut is carried at the underside of the reservoir for slide-fit engagement with a mating ratchet member when the reservoir is drop-in installed into the station housing, wherein the ratchet member releasibly retains the reservoir in intimate seated contact with a chiller plate unit for chilling water within the lower reservoir chamber. Separate faucet valves are assembled with the reservoir, to extend through openings in a front wall of the station housing, for individual dispensing of chilled water from the lower reservoir chamber and room temperature water from the upper reservoir chamber. If desired, a hot water fitting can be provided for delivering water from the reservoir to a hot water tank, and a separate faucet valve provided for dispensing hot water.