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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1994
Paul Salkeld, Redditch, GB;
Andrew Gibbs, Leamington Spa, GB;
Robert Tansley, Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB;
EBAC Limited, , GB;
Abstract
A water dispenser which dispenses liquid from an inverted bottle includes a housing 31 provided with a mounting arrangement for the bottle. A feed tube incorporated in a removably mounted manifold body is positioned to project into the neck of the bottle to conduct water to a reservoir from which water is discharged through a valve 80. The valve includes a pinch bar 106 acting on a flexible plastics or rubber tube 96 which can easily be replaced. The outlet end of the tube is recessed behind the housing 31 to prevent accidental hand contact. Liquid discharged from the bottle is replaced by air which passes through a one-way float valve mounted on the manifold body for removal therewith, and the float valve incorporates an air filter.