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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Edward H Donselman, Freeport, IL (US);
Lowell C Burnham, Freeport, IL (US);
Scott E Sloan, Freeport, IL (US);
Steve Suchanek, Madison, WI (US);
Elkay Manufacturing Company, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A liquid dispenser is provided including a cabinet housing a liquid reservoir open at its upper end and readily releasable from engagement with the evaporator coil of a refrigeration unit for removal from the cabinet. The reservoir is surrounded by insulation which may be removed in sections. The dispenser also includes a removable valve assembly with inlet couplings press-fit to the reservoir outlets and to the inlets and outlets of a hot tank removably suspended below the valve assembly and liquid reservoir. The valve body is formed with separable parts connected together along a parting line to facilitate opening for cleaning. The valve operating lever for the hot water discharge is provided with a safety interlock catch to prevent inadvertent discharge of hot water from the valved faucet.