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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Jeffrey M. Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Richard O. McCarthy, Strongsville, OH (US);
John R. Nottingham, Hunting Valley, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Plantz, Seven Hills, OH (US);
John W. Spirk, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Home Pure L.L.C., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Abstract
A dispener comprising a liquid supply and a cooling reservoir, the cooling reservoir having an entry port and an exit port. The cooling reservoir is shaped so as to position a pocket of air at the top of the reservoir when the reservoir contains liquid, and the entry port communicates with the air pocket. The dispenser has a conduit connected on one end to the liquid supply and on the other end to the entry port of the cooling reservoir. The dispenser further comprises a cooling element disposed inside the cooling reservoir and a first pump for moving the liquid from the liquid supply to the cooling reservoir through the conduit.