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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Philip Andrew Walton, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Philip Andrew Walton, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Ebac Limited, , GB;
Abstract
Bottled water or other liquid is supplied via a bottle connectorfor releasable sealing engagement with a neck formed on the bottle, and a transfer tubeto a reservoirwherein the water may be cooled. The bottle connector, the transfer tubeand the reservoirare all moulded of a plastics material containing silver bound in a ceramic ion exchange resin so that the silver ions (Ag+) are slowly released to prevent microbial growth on the surface of the components. The bottle connector may include a feed tubeor a dip tube which also releases silver ions. Furthermore, the transfer tubemay be connected to the reservoirvia a reservoir connectorwhich may incorporate a draw tubeand one or more outlet tubes, e.g. leading to a discharge outlet, all of which release silver ions.