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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Clyde Pittaway, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Philip Andrew Walton, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Andrew Smith, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Clyde Pittaway, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Philip Andrew Walton, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Andrew Smith, Bishop Auckland, GB;
EBAC Limited, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Abstract
A replaceable flow assembly for use in a water cooler or similar bottled liquid dispenser includes a liquid reservoirand a manifoldincorporating a bottle connectorfor releasable sealing engagement with a neck formed on an inverted bottle. The manifold is mounted on the reservoir and incorporates a first pathway for conducting liquid from a feed tubeto the reservoir, and a second pathway for conducting liquid from the reservoir to a discharge outlet. A third pathway within the manifold conducts atmospheric air through an air filterand into the interior of the bottle through the feed tubewithout passing through the reservoir. The manifold preferably also incorporates a dispense valve between the reservoirand the discharge outlet(e.g. in arm), which co-operates with a fixed valve-operating member within the dispenser.