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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Gonzalo Almada, Palmetto Bay, FL (US);
Ian Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kevin Dahlquist, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Gonzalo Almada, Palmetto Bay, FL (US);
Ian Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kevin Dahlquist, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inspiration Trend, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
A water dispensing apparatus includes a lifting system and a water reservoir. The apparatus automatically installs a water bottle by lowering and inverting the water reservoir atop a water bottle, coupling the water reservoir to the water bottle, and raising and inverting the water reservoir with the water bottle coupled therewith. One or more compartments are filled with water from the inverted water bottle, and water is dispensed from each compartment through a dispenser. Multiple compartments may be included in the water reservoir, with the water in one compartment being electrically cooled and water in another compartment being electrically heated.