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Bottled water cooler apparatus and method

US5002201A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1988
Grant dateMar 26, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/07
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A water dispensing system and method for carbonating water from a bottled water supply includes a carbonator that is controlled by electrical components which are coupled to fluid lines associated with the carbonator for remotely controlling the liquid level in the carbonator in response to the volumetric absorption of carbon dioxide in water.

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