Patent ID: 11884533
Assignee: LIFESTRAW SÀRL
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A water dispenser comprising:
a container configured to hold water for dispensing, the container having a top, a side wall, and a bottom defining an inner volume, the container comprising an outlet channel at the bottom of the container for dispensing the water from the inner volume through the outlet channel, the outlet channel having an upstream end in the inner volume inside the container and a downstream end at an outer side of the container;
a manually operated valve arrangement with a valve member either at the upstream end or at the downstream end of the outlet channel, the valve arrangement being configured to toggle between a closing state where the upstream end or the downstream end of the outlet channel is obstructed by the valve member and an open state where the valve member is removed from obstructing the outlet channel for dispensing the water from the inner volume through the outlet channel; and
a frame on the side wall and around the outlet channel, wherein the frame comprises a platform provided on an outer side of the side wall and located underneath the outlet channel,
wherein the valve member is pre-stressed by a resiliently pre-stressing force towards configuring the valve arrangement in the closing state,
wherein the manually operated valve arrangement comprises a hinged lever configured to, based on a manual force acting on the lever, move the valve member by the lever against the pre-stressing force for changing the valve arrangement from the closing state to the open state,
wherein the platform extends farther from the side wall than the outlet channel,
wherein the platform is arranged for the water from the outlet channel flowing downwards onto the platform during the open state of the valve arrangement and for being dispensed to a user from the platform for consumption, and
wherein the lever is hinged inside the frame.