Patent ID: 6351966
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B67D,F25C

Abstract:
A device for supplying water to a refrigerator ice maker, the refrigerator having an inlet for transporting water to the ice maker, said device comprising:a container, said container having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending therebetween, said container having a lumen therein, said top wall having an opening therein for access to said lumen, a peripheral lip being coupled to and extending away from an edge of said opening, said container having water therein; a cover member for selectively coupling to said peripheral lip and cover member said opening, said cover member having a first hole and a second hole therethrough; a first tubular member for supplying water to the refrigerator, said first tubular member being elongate and having a first end fluidly coupled to said first hole and a second end fluidly coupled to said inlet; a second tubular member for supplying air to said container, said second tubular member being elongate and having a first end and a second end, said second tubular member extending through said second hole and into said container, said second tubular member extending through said second hole and into said container such that said first end of said second tubular member may be positioned generally adjacent to said bottom wall when said second end of said second tubular member is outside of said container; and a stand for holding said container in a generally upside down orientation.