Patent ID: 6532760
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B67D,C02F

Abstract:
A water dispenser, comprising:a) a cabinet having upper and lower end portions; b) the upper end portion of the cabinet having a cover with an opening for receiving and holding a bottle of water to be dispensed that has a bottle neck with a bottle opening; c) reservoir contained within the cabinet, the reservoir containing water with a water surface; d) means for replenishing the reservoir; e) a refrigeration system for cooling water within the reservoir; f) a diffuser for emitting bubbles into the reservoir, said diffuser being disposed within the reservoir and next to the reservoir wall but not under the bottle opening so that bubbles emitted by the diffuser help scrub the wall but do not enter the bottle, said diffuser comprising a porous body that is partially covered by a non-porous coating; g) an ozone generator housing supported next to the housing, said housing having an ozone generator inside the housing and air flow lines for transmitting air to and from the housing interior; h) a timer that activates the ozone generator at a selected time and for a selected time interval and then deactivates the ozone generator after the selected time interval expires, said timer activating said ozone generator and deactivating the refrigeration system at about the same time during said selected time interval.