Patent ID: 8647501
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: B67D,C02F,F25B,F25D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A water dispenser, comprising: a) a cabinet having upper and lower end portions and an interior; b) reservoir contained within the cabinet, the reservoir being capable of holding water; c) an anti-spill annular housing that is attached to the cabinet above the reservoir, said anti-spill annular housing having a central opening surrounded by bottle support surface that is configured to support an inverted water supply bottle having a neck and a probe extending upwardly and configured to connect to a water supply bottle at the bottle opening; d) at least one spigot in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing water; e) a diffuser contained within the reservoir for emitting bubbles into the reservoir; f) an ozone generator contained within said annular housing and being operably connected to the diffuser; g) a pump that is in fluid communication with the ozone generator and the diffuser so that the pump can transmit ozone from the generator to the diffuser; h) a controller operably connected to the ozone generator; i) the controller being programmable regarding the timing and duration of ozone generated by the ozone generator and sent to the diffuser; j) wherein the controller includes a circuit board contained within an interior of said anti-spill housing, the housing having an interior, an upper section, and a lower section that defines a separating wall that separates the housing interior from the water contained in the reservoir; and k) at least one water detection probe operably connected to the circuit board, the at least one water detection probe extending downward through the separating wall into the reservoir to detect a water level within the reservoir.