Patent ID: 8387409

Claim:
A cooled water dispenser, comprising: a) a cabinet having a contained water dispensing system that includes a water source, a reservoir, a porous diffuser having pores for emitting ozone bubbles, and a dispensing spigot; b) an ozone generator housing supported by the cabinet, said housing having an ozone generator inside the housing and air flow lines for transmitting air to and from the housing interior; c) a blower for generating air flow; d) a first air flow line connecting the blower and the housing interior; e) a second air flow line connecting the housing interior with the porous diffuser; f) means for adding ozone to the water dispensing system when the spigot is operated, said means including the ozone generator, blower, porous diffuser, and flow lines; and g) wherein the diffuser generates bubbles of a size that is defined by the size of the pores of the diffuser.