Patent ID: 8448679

Claim:
A water treatment device for filling at least one bottle with treated tap water, the device comprising: (a) a generally cylindrical shaped housing unit having a reservoir, wherein the housing unit comprises a stand, and the stand includes a base portion and a support portion extending from the base portion to the bottom of the housing unit; and (b) at least three valves arranged circumferentially about a central axis of the housing unit and in fluid communication with the reservoir, each valve having a water inlet/air exit port arranged adjacent to and defining an orifice in a bottom wall of the housing unit, and a water exit/air inlet port arranged opposite the water inlet/air exit port, whereby when the valve is actuated to its open condition, water is able to flow through the valve and into the bottle, and air entrapped in the bottle is able to flow through the valve and into the surrounding environment, and when the valve is in its closed condition, air and water are not able to flow through the valve wherein the bottle is configured to actuate the valve to its open condition when the top of the bottle engages the valve and the bottom of the bottle engages the base portion of the stand, and wherein the base portion includes an inclined surface angled upwardly in the direction of the support portion, whereby when the top of a bottle is placed into contact with a valve and the bottom of the bottle is urged upwardly along the inclined surface, the top of the bottle serves to actuate the valve from its closed condition to its open condition, thereby allowing treated water to flow into the bottle, and allowing air entrapped in the bottle to be released.