Patent ID: 7168599

Claim:
A water-handling system comprising: a platform configured to receive at least one water bottle standing on its base; a handtruck configured to engage upon a water bottle in said platform to remove the water bottle from said platform without lifting or other manual engagement of the water bottle; a cabinet configured to receive the water bottle and at least some of said handtruck, interengaging parts on said handtruck and in said cabinet to releaseably retain said handtruck with respect to said cabinet, and to releaseably retain the water bottle in a predetermined position in said cabinet; a pump supported by said cabinet, said pump having a suction tube, said cabinet retaining said suction tube in alignment with the neck opening of the water bottle when the water bottle is in its predetermined position so that said suction tube can be inserted into the water bottle through its neck when the water bottle is in its predetermined position so that said pump can pump water therefrom.