Patent ID: 6868986

Claim:
An apparatus for pumping water from a water bottle to a bottled water cooler, comprising: a) a bottled water cooler having a water reservoir therein wherein said water reservoir receives water from a bottle of water, said water bottle being complimentarily sized for use with said water cooler, said water reservoir having at least one outlet tap from which tap a user can obtain water from the bottle of water, said bottled water cooler having a top end and a bottom end, said reservoir having a top end and a bottom end, said bottle having a top end and a bottom end; b) a housing for containing said bottled water cooler, said housing having a top end and a bottom end; c) means for pumping water from said bottle of water to said water reservoir whereby water is pumped from the bottle of water to the water reservoir in the bottled water cooler; and, d) means for controlling said means for pumping water whereby the flow of water from the bottle of water to the water reservoir is automatically controlled; e) an accordion pump disposed in said intake line to permit the means for pumping to be primed, means for connecting an intake line to the bottle of water, comprising: i) an elongated wand disposed in said bottle to permit water to be withdrawn from the bottle, said wand having a first end and second end, said intake line being connected to said first end of said wand; ii) a plug disposed in the bottle neck to provide a leakproof connection, said plug having a pair of apertures therein wherein said wand passes through a first aperture; iii) an air valve disposed in said second aperture to permit water to flow freely from the bottle; and, iv) a one-way valve disposed in said first end of said wand to prevent water from flowing backward into the bottle; and said mean for controlling said means for pumping comprises: i) an on/off switch for turning said pump on or off; ii) a low level switch disposed in the bottom of said reservoir to activate said pump when the water level is near the bottom of the reservoir; iii) a high level switch disposed in the top of said reservoir to deactivate said pump when the water level is near the top of the reservoir; iv) an overflow level switch disposed in the top of said reservoir to deactivate said pump when the water level is near the top of the reservoir if said high level switch fails; and, v) a no water level switch disposed in the bottom of said bottle to deactivate said pump when the water level is near the bottom of the bottle.