Patent ID: 8714411

Claim:
A portable drinking water delivery system comprising: a housing; a fitting at least partially disposed on an exterior of the housing for receiving an end of a pressurized fluid source; a plurality of fluid delivery components disposed within the housing and defining a flow path for a stream of fluid through the housing, the plurality of fluid delivery components comprising: a pressure regulator for regulating a pressure of the flow path; a backflow preventer for preventing fluid from flowing backward through the flow path; a filter for filtering the stream of fluid; and a cooling mister for cooling the stream of fluid by spraying a mist into the air within the housing surrounding the plurality of fluid delivery components; a plurality of dispensing components attached to and protruding externally from the housing for dispensing the fluid from the flow path to a user after the fluid has been filtered and cooled by the plurality of fluid delivery components; and a ballast system comprising: a ballast manifold fluidly connected to the stream of fluid and directing the stream of fluid from the plurality of fluid delivery components in a first direction to a ballast float valve and in a second direction to the plurality of dispensing components; a cavity disposed in a bottom portion of the housing below the plurality of fluid delivery components to hold a stabilizing fluid that anchors the housing; and the ballast float valve movable between: an open position directing fluid into the cavity when the stabilizing fluid is below a certain level, and a closed position preventing fluid from being directed into the cavity through the ballast float valve when the stabilizing fluid reaches or exceeds the certain level.