Patent ID: 7658212

Claim:
An appliance comprising: a refrigeration compartment having a refrigerator door moveable from a closed position to an open position, the refrigerator door comprising a first side and a second side, wherein, when the refrigerator door is in the closed position, at least a portion of the first side is exposed to the refrigeration compartment and the second side forms an outside surface of the appliance; a dispensing system positioned inside the refrigeration compartment; an inlet water source in fluid communication with the dispensing system; a water filtration system positioned in the inlet water source upstream of the dispensing system; a carafe support positioned on the first side of the refrigerator door inside the refrigeration compartment and configured to support a carafe in fluid communication with the dispensing system; a carafe removably positioned in the carafe support; and a door mounted dispenser positioned on the second side of the refrigerator door and configured to dispense fluid outside of the appliance, wherein the door mounted dispenser is in fluid communication with the carafe through a distribution port connected to the carafe support; wherein, when the refrigerator door is in the closed position, the carafe is in fluid communication with the dispensing system, and when the refrigerator door is in the open position, the carafe is not in fluid communication with the dispensing system.