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The invention relates to portable apparatuses for dispensing purified water from conventional five gallon water bottles directly into a spigot mounted on a sink or an ice maker of a refrigerator. The bottle of water does not have to be mounted on any known support or cabinet, but can remain in its u

The invention relates to portable apparatuses for dispensing purified water from conventional five gallon water bottles directly into a spigot mounted on a sink or an ice maker of a refrigerator. The bottle of water does not have to be mounted on any known support or cabinet, but can remain in its upright position. The water is pumped directly from the bottle through a flexible tube upon drop in pressure in the transport line. A sensing mechanism detects this drop in pressure when the spigot is open and activates a motor which drives the pump. Second pressure switch de-activates the pump when the water runs out of the bottle to prevent overheating of the motor. The pump then has to be manually reset. A time release is provided when it is desired to connect the bottle to an ice maker, so that the pump continuously operates for several minutes to fill in the ice maker and then automatically stops.

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A portable water dispensing system, utilizing a water bottle in an upright position and at a distance from a dispensing port, which comprises: a. a lightweight housing means placed between said water bottle and said dispensing port; b. a pump means and a power means to drive said pump means mounted

A portable water dispensing system, utilizing a water bottle in an upright position and at a distance from a dispensing port, which comprises: a. a lightweight housing means placed between said water bottle and said dispensing port; b. a pump means and a power means to drive said pump means mounted within said housing means; c. a first fluid line passing through an aperture in said housing means connecting an inlet port of said pump means to at least one water bottle in an upright position for transferring water through said fluid line upon activation of said pump; d. a second fluid line extending from an outlet port in said pump means through a second aperture in said housing means to the dispensing port for transferring water through said second fluid line into said dispensing port; e. control means for automatically activating and deactivating said pump means mounted within said housing means, said control means comprising: i. pressure switch means for automatically activating said pump means responsive to the drop of pressure in said second fluid line; ii. thermal overload means for de-activating of said pump means when said pump means becomes overheated when the water bottle is empty; iii. time delay means for de-activating of said pump means after a predetermined period of time so as to limit the maximum amount of water being pumped during a single demand activation of the pump means further comprising: a. lockout means requiring manual reset for further pump operation when the time delay means have deactivated said pump.