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A refrigerator includes a cold water dispenser mounted in the door thereof to enable water to be dispensed without the door being opened. The dispenser includes a housing mounted in the door and forming a dispensing chamber. A manually actuable lever is swingably mounted to the housing and is access

A refrigerator includes a cold water dispenser mounted in the door thereof to enable water to be dispensed without the door being opened. The dispenser includes a housing mounted in the door and forming a dispensing chamber. A manually actuable lever is swingably mounted to the housing and is accessible exteriorly of the door. A hollow cylinder is mounted to the housing and extends into the refrigerating compartment. The cylinder forms a water conduit having a water outlet in the chamber and an upwardly facing water inlet spaced from the outlet. A slide is reciprocable in the cylinder and is pushed by swinging the lever. A water storage vessel is mounted on the cylinder so that a valved water passage on a lower portion thereof communicates with the water inlet. By pushing the lever, the slide is pushed to lift the valve to enable water to travel from the vessel to the water outlet. The water outlet has circumferentially spaced projections extending radially inwardly from an inner periphery thereof for guiding the water in straight-line flow during dispensing.

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A refrigerator including a refrigerating compartment, a door, and a water dispensing apparatus mounted in the door comprising: a housing mounted to the door and defining a water dispensing chamber accessible to a user without opening the door, to receive a cup into which cold water is to be dispense

A refrigerator including a refrigerating compartment, a door, and a water dispensing apparatus mounted in the door comprising: a housing mounted to the door and defining a water dispensing chamber accessible to a user without opening the door, to receive a cup into which cold water is to be dispensed; a manually actuable lever mounted to the housing for pivotal movement relative thereto; a hollow cylinder mounted to the housing and extending into the refrigerating compartment, the cylinder forming a water conduit having a downwardly facing water outlet disposed in the chamber, and an upwardly facing water inlet spaced from the water outlet; a slide mounted for reciprocation in the water conduit and positioned to be contacted by the lever to be pushed thereby in a first direction, the slide including a valve-actuating surface; a water storage vessel removably mounted to the cylinder such that a water passage disposed at a lower portion of the vessel communicates with the water inlet of the cylinder; and a valve mechanism mounted in the water passage for being displaced to a passage-opening position in response to be contacted by the actuating surface of the slide when the slide is pushed in the first direction by the lever.