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An oxygenated water cooler and method of operating the same for dispensing oxygen enriched water from a bottle installed on the cooler wherein an oxygen source integrated into the cooler delivers oxygen through the water to a headspace above the water in the bottle to maintain the dissolved oxygen c

An oxygenated water cooler and method of operating the same for dispensing oxygen enriched water from a bottle installed on the cooler wherein an oxygen source integrated into the cooler delivers oxygen through the water to a headspace above the water in the bottle to maintain the dissolved oxygen content of water in the bottle at an elevated level during the entire time water is dispensed from the bottle by the cooler, the elevated dissolved oxygen level having been established previously during the water bottling process. The oxygen source preferably comprises an oxygen generator, and such generator preferably comprises pressure swing absorption oxygen generating apparatus.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A water cooler for dispensing oxygen enriched water from a water bottle installed on said water cooler wherein dissolved oxygen content of the water in the water bottle is at a supersaturated level prior to installation of the water bottle on said water cooler, comprising

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A water cooler for dispensing oxygen enriched water from a water bottle installed on said water cooler wherein dissolved oxygen content of the water in the water bottle is at a supersaturated level prior to installation of the water bottle on said water cooler, comprising an oxygen source integrated into said water cooler for maintaining the dissolved oxygen content of water in said water bottle substantially at said supersaturated level during the time water is dispensed from said water bottle by said water cooler, wherein a tank within said cooler receives water from said bottle and wherein oxygen from said source is transmitted through the water in said tank to a headspace above the water in said bottle.