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A water cooler is provided with a removable reservoir separable from a cooler housing and transportable as a portable unit to a different location for remote dispensing of chilled water or other selected beverage. The removable reservoir comprises an insulated vessel having a dispensing faucet and a

A water cooler is provided with a removable reservoir separable from a cooler housing and transportable as a portable unit to a different location for remote dispensing of chilled water or other selected beverage. The removable reservoir comprises an insulated vessel having a dispensing faucet and adapted for removable mounting onto the cooler housing in thermal communication with a chiller element for maintaining the water within the reservoir in a chilled condition. The insulated reservoir is designed for quick and easy lift-off removal from the cooler housing and may include a convenient carrying handle to facilitate transport thereof to a remote location. In one preferred form, the removable reservoir supports an inverted water supply bottle for replenishing dispensed water, whereas in another preferred form the removable reservoir is adapted for receiving water inflow from a filtered tap water source or the like.

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1. A water cooler, comprising:a cooler housing; a reservoir defining an internal chamber for receiving and storing a supply of water, and further including at least one faucet mounted thereon for dispensing water therefrom; means for removably mounting said reservoir onto said cooler housing; refrig

1. A water cooler, comprising:a cooler housing; a reservoir defining an internal chamber for receiving and storing a supply of water, and further including at least one faucet mounted thereon for dispensing water therefrom; means for removably mounting said reservoir onto said cooler housing; refrigeration means on said cooler housing for chilling water within said reservoir when said reservoir is mounted onto said cooler housing; said reservoir with said at least one faucet mounted thereon being separable from said cooler housing for transport to and dispensing of water therefrom at a site remote from said cooler housing; and further including means responsive to separation of said reservoir from said cooler housing for deactivating said refrigeration means.