A dual compartment cooling device that is designed to cool water, or other beverages, as a batch based on expected demand. This provides for the cooling of beverages which are to be consumed in a subsequent demand cycle at which time it is refilled but allows remaining water to remain “hotter” until
A dual compartment cooling device that is designed to cool water, or other beverages, as a batch based on expected demand. This provides for the cooling of beverages which are to be consumed in a subsequent demand cycle at which time it is refilled but allows remaining water to remain “hotter” until it is to be in the next dispense cycle.
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1. A batched cooling device for bottled liquids, the device comprising; a first compartment which does not include an active cooling element;a second compartment thermally separated from the first compartment which includes an active cooling element;a transfer mechanism for transferring bottles from
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A batched cooling device for bottled liquids, the device comprising; a first compartment which does not include an active cooling element;a second compartment thermally separated from the first compartment which includes an active cooling element;a transfer mechanism for transferring bottles from said first compartment to said second compartment and for creating a partial seal between the first compartment and second compartment, the transfer mechanism comprising an opening defining a third compartment, the transfer mechanism configured to: accept one or more bottles into the opening from the first compartment, andfeed the one or more bottles from the opening into the second compartment; anda plurality of bottles, a first batch of said plurality being located in said first compartment and a second batch located in said second compartment,whereinsaid second batch of bottles is dispensed as a batch, and a portion of said first batch is allowed to transfer between said first compartment and said second compartment,said portion of said first batch transferred to said second compartment is allowed to be maintained in said second compartment for a predetermined period of time,after said predetermined period of time said portion is dispensed as a batch, andbottles continue to cycle from said first to said second compartment as batches are removed from said second compartment. 2. The batched cooling device of claim 1 wherein the first compartment is insulated from the outside of the device. 3. The batched cooling device of claim 1 wherein the first compartment is enclosed. 4. A method for transporting and dispensing cooled water in batches, the method comprising: providing a cooling device, the device comprising:a first compartment which does not include an active cooling element;a second compartment thermally separated from the first compartment which includes an active cooling element;a transfer mechanism for transferring bottles from said first compartment to said second compartment, the transfer mechanism comprising an opening defining a third compartment, the transfer mechanism configured to: accept one or more bottles into the opening from the first compartment, andfeed the one or more bottles from the opening into the second compartment; anda plurality of bottles, some of which are located in said first compartment and some of which are located in said second compartment;dispensing from said system, as a batch, a portion of said plurality of bottles in said second compartment;transferring from said first compartment to said second compartment an equal number of bottles in said plurality as were dispensed from said second compartment in said batch;said bottles in said second compartment to a predetermined temperature; andrepeating said dispensing, said transferring, and said cooling. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the first compartment is insulated from the outside of the device. 6. A dual compartment cooling device, comprising; a first compartment which does not include an active cooling element and is operatively configured to hold a first plurality of bottles;a second compartment thermally separated from the first compartment which includes an active cooling element and is operatively configured to hold a second plurality of bottles; anda transfer mechanism disposed between said first and said second compartments and operatively configured to rotate about an axis of the transfer mechanism to transfer at least one of the bottles from said first compartment to said second compartment, the transfer mechanism comprising an opening defining a third compartment, the transfer mechanism configured to: accept one or more bottles into the opening from the first compartment, andfeed the one or more bottles from the opening into the second compartment. 7. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 6, wherein the transfer mechanism is configured to maintain a sealing arrangement between the first compartment and the second compartment while the transfer mechanism is rotating about the axis such that the sealing arrangement inhibits heat present in the first compartment from transferring to the second compartment. 8. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a second transfer mechanism disposed within an external wall of said second compartment and operatively configured to rotate about an axis of the second transfer mechanism to transfer at least one of the bottles out of said second compartment. 9. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a control mechanism for controlling the active cooling element, the control mechanism being operatively configured to receive a current ambient temperature external to the device, receive a current internal temperature of the second compartment and to activate the active cooling element based on the external ambient temperature and the current internal temperature. 10. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 9, wherein the control mechanism is operatively configured to deactivate the active cooling element when the external ambient temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature and the current internal temperature is less than a second predetermined temperature. 11. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 9, wherein the control mechanism is operatively configured to activate the active cooling element when the external ambient temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature and the current internal temperature is more than a third predetermined temperature. 12. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 9, wherein the control mechanism is operatively configured to deactivate the active cooling element when the external ambient temperature is equal to or greater than a first predetermined temperature and the current internal temperature is more than a first predetermined temperature range below the current ambient temperature. 13. A dual compartment cooling device as set forth in claim 9, wherein the control mechanism is operatively configured to activate the active cooling element when the external ambient temperature is equal to or greater than a first predetermined temperature and the current internal temperature is less than a second predetermined temperature range below the current ambient temperature. 14. The dual compartment cooling device of claim 6 wherein the first compartment is insulated from the outside of the device. 15. A cooling device comprising: an enclosed first compartment;an enclosed and actively cooled second compartment thermally separated from the first compartment;a plurality of consumable liquid containers, a first batch of the plurality of consumable liquid containers being located in the first compartment and a second batch of the plurality of consumable liquid containers located in the second compartment; anda transfer mechanism for transferring a batch of consumable liquid containers from the first compartment to the second compartment and for creating a partial seal between the first compartment and the second compartment, the transfer mechanism comprising an opening defining a third compartment, the transfer mechanism configured to: accept the batch into the opening from the first compartment, and feed the batch from the opening into the second compartment. 16. The cooling device of claim 15, wherein the first compartment does not include an active cooling element. 17. The cooling device of claim 15, wherein the second compartment includes an active cooling element. 18. The cooling device of claim 15, wherein the second compartment includes an active cooling element and wherein the first compartment is actively cooled. 19. The cooling device of claim 15, wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are insulated from the exterior of the device. 20. The cooling device of claim 15, wherein consumable liquid containers cycle from the first compartment to the second compartment after the second batch of consumable liquid containers are removed from the second compartment.
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Provest Phillip B. (54 Congdon Way Booragoon ; Western Australia AUX 6154) Van Dal David J. (383 Marmion Street Milville ; Western Australia AUX 6156), Chilling apparatus.
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