The disclosure concerns a water fountain for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain including a combination of at least: a source, preferably a renewable source, of drinkable water, with a stock of packages, with a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water, and
The disclosure concerns a water fountain for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain including a combination of at least: a source, preferably a renewable source, of drinkable water, with a stock of packages, with a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water, and a sealing member for sealing individual filled packages before delivery to the consumer.
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1. A water fountain for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain comprising: a source of drinkable water;a stock of packages;a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water;a member for adding at least one ingredient to the water comprising at least one single-use dis
1. A water fountain for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain comprising: a source of drinkable water;a stock of packages;a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water;a member for adding at least one ingredient to the water comprising at least one single-use disposable capsule containing the ingredient to be inserted into a dedicated receptacle of the fountain, a pump for pumping the water from the source of water through the single-use disposable capsule so that the ingredient is mixed with the water, and a conductor for conducting the mix of water and ingredient to the filling member for filling the mix into a package; anda sealing member for sealing individual filled packages before delivery to the consumer. 2. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the source of water is a container located in a receptacle of the water fountain. 3. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the source of water is a public water supply connected to the fountain via a leak-proof pipe. 4. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient is selected from the group consisting of: mineral salts, vitamins, flavours, colorants, prebiotics, probiotics, sugar/sweeteners, preservatives, plant extracts, and a combination thereof. 5. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the filling member comprises at least one pair of rolls for holding the package, the rolls comprising cooperating grooves that define a passage through which a filling needle can move to fill the package. 6. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the stock of packages comprises premade film pouches stored as a continuous roll, so that two adjacent pouches in the roll are linked in a detachable manner by a precut seam. 7. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the package contains dry or liquid ingredients. 8. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the packages have several separate chambers that can be arranged in different configurations so that they are self standing with a base area. 9. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the packages are single use disposable packages. 10. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the filling member comprises an anti-contamination member to prevent contamination of water during the filling of packages and ensure an aseptic filling. 11. A water fountain according to claim 10, wherein the anticontamination member comprises a hygienic closed chamber for containing the stock of packages and the filling member. 12. A water fountain according to claim 11, wherein the hygienic chamber is a removable disposable cartridge. 13. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the filling member comprises a scale controlling the fill volume into the package. 14. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the filling member further comprises a volumetric filling system for the control of the filled volume of beverage into the package. 15. A water fountain according to claim 1, wherein the filling member further comprises a flow meter and/or an intermediate tank for the control of the filled volume of beverage into the package. 16. A water fountain according to claim 1, comprising an automatic sanitation self-cleaning system for cleaning the interior of said fountain. 17. A water fountain according for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain comprising: a source of drinkable water;a stock of packages;a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water; anda sealing member for sealing individual filled packages before deliver to the consumer, wherein the package is a pre-pouch of lower volume than a final volume, and the pouch can be heated to a temperature allowing the deformation of the material so as to allow the filling step with the product to be conducted with a pressure of from 0.5 to 20 bar so as to deform the pouch to its final volume before sealing of the pouch.
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