Apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid from a liquid retaining bag
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67D-001/00
B67D-001/08
출원번호
US-0714456
(2015-05-18)
등록번호
US-9714164
(2017-07-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Walton, Philip A.
Partington, Frederick M.
출원인 / 주소
Cardomon International Limited
대리인 / 주소
Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC
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An apparatus configured to store and dispense liquid from a liquid retaining bag. The apparatus preferably includes a storage container for storing the liquid retaining bag. The liquid storage container and the liquid retaining bag are preferably housed in the bottom of a water cooler. The storage c
An apparatus configured to store and dispense liquid from a liquid retaining bag. The apparatus preferably includes a storage container for storing the liquid retaining bag. The liquid storage container and the liquid retaining bag are preferably housed in the bottom of a water cooler. The storage container includes a base, an upper opening and at least one wall extending upwardly from the base and defining a hollow cavity. The hollow cavity is sized to receive a liquid retaining bag. The apparatus further includes a liquid transport conduit for transporting liquid from the liquid retaining bag to a dispensing location. A guide and retaining member is operably associated with the storage container. The guide and retaining member is preferably configured to guide the liquid transport conduit from a first location to a second location. The second location is an operating position in which at least a portion of the liquid transport conduit extends into the liquid retaining bag and the first location is a location where no portion of the liquid transport conduit is within the liquid retaining bag. Preferably, the guide member and the storage container are configured such that the liquid transport conduit can be positioned in a third location where the liquid retaining bag can be removed from the storage container while at least a portion of the liquid transport conduit is connected to and held in place by the guide and retaining member. The third location is preferably between the first location and the second location.
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1. An apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid from a liquid retaining bag, said apparatus comprising: (a) a storage container for storing a liquid retaining bag, said storage container including a base, an upper opening and at least one sidewall connected to and extending upwardly from said base
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An apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid from a liquid retaining bag, said apparatus comprising: (a) a storage container for storing a liquid retaining bag, said storage container including a base, an upper opening and at least one sidewall connected to and extending upwardly from said base and defining a hollow cavity, said hollow cavity being sized to receive the liquid retaining bag;(b) a liquid transport conduit for transporting liquid from the liquid retaining bag to a dispensing location;(c) a guide and retaining member being connected to said storage container, said guide and retaining member having an insertion passageway, said guide and retaining member being configured to guide said liquid transport conduit from a first location to a second location wherein said liquid transport conduit is configured to be inserted into said insertion passageway of said guide and retaining member to travel from the first location to the second location, the second location is an operating position in which at least a portion of the liquid transport conduit extends into the liquid retaining bag and the first location is a location where no portion of the liquid transport conduit is within the liquid retaining bag, said guide and retaining member and said storage container being configured such that said liquid transport conduit can be positioned in a third location where the liquid retaining bag can be removed from said storage container through said upper opening while at least a portion of said liquid transport conduit is disposed below an uppermost surface of said at least one sidewall of said liquid storage container and at least a portion of said liquid transport conduit is connected to said guide and retaining member, the third location being between the first location and the second location and wherein said guide and retaining member is in a first position when said liquid transport conduit is moved from the first location to the second location and said guide and retaining member is in the first position when said liquid transport conduit is moved from the second location to the third location. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: (a) the first location is a location positioned above the liquid retaining bag when the liquid retaining bag is stored in the storage container and said guide and retaining member is fixed to said at least one sidewall such that said guide and retaining member cannot move relative to said at least one sidewall. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: (a) said guide and retaining member includes an arcuate outer surface and an inner surface, said arcuate outer surface includes a first end and a second end and said arcuate outer surface is in direct contact with an upper portion of said at least one sidewall along its entire length and said inner surface is disposed inwardly of said at least one sidewall. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: (a) said insertion passageway forms an acute angle with a vertical axis passing through said storage container and an upper portion of said liquid transport conduit is disposed closer to said at least one sidewall than a lower end of said liquid transport conduit when said liquid transport conduit is in the second location. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein: (a) an uppermost portion of said hollow cavity has a first open area, the first open area extends in a horizontal plane, said guide and retaining member being connected to said storage container such that said guide and retaining member occupies only a minor portion of the first open area. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: (a) said liquid transport conduit includes a spike for puncturing the liquid retaining bag, said spike includes at least one opening for permitting liquid from the liquid retaining bag to enter the liquid transport conduit. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: (a) said guide and retaining member has a lowermost surface disposed above and spaced from the liquid retaining bag when no liquid has been dispensed from the liquid retaining bag. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, further including: (a) a bottom loaded water cooler for housing said storage container in a lower portion of said bottom loaded water cooler, said lower portion is positioned below a dispensing location of the bottom loaded water cooler. 9. An apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid from a liquid retaining bag, said apparatus comprising: (a) a storage container for storing a liquid retaining bag, said storage container including a housing for housing the liquid retaining bag, said housing having an upper opening through which the liquid retaining bag can be removed from said housing;(b) a liquid transport conduit for transporting liquid from the liquid retaining bag to a dispensing location;(c) a guide and retaining member being connected to an upper portion of said storage container, said guide and retaining member being configured to guide said liquid transport conduit from a first location to a second location while said guide and retaining member is connected to an upper portion of said storage container, wherein the second location is an operating position in which at least a portion of the liquid transport conduit extends into the liquid retaining bag and the first location is a location where no portion of the liquid transport conduit is within the liquid retaining bag, wherein in the second location said liquid transport conduit is oriented at an acute angle to a vertical axis passing through the liquid retaining bag; and,(d) said guide and retaining member and said storage container being configured such that said liquid transport conduit can be moved from the second location to a third location where the liquid retaining bag can be removed from said storage container through said upper opening while at least a portion of said liquid transport conduit is connected to said guide and retaining member without altering orientation of said guide and retaining member relative to said storage container when said liquid transport conduit is moved from the second location to the third location. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein: (a) said storage container has a circular cross-section. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein: (a) said liquid transport conduit has a length greater than a height of said storage container. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein: (a) said guide and retaining member is fixed to the upper portion of said storage container such that said guide and retaining member cannot move relative to said storage container. 13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein: (a) the first location is located above said liquid retaining bag. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, further including: (a) a bottom loaded water cooler for housing said storage container in a lower portion of said bottom loaded water cooler, said lower portion is positioned below a dispensing location of said bottom loaded water cooler. 15. An apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid from a liquid retaining bag, said apparatus comprising: (a) a storage container for storing a liquid retaining bag, said storage container including a base, at least one sidewall connected to and extending upwardly from said base and a skirt seated on said at least one sidewall, said storage container being an open top storage container having an uppermost opening which remains open and through which the liquid retaining bag can be removed from said open top storage container;(b) a liquid transport conduit for transporting liquid from the liquid retaining bag to a dispensing location;(c) said skirt including a guide and retaining member, said guide and retaining member having an insertion passageway oriented in a first orientation relative to said at least one sidewall, said guide and retaining member being configured to guide said liquid transport conduit from a first location to a second location while said insertion passageway is oriented in said first orientation, wherein said liquid transport conduit is configured to be inserted into said insertion passageway of said guide and retaining member to travel from the first location to the second location, the second location is an operating position in which at least a portion of the liquid transport conduit extends into the liquid retaining bag and the first location is a location where no portion of the liquid transport conduit is within the liquid retaining bag, said guide and retaining member and said storage container being configured such that said liquid transport conduit can be positioned in a third location where the liquid retaining bag can be removed from said storage container through said upper opening while at least a portion of said liquid transport conduit is disposed in said insertion passageway and said insertion passageway is in said first orientation. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein: (a) the first location is a location above the liquid retaining bag when the liquid retaining bag is housed in the storage container. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein: (a) said guide and retaining member has a lowermost surface disposed above and spaced from the liquid retaining bag when no liquid has been dispensed from the liquid retaining bag. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein: (a) said insertion passageway is inclined at an acute angle to a vertical axis passing through said storage container. 19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein: (a) said skirt has a first opening through which the liquid retaining bag can be removed from said storage container when said skirt is seated on said at least one sidewall. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein: (a) said skirt has a vertically extending annular wall, said vertically extending annular wall extends along and contacts an outer vertically extending surface of said at least one sidewall.
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