US3170307A
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Water cooler apparatus
Assignee: Great Bear Spring Co
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1983-09-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank S Best
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:25
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D31/00; F25D31/002; F25D31/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
A WATER COOLER FOR INSTALLATION OF LOCATION REMOTE FROM SEWER OR DRAIN FACILITIES AND PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPOSING OF WASTE OR EXCESS WATER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE WATER COOLER, SAID COOLER COMPRISING A HOUSING, A BUBBLER MOUNTED EXTERNALLY ON SAID HOUSING, A TANK DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING THROUGH WHICH IN OPERATION OF SAID COOLER A STREAM OF WATER IS ADAPTED TO FLOW UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID BUBBLER, REFRIGERATION MEANS SURROUNDING SAID TANK FOR COOLING THE WATER AS IT PASSES THROUGH SAID TANK, A COLLECTING PAN DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID BUBBLER FOR COLLECTING THE EXCESS WATER FLOWING THEREFROM, A WASTE TANK DISPOSED INTHE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING, A FLEXIBLE PIPE INTERCONNECTING SAID COLLECTING PAN WITH SAID WASTE TANK, OUTLET MEANS FOR SAID WASTE TANK LEADING OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOUSING, MOTIVE MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID WASTE TANK, PUMPING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID WASTE TANK AND DRIVEN BY SAID MOTIVE MEANS FOR RECEIVING WATER FROM SAID WASTE TANK AND DELIVERING IT TO SAID OUTLET MEANS UNDER PRESSURE, SAID OUTLER MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID REMOTELY LOCATED DRAIN FACILITY, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID MOTIVE MEANS HAVING A FLOAT OPERATIVELY RESPONSE TO THE FLUID ELEVATION IN SAID WASTE TANK TO START SAID PUMP MEANS AT ONE FLUID ELEVATION AND TO STOP SAID PUMP MEANS AT A SECOND HIGHER FLUID ELEVATION IN SAID WASTE TANK WHEREBY THE FLUID LEVEL IN SAID WASTE TANK VARIES BETWEEN AN UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL ENABLING SAID WATER COOLER TO BE INSTALLED AT ANY LOCATION IRRESPECTIVE OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF SEWER OR DRAIN FACILITIES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
261 words
A WATER COOLER FOR INSTALLATION OF LOCATION REMOTE FROM SEWER OR DRAIN FACILITIES AND PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPOSING OF WASTE OR EXCESS WATER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE WATER COOLER, SAID COOLER COMPRISING A HOUSING, A BUBBLER MOUNTED EXTERNALLY ON SAID HOUSING, A TANK DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING THROUGH WHICH IN OPERATION OF SAID COOLER A STREAM OF WATER IS ADAPTED TO FLOW UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID BUBBLER, REFRIGERATION MEANS SURROUNDING SAID TANK FOR COOLING THE WATER AS IT PASSES THROUGH SAID TANK, A COLLECTING PAN DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID BUBBLER FOR COLLECTING THE EXCESS WATER FLOWING THEREFROM, A WASTE TANK DISPOSED INTHE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING, A FLEXIBLE PIPE INTERCONNECTING SAID COLLECTING PAN WITH SAID WASTE TANK, OUTLET MEANS FOR SAID WASTE TANK LEADING OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOUSING, MOTIVE MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID WASTE TANK, PUMPING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID WASTE TANK AND DRIVEN BY SAID MOTIVE MEANS FOR RECEIVING WATER FROM SAID WASTE TANK AND DELIVERING IT TO SAID OUTLET MEANS UNDER PRESSURE, SAID OUTLER MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID REMOTELY LOCATED DRAIN FACILITY, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID MOTIVE MEANS HAVING A FLOAT OPERATIVELY RESPONSE TO THE FLUID ELEVATION IN SAID WASTE TANK TO START SAID PUMP MEANS AT ONE FLUID ELEVATION AND TO STOP SAID PUMP MEANS AT A SECOND HIGHER FLUID ELEVATION IN SAID WASTE TANK WHEREBY THE FLUID LEVEL IN SAID WASTE TANK VARIES BETWEEN AN UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL ENABLING SAID WATER COOLER TO BE INSTALLED AT ANY LOCATION IRRESPECTIVE OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF SEWER OR DRAIN FACILITIES.
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