US Patent No: 5,405,526
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Bottle water disinfectant system
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Apr 11, 1995
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Sep 29, 1993
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08/128,599
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Abstract
A bottle water disinfectant, storage, and dispensing system for purifying drinking water or the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a bottle water dispensing system having an inlet line, a storage tank, a filter area, and a dispensing port, wherein there is provided the steps of infusing water flowing into the storage tank with a disinfecting medium such as iodine, chlorine or the like, allowing the infused water to remain in the storage tank for a period of time to allow the disinfecting medium present in the stored water to kill all microbes and the like in the water, and selectively dispensing the stored water, including the further steps of filtering the disinfectant medium and remaining contaminants from the stored water. The present invention is taught for use in conjunction with a bottle water system having a wide neck, as such an arrangement allows for the non-pressurized, gravity flow of the stored water having the disinfection agent through filtration system placed in conjunction with the wide neck. Such an embodiment would be beneficial for use in Third World Countries or the like, wherein pressurized water is unavailable, and wherein water could be dumped directly into an inlet area via buckets or the like.
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| 5,114,042 Self-filling bottled-water cooler conversion kit | 24 | 1990 | |
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| 5,139,666 Bottle and filter | 40 | 1991 | |
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| 5,076,922 Water-filtration apparatus | 46 | 1990 | |
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| 4,505,727 Adsorbent cartridge | 19 | 1983 | |
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| 5,308,482 Portable water-purifying devices | 46 | 1990 | |
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| 4,181,243 Device for filtering beverages | 31 | 1978 | |
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| 5,176,836 Regenerable biocide delivery unit | 21 | 1991 | |
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| 4,995,975 Unitary water cooler filter | 25 | 1990 | |
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| 4,322,291 Water-dispensers | 17 | 1980 | |
| 4,528,095 Filtering system for potable water | 17 | 1983 | |
| 4,749,481 Disposable water purifier | 37 | 1986 | |
| 5,116,502 Elongate housing with end cap members | 26 | 1990 | |
| 5,126,044 Iodine resin/carbon water purification system | 45 | 1990 | |
| 5,106,495 Portable water purification device | 59 | 1991 | |
| 5,240,620 Method and apparatus for filtering water | 16 | 1991 | |
| 5,173,192 Method and apparatus for filtering water | 19 | 1992 | |
| 5,269,919 Self-contained water treatment system | 71 | 1992 | |
| 5,200,070 Bottle water filter arrangement | 11 | 1992 | |