Water providing station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12540458-B2
Application number	US-202217859267-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2022
Priority date	Jul 28, 2020
Publication date	Feb 3, 2026
Grant date	Feb 3, 2026

Abstract

A water providing station having two states of installation. The water providing station includes a housing, a basin supported by the housing, a water dispensing mechanism associated with the basin, an opening defined in the housing, a cover panel removably mounted over the opening in a first installation state and a filter kit removably mounted over the opening in a second installation state. The filter kit including a filter configured to be connected in fluid communication with the water dispensing mechanism.

First claim

I claim:

1 . A water providing station having two states of installation, the station comprising:
a housing; a basin supported by the housing; a water dispensing mechanism associated with the basin; a water supply line located within the housing and fluidly coupled to the water dispensing mechanism; an opening defined in the housing; a cover panel removably mounted over the opening in a first installation state, the water dispensing system having no filter associated therewith in the first installation state; and a filter kit, the filter kit including a door and filter assembly; wherein the filter kit is retrofittable with the cover panel and removably mounted over the opening in a second installation state thereby wholly replacing the cover panel, the filter assembly being coupled to the water supply line and being supported by and for movement with the door between open and closed positions of the door while remaining coupled to the water supply line and the water dispensing mechanism.

2 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a plurality of mounting features located about the opening, the cover panel including a plurality of cover mounting features, the plurality of cover mounting features corresponding to the plurality of mounting features of the housing, the filter kit including a plurality of filter kit mounting features, the plurality of filter kit mounting features corresponding to the plurality of mounting features of the housing.

3 . The water providing station according to claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners, one of the plurality of fasteners extending through one of each the plurality of mounting features located about the opening and a corresponding one of each the plurality of cover mounting features in the first installation state, one of the plurality of fasteners extending through one of each the plurality of mounting features located about the opening and a corresponding one of each the plurality of filter kit mounting features in the second installation state.

4 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the cover panel extends completely over the opening in the first installation state.

5 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the filter kit extends completely over the opening in the second installation state.

6 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the cover panel extends completely over the opening in the first installation state and the filter kit completely extends over the opening in the second installation state.

7 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the filter assembly further includes a mounting frame, the door being mounted to the mounting frame.

8 . The water providing station according to claim 7 , wherein the filter assembly is fastened to a portion of the door.

9 . The water providing station according to claim 8 , wherein the filter assembly includes a filter hub and a filter cartridge, the filter hub being fastened to the door and the filter cartridge being removeable mounted to the filter hub.

10 . The water providing station according to claim 7 , wherein the mounting frame is configured for mounting to the housing and the door is pivotally engaged to the mounting frame.

11 . The water providing station according to claim 10 , wherein one end of the door is pivotally engaged to the mounting frame and an opposing end of the door is releasably engaged with the housing.

12 . The water providing station according to claim 7 , wherein the door includes a main panel defining an exterior surface, the exterior surface being substantially flush with an exterior surface of the housing in the closed position.

13 . The water providing station according to claim 12 , wherein the door includes an end bracket, the filter being fastened to the end bracket.

14 . The water providing station according to claim 13 , wherein the end bracket extends away from the main panel on a side of the main panel opposite from the exterior surface of the main panel.

15 . The water providing station according to claim 7 , wherein the door includes lateral flanges extending from the main panel, the door being mounted to the mounting frame through the lateral flanges.

16 . The water providing station according to claim 7 , wherein the mounting frame includes upstanding flanges extending therefrom, the door being mounted to mounting frame through the upstanding flanges.

17 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the cover panel is located outboard of the perimeter of the opening in the first installation state.

18 . The water providing station according to claim 17 , wherein the perimeter of the filter kit generally corresponds to the perimeter of the cover panel.

19 . The water providing station according to claim 18 , wherein the perimeter of the filter kit corresponds in size and shape to the perimeter of the cover panel.

20 . The water providing station according to claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the filter kit is located outboard of the perimeter of the opening in the second installation state.

Assignees

• Acorn Eng Co

Inventors

• Boeltl Darryl M

Classifications

• E03B9/20 Primary

  Pillar fountains or like apparatus for dispensing drinking water · CPC title