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Water collection and dispensing machine

  • US 20030094011A1
  • Filed: 09/18/2001
  • Published: 05/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A water collection and dispensing machine comprising:

  • a primary housing, said primary housing including an air inlet and an air outlet, an air blower structured to draw air into said primary housing through said air inlet, a dehumidifier refrigerant assembly structured and disposed to convert a refrigerant gas into a cold refrigerant liquid, an evaporator coil structured to cycle said cold refrigerant liquid therethrough, said evaporator coil being disposed such that the air drawn into said primary housing through said air inlet passes over said evaporator coil and moisture therefrom condenses on an exterior of said evaporator coil, a fluid collection assembly structured to collect said moisture, in the form of water droplets, from said evaporator coil, said fluid collection assembly including a fluid reservoir structured and disposed to contain said water for dispensing, a filtration assembly structured and disposed to filter said water collected by said fluid collection assembly prior to dispensing, and said filtration assembly comprising;

    a pump structured to draw said water from said fluid reservoir, a sediment filter structured to remove sediment particulate from said water, and a water filter structured to receive said water drawn by said pump therethrough after passage through said sediment filter for subsequent filtration thereof.

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