LIQUID DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH AN APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. An appliance comprising:
- a refrigeration compartment having a refrigerator door moveable from a closed position to an open position, the refrigerator door comprising a first side and a second side, wherein, when the refrigerator door is in the closed position, at least a portion of the first side is exposed to the refrigeration compartment and the second side forms an outside surface of the appliance;
a dispensing system positioned inside the refrigeration compartment;
an inlet water source in fluid communication with the dispensing system;
a carafe support positioned inside the refrigeration compartment and configured to support a carafe in fluid communication with the dispensing system; and
a carafe removably positioned in the carafe support.
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Abstract
A liquid filtering and dispensing system can be formed as an integral unit and configured for placement within an appliance compartment. The system can have a manifold with a filter connection including inflow and outflow attachments for a filter cartridge, an inlet, at least one outlet forming a dispenser and a valve to control flow through the integral system. The system can include a cooling reservoir fluidly located prior to the dispenser. The system can include a removable carafe and a carafe mount configured such that the carafe can receive liquid from the dispenser. The carafe mount can be configured to supply liquid from the carafe to a remote dispensing assembly such as a refrigerator door dispenser. The carafe mount can be positioned within the refrigerator compartment or within the refrigerator door.
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14 Claims
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1. An appliance comprising:
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a refrigeration compartment having a refrigerator door moveable from a closed position to an open position, the refrigerator door comprising a first side and a second side, wherein, when the refrigerator door is in the closed position, at least a portion of the first side is exposed to the refrigeration compartment and the second side forms an outside surface of the appliance; a dispensing system positioned inside the refrigeration compartment; an inlet water source in fluid communication with the dispensing system; a carafe support positioned inside the refrigeration compartment and configured to support a carafe in fluid communication with the dispensing system; and a carafe removably positioned in the carafe support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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