WATER IONIZER FAUCET AND METHODOLOGY FOR ITS USE

• US 20100018927A1
• Filed: 07/27/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Forsyth
• Original Assignee: David Forsyth
• Inventors: Poole, Geoff
• Application Number:
  US12/510,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20100018927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/660
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4618 for producing "ionised" acidic or basic water
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/68 by addition of specified substances, e.g. trace elements, for ameliorating potable water medicinal water A61K
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46185 only anodic or acidic water, e.g. for oxidizing or sterilizing
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/4619 only cathodic or alkaline water, e.g. for reducing
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/06 Mounted on or being part of a faucet, shower handle or showerhead

Abstract

One possible embodiment of the invention could be a water ionizer faucet comprising of a body supporting a first spout, a second spout, and a water control valve, the body being adapted to be attached to a sink having a drain; each spout having an open tip continuously connected to an waterline attachment with the first spout having its open tip being located further away from the body than the other spout tip; and the water control valve that can closeably connect a water supply to a water ionizer.

Claims

1. A water ionizer faucet comprising of:

(A) a body supporting a first spout, a second spout, and a water control valve, the body being adapted to be attached to a sink having a drain;

(B) the first and second spouts, each spout having an open tip continuously connected to an waterline attachment with the first spout having its open tip being located further away from the body than the other spout tip; and

(C) the water control valve that can closeably connect a water supply to a water ionizer.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body further incorporates an air gap.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a water ionizer when connected to the water ionizer faucet directs alkaline water through the first spout and directs acidic water through the second spout.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the open tip of the second spout is closer to the body than the open tip of the first spout.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising of a user alert device attached to the body to alert a user of low levels of replenishable nutritional mineral stock of the water ionizer.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising of a user alert device that is electronically connected to a water ionizer.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the hose connections for the first spout, second spout, and water control valve are underneath the sink to which the water ionizer faucet is attached.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the water ionizer to which the water ionizer faucet is connected is stored underneath the sink to which the water ionizer faucet is attached.

9. A methodology of operating a water ionizing faucet comprising of the following steps, but not necessarily in the order shown:

(A) providing a sink with a water supply and a drain means;

(B) providing a water ionizer with a water intake, an acidic water output, and alkaline water output;

(C) providing a faucet having a body supporting a first and second spouts and a water control valve, the first spout is connected to alkaline water output, the second spout is connected to the acidic water spout and is located above the flood line of the sink, the water control valve is used to connect the water supply to the water intake;

(D) supplying water to water ionizer to create acidic and alkaline water effluents;

(E) emitting alkaline effluent through the first spout;

(F) emitting acidic water effluent through the second spout; and

(G) passing acidic water effluent into drainage means.

10. A methodology of claim 9 of mounting the body in an air gap knockout hole of a sink.

11. A methodology of claim 9 further comprising the step of venting through the facet a drain means of a sink and drain of a dishwasher.

12. A methodology of claim 9 further comprising the step of storing the water ionizer below the sink.

13. A methodology of claim 9 further comprising of discharging acidic water effluent from above the flood line of the sink.

14. A water ionizer faucet in combination with an water ionizer comprising of:

(A) the water ionizer having an water intake, an acidic water output and alkaline water output;

(B) the water faucet comprising of a first and second spouts and an water intake control valve, the body is mounted to a sink having a drain, the first spout having a tip whose height from the drain is than greater that the tip of the second spout;

wherein the first spout being connected to alkaline water output, the second spout being connected to acidic water output, and water intake control controls the water flowing from the water supply line to water ionizer.

15. The combination of claim 14 wherein the water control valve is located upstream from water ionizer to prevent serious increase of water pressure within the water ionizer during operation.

16. The combination of claim 14 further wherein the second spout is located above the floodline of a sink.

17. The combination of claim 14 wherein the water line attachments for the spout pair and the water control valve are located beneath the sink.

18. The combination of claim 14 wherein the body further incorporates an air gap.

19. The combination of claim 18 wherein the body is mounted in an air gap knockout hole of the sink.

20. The combination of claim 14 wherein the body further supports a user alert device, electronically attached to the water ionizer, that alerts the user that the nutritional mineral dispensed by the water ionizer needs to be replenished.