Water bottle assist device
First Claim
1. For a drinking water dispenser of the type utilizing an inverted water bottle removably mounted on the upper end of the dispenser, an assist device for inverting the water bottle from an upright position to an inverted, dispensing position on the dispenser, comprising:
- a base member having a recess into which a water bottle is temporarily set in an upright position;
an elongated support member for positioning the base member in a horizontal disposition against the dispenser;
retention means for maintaining the assist device and the water bottle in close proximity to the dispenser as the assist device inverts the water bottle from the upright position to the inverted, dispensing position;
an extension member attached to the support member and capable of selective linear adjustment relative to the support member in order to maintain the horizontal disposition of the support member relative to a floor surface;
the extension member further comprising a sliding sur-surface contiguous with the support member and which slidably contacts the support member during selective linear adjustment of the extension member;
a flat elongated facing surface opposite the sliding surface;
the flat elongated facing surface further including an elongated groove;
an attachment means for securing the retention means to the dispenser; and
the attachment means including a pair of attachment strips for securement to the dispenser in a spaced-apart relationship to that the retention means can be secured to each respective attachment strip.
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Abstract
An assist device is disclosed for use with a drinking water dispenser of the type utilizing a large inverted water bottle mounted in a recess or reservoir located on the top flat surface of the dispenser. The assist device is used by a person in replacing the water bottle on the dispenser. The assist device includes a base member for resting against one side of the dispenser in a horizontal orientation with respect to the floor supporting the dispenser. The base member includes a recess into which the bottom of the water bottle is set and an elongated support member having an upper end which is secured to the base member and a lower end which rests on the floor when the base member is disposed against the dispenser. The support member spaces the base member from the floor an appropriate distance so that the top rim of the water bottle is adjacent an upper edge of the dispenser. Attachment straps extend from the base member to the dispenser for retaining the base member in close proximity to the dispenser during the process of inverting the water bottle and mounting the bottle in the recess of the dispenser.
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4 Claims
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1. For a drinking water dispenser of the type utilizing an inverted water bottle removably mounted on the upper end of the dispenser, an assist device for inverting the water bottle from an upright position to an inverted, dispensing position on the dispenser, comprising:
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a base member having a recess into which a water bottle is temporarily set in an upright position; an elongated support member for positioning the base member in a horizontal disposition against the dispenser; retention means for maintaining the assist device and the water bottle in close proximity to the dispenser as the assist device inverts the water bottle from the upright position to the inverted, dispensing position; an extension member attached to the support member and capable of selective linear adjustment relative to the support member in order to maintain the horizontal disposition of the support member relative to a floor surface; the extension member further comprising a sliding sur-surface contiguous with the support member and which slidably contacts the support member during selective linear adjustment of the extension member;
a flat elongated facing surface opposite the sliding surface;the flat elongated facing surface further including an elongated groove; an attachment means for securing the retention means to the dispenser; and the attachment means including a pair of attachment strips for securement to the dispenser in a spaced-apart relationship to that the retention means can be secured to each respective attachment strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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