Water dispenser stand with storage

• US 6,511,027 B1
• Filed: 05/29/2001
• Issued: 01/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Goldwell Enterprises, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Charles Y. Yu
• Inventors: Yu, Charles Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHULTERBRANDT, KOFI A
• Application Number:
  US09/865,747
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 248/146, 248/158, 248/161, 248/157, 248/163.1, 211/85.18, 211/74, 108/101, 108/45, 108/72, 108/92, 108/186
• US Class Current: 248/146
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 73/00 Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0029 provided with holders for bottles or similar containers

Abstract

The water dispenser stand with storage provides a top platform which is configured to support a ceramic water jar which receives an inverted water bottle on top thereof. There are water bottle holders between its legs for storage of water bottles which are not in use. The structure is configured so that it may be shipped disassembled. The legs may be made of metal or wood.

Claims

1. A water dispenser stand with storage, comprising:

a platform sized to receive a water jar;

first, second and third spaced legs detachably attached to said platform to support said platform, each of said first, second and third legs being formed of upper and lower sections, said upper and lower sections of said legs being detachably joined together with a telescoping joint, at least one of said upper and lower sections being tubular at said telescopic joint and telescopically receiving the other of said upper and lower sections so that said upper and lower sections are telescopically overlapped with each other to form each said leg;

an upper bottle holder and a lower bottle holder each positioned between said legs and below said platform, said upper bottle holder and said lower bottle holder each being curved and sized to releasably hold at least partially on its side a water bottle which can be removed from its water bottle holder and mounted on the top of the water jar, said upper bottle holder and said lower bottle holder being attached to said legs by removable fasteners for support by said legs.

2. The water dispenser stand with storage of claim 1 wherein said first, second and third legs are downwardly divergent from each other and said lower bottle holder is configured to hold a larger water bottle than said upper bottle holder.

3. The water dispenser stand with storage of claim 1 wherein said removable fasteners supporting said upper bottle holder pass through said telescopic overlapped sections of said upper and lower leg sections so that said removable fasteners supporting said upper bottle holder also retain said telescopic overlapping sections in engagement.

4. A water dispenser stand with storage, comprising:

a top platform sized to support a water jar;

first, second and third leg brackets attached to said platform;

first, second and third legs detachably attached to said first, second and third leg brackets, respectively, said legs being attached by removable leg fasteners extending through said legs into said leg brackets;

an upper bottle holder and a lower bottle holder positioned between said first, second and third legs, said upper bottle holder being positioned between said top platform and said top shelf, said upper bottle holder and

said lower bottle holder each being detachably attached to said first, second and third legs so that said top platform and said upper and lower bottle holders serve to position said legs, said lower bottle holder being sized and curved to releasably receive a water bottle at least partially on its side so that when stored in said lower bottle holder a water bottle is substantially positioned between said legs, said upper bottle holder being positioned above said lower bottle holder and below said top platform, said upper bottle holder being detachably attached to said first, second and third legs, said upper bottle holder being sized and curved to releasably receive a water bottle at least partially on its side and, when positioned on said upper bottle holder, the water bottle thereon is positioned substantially between said legs.

5. The water dispenser stand with storage of claim 4 wherein said lower bottle holder is sized and configured to hold a bottle of larger size than can be held by said upper bottle holder.

6. A water dispenser stand with storage, comprising:

a top platform sized to support a water jar;

first, second and third leg brackets attached to said platform;

first, second and third legs detachably attached to said first, second and third leg brackets, respectively, said legs being attached by removable leg fasteners extending through said legs into said leg brackets;

each of said legs being formed in upper and lower sections, said sections being configured so that said sections telescopically interengage to form a leg, said upper bottle holder being positioned between said legs adjacent said telescopic overlap of said leg sections and there are releasable fasteners retaining said upper bottle holder in place, said releasable fasteners extending through said telescopic overlap section of said leg sections to retain said leg sections in telescopic interengagement, said upper bottle holder and said lower bottle holder each being detachably attached to said first, second and third legs so that said top platform and said upper and lower bottle holders serve to position said legs, said lower bottle holder being sized and curved to releasably receive a water bottle at least partially on its side so that when stored in said lower bottle holder a water bottle is substantially positioned between said legs, said upper bottle holder being positioned above said lower bottle holder and below said top platform, said upper bottle holder being detachably attached to said first, second and third legs, said upper bottle holder being sized and curved to releasably receive a water bottle at least partially on its side and, when positioned on said upper bottle holder, the water bottle thereon is positioned substantially between said legs.

7. The water dispenser stand with storage of claim 6 wherein said releasable fasteners are bolts.

8. The water dispenser stand with storage of claim 6, wherein said upper and lower water bottle holders are each configured to releaseably hold a water bottle with its neck positioned above its bottom.

9. The water dispenser stand with storage of claim 6 wherein said upper bottle holder and said lower bottle holder are each made of a metal frame.