Title:
THERMOELECTRIC BEVERAGE COOLER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003027582
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A beverage cooler (10) is provided with an improved thermoelectric chiller unit (16) for chilling a supply of water or other selected beverage within a cooler reservoir (14). The improved thermoelectric heat transfer module (12) captured by a spring mount with substantially uniform pressure distribution between a chiller probe (36) for chilling water within the cooler reservoir, and a heat exchanger for dissipating heat drawn from the chilled water. The cooler reservoir has a faucet (20) mounted thereon for on-demand dispensing of the water, and is mounted as a removable unit within a cooler housing with a bottom wall of the reservoir defining an inverted cup-shaped receptacle (34) for close slide-fit reception of the chiller probe.
Inventors:
BUSICK LOUIS M
WHARTON STEPHEN W
SABIN STEPHEN J
COYLE DECLAN L
WHARTON STEPHEN W
SABIN STEPHEN J
COYLE DECLAN L
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/030976
Publication Date:
December 11, 2003
Filing Date:
September 26, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OASIS CORP (US)
International Classes:
B67D1/08; B67D3/00; F25B21/02; F25D31/00; (IPC1-7): F25B21/02; B67D5/62
Foreign References:
| US6237345B1 | 2001-05-29 | |||
| US5572872A | 1996-11-12 | |||
| US6370884B1 | 2002-04-16 |
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