Portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants

Abstract

A portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants includes a portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel for holding and pouring water having a spout and, inside the portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel, moving water and still water processing module cooperative to remove inorganic and organic pollutants from water received batchwise by the vessel.

1 . A refillable water dispenser serving purified water, comprising:
 a portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel for holding and pouring water having a spout and a basin and, coupled to the portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel, moving water and still water processing modules cooperative to remove water pollutants and neutralize microorganims;   said module processing moving water coupled to said vessel is adapted to receive water to be processed batchwise, and is further adapted to cause the water to be processed received batchwise to move through a flow-through filter containing flow-through filter media adapted to remove water pollutants as the received water moves therethrough and then out of said module processing moving water into said basin which contains it as a body of still water in fluid communication with said spout of said vessel; and   said module processing still water coupled to said vessel and cooperative with said module processing moving water includes a UV radiator operative to provide UV radiation of an intensity and duration to neutralize microorganisms in said basin containing still water from which water purified of said water pollutants and microorganisms may be served through said spout.   
     
     
         2 . The refillable water dispenser serving purified water of  claim 1 , wherein said module processing moving water is operative to provide a signal that is indicative that the water in the basin has been purified of microorganisms and is ready to drink. 
     
     
         3 . The refillable water dispenser serving purified water of  claim 1 , wherein said flow-through filter contains an ion exchange and activated carbon flow-through filter bed that is fed by gravity action with water to be processed that is poured batchwise into said moving water processing module all at once. 
     
     
         4 . The refillable water dispenser serving purified water of  claim 1 , wherein said UV radiator of said module processing still water is disposed within said basin of said pitcher, and wherein said module processing still water includes a controller having a control panel and user interface that is operatively connected to said UV radiator. 
     
     
         5 . The refillable water dispenser serving purified water of  claim 4 , wherein said controller is battery-powered.