A pedestal includes a seating surface portion on which water dispenser is to be placed; legs defining, under the seating surface portion, a robot receiving space which a self-propelled cleaning robot for cleaning a floor surface can enter and exist, and in which the cleaning robot can be received; and a charging station provided in the robot receiving space for charging the self-propelled cleaning robot. The pedestal allows the owner of an existing water dispenser to easily find a place for both this water dispenser and a self-propelled cleaning robot.

A chemical transfer coupler including a chemical flow chamber and a probe are provided. The probe extends through the chemical flow chamber and defines a first recessed slot. The first recessed slot extends helically along the probe.

A device for preventing the overflow of a fluid reservoir, having a first tubular body with a hole through the interior and exterior surfaces at one end, a second tubular body disposed within the first body such that a portion of the interior surface of the first body and the exterior surface of the second body define an air channel, and a floatation device. The position of the tubular bodies relative to one another determine whether air from a fluid reservoir may exit the reservoir via the hole in the end of the first body. The flotation device is connected to an end of the second body and floats in the fluid reservoir wherein movement of the second body relative to the first body is caused by a change in the water level, such that the air channel is opened or closed by the position of the floatation device.

A disposable straw drinking system for use with a beverage dispenser is disclosed. The straw drinking system includes a straw dispenser for storing and dispensing of new straws to be used with the straw drinking system. Once retrieved from the straw dispenser, the new straw can be inserted into an opening of a beverage dispensing unit. The beverage dispensing unit is connected through a flexible tube to a beverage reservoir of the beverage dispenser to provide for easy flow of the beverage from the beverage dispenser to the straw inserted into the beverage dispensing unit. The pressure of the beverage being dispensed through the straw can be controlled by a control unit of the beverage dispensing unit. For example, applying more pressure on the control unit can result in beverage being dispensed with more pressure. Once the straw has been used once for a user, it can be inserted into a used straw unit to be discarded.

An apparatus for a programmable self sanitizing water dispenser apparatus with a digital controller as well as a programmable method for generating ozone for cleaning the reservoir and the water contained within it. The apparatus includes an anti-spill receiver that houses the controller and that can contain a ozone generator.

A beverage dispensing system for dispensing a fluid from a bottle includes a housing having a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends downwardly from a top wall to bound an interior space. A tubing is positioned within the interior space, forming a conduit between the top wall and the perimeter wall. The top wall has an opening that is configured to receive the bottle. The conduit is fluidly coupled to the opening. The fluid can travel into the tubing and through the conduit when the opening has received the bottle. A spout having an inlet portion and an outlet portion is coupled to the perimeter wall. The spout permits the fluid to flow from the conduit into the inlet portion and outwardly through the outlet portion. A valve coupled to the spout controls the flow through the outlet portion. A decorative indicium may be positioned on the housing.

A packaging assembly includes a bottle, which may be used upside-down such that a neck is turned towards the ground, and a closure without any added seal gasket for closing the neck. This closure includes a cap for obturating the neck, and a skirt for attachment to the neck. The cap includes an inner sealing lip, delimiting on its outer face, a convex tight bearing surface for bearing tightly against the inner face of the neck, and a substantially flat ramp surface, which connects the tight bearing surface to a lower axial end of the lip, and which, while the lip is deformed with the remainder of the closure when an inner clip of the skirt interferes with an outer bead of the neck during placement of the closure on the neck, may interfere with a free end of the neck to guide engagement of the lip inside the neck.

A walled dispenser base for use with a removable bottle collar for delivering a liquid from a supply bottle has a hollow interior. A rim is formed at a top portion of the walled dispenser base. A foot is formed at a bottom portion of the walled dispenser base. A side opening is formed in a sidewall of the walled dispenser base. The side opening enables a valve coupled to a mouth of the supply bottle inverted and positioned within the removable collar to pass from an interior of the walled dispenser base to a location outside the walled dispenser base.

An apparatus for a programmable self sanitizing water dispenser apparatus with a digital controller as well as a programmable method for generating ozone for cleaning the reservoir and the water contained within it. The apparatus includes an anti-spill receiver that houses the controller and that can contain a ozone generator.

A non-chemical leaching fluoropolymer container for dispensing, storing and aerating degradable wines.