| US 7,537,030 B2 | ||
| Patient point-of-care water sterilizer | ||
| Dennis J Gallant, Harrison, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 07, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/672,087. | ||
| Application 11/672087 is a division of application No. 10/071361, filed on Feb. 08, 2002, granted, now 7,174,678, filed on Feb. 13, 2007. | ||
| Application 10/071361 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/298257, filed on Apr. 22, 1999, granted, now 6,405,491, filed on Jun. 18, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/293949, filed on May 25, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0125008 A1, Jun. 07, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65B 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 141—18 [52/36.1; 52/36.4; 52/34; 52/220.1; 52/220.2; 52/35; 52/64] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for use in a healthcare facility to dispense water to a point of care in the healthcare facility, the apparatus
comprising
a headwall unit mounted to a wall of the healthcare facility, the headwall unit having a gas outlet through which gas is delivered,
and
a water dispenser having a housing situated in a cavity provided in the headwall unit, the water dispenser being coupled to
a water line of the healthcare facility, the water dispenser including a spigot extending from the housing without any sink
thereunder, and the water dispenser having a user input that is coupled to the housing above the spigot and that is operable
to dispense water to the point of care through the spigot.
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