Abstract: A water reservoir for a refrigerator that has an automatic ice maker and novel means for delivering water from the reservoir to the ice maker as needed thereby doing away with the necessity of connecting the refrigerator to the city water supply. No alterations are necessary to be made in a standard refrigerator that is already equipped with the automatic ice maker. The novel means for delivering water from the reservoir to the ice maker includes an electric motor driven pump that is automatically connected to a source of electric currents as soon as a sequential cam in the ice maker closes a switch. The novel means also includes a manually controlled switch that will cause the motor and pump to refill the reservoir from a water source when needed.

Abstract: A refrigerator water reservoir that takes the place of connecting the refrigerator to the city water supply, the reservoir being connected to the automatic ice maker and to the ice maker dispenser for automatically delivering water to either unit as soon as the ice maker starts operating or when the ice water dispenser is actuated. No alterations are necessary to be made in a standard refrigerator that is already equipped with the automatic ice maker and with the ice water dispenser. The water reservoir assembly is equipped with a motor driven pump and with a water pressure sensitive switch so that the water in the conduit leading from the reservoir to the two solenoid valves, which in turn control the flow of water to the ice maker and to the ice water dispenser, will be maintained at a desired water pressure at all times. The device also has manually controlled means for refilling the reservoir when needed.