Cleaning device for nozzle assemblies of beverage dispensers
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsDamian James Reec Mycroft, Christopher Dennis, Kok Seng Lee, Brian Barrett
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Abstract
A cleaning device for cleaning a dispensing nozzle assembly of a beverage dispenser is disclosed. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a macro-ingredient/diluent outlet and a number of micro-ingredient outlets surrounding the macro-ingredient/diluent outlet. The cleaning device may include a handle, a head end rotatably attached to the handle, a guidance protrusion extending from the head end, a first set of bristles extending from the head end and surrounding the guidance protrusion, and a second set of bristles extending from the head end adjacent to the first set of bristles.
Claims13
A cleaning device for cleaning a dispensing nozzle assembly of a beverage dispenser, wherein the dispensing nozzle assembly comprises a macro-ingredient/diluent outlet and a plurality of micro-ingredient outlets surrounding the macro-ingredient/diluent outlet, the cleaning device comprising:
- a handle;
- a head end rotatably attached to the handle;
- a guidance protrusion extending from the head end;
- a first set of bristles extending from the head end and surrounding the guidance protrusion;
- and
- a second set of bristles extending from the head end adjacent to the first set of bristles,
- wherein a longitudinal axis of the guidance protrusion is offset from and substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the handle.
A method for cleaning a dispensing nozzle assembly of a beverage dispenser, wherein the dispensing nozzle assembly comprises a macro-ingredient/diluent outlet and a plurality of micro-ingredient outlets surrounding the macro-ingredient/diluent outlet, the method comprising:
- positioning a guidance protrusion attached to a head end within the a macro-ingredient/diluent outlet;
- positioning a first set of bristles attached to the head end and surrounding the guidance protrusion in and around the macro-ingredient/diluent outlet;
- positioning a second set of bristles attached to the head end and adjacent to the first set of bristles in and around the plurality of micro-ingredient outlets;
- and
- rotating the head end via a handle rotatably coupled to the head end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.