Beverage dispensing systems with limited time offering circuits
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsSon Van Tran, Douglas J. McDougall, Patrick May
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Abstract
The present application provides a beverage dispenser capable of dispensing one or more limited time offering beverages. The beverage dispenser may include a dispensing valve, a limited time offering ingredient source, and a limited time offering circuit extending between the dispensing valve and the limited time offering ingredient source. The limited time offering circuit may include a stainless steel line extending between the dispensing valve and the limited time offering ingredient source.
Claims12
A beverage dispenser capable of dispensing one or more limited time offering beverages, comprising:
- a dispensing valve;
- a limited time offering ingredient source;
- a limited time offering circuit extending between the dispensing valve and the limited time offering ingredient source;
- wherein the limited time offering circuit comprises a stainless steel line extending between the dispensing valve and the limited time offering ingredient source;
- a diluent circuit;
- the diluent circuit extending between the dispensing valve and a diluent source;
- wherein the diluent circuit comprises a thermoplastic line extending between the dispensing valve and the diluent source;
- and
- a syrup circuit;
- the syrup circuit extending between the dispensing valve and an ingredient container;
- and
- wherein the syrup circuit comprises a thermoplastic line extending between the dispensing valve and the ingredient container.
A method of changing over a bag-in-box of a beverage dispenser, comprising:
- disconnecting a stainless steel line from an existing bag-in-box;
- placing the stainless steel line a sanitation solution;
- flushing the stainless steel line for a predetermined duration;
- disconnecting a dispensing nozzle;
- sanitizing the dispensing nozzle;
- connecting the stainless steel line to a new bag-in-box;
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- priming the stainless steel line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.