Beverage dispensing system
AssigneeAutomatic Bar Controls, Inc.
InventorsSilas Veloz, Ronak Ghandriz, Gabriel Dial
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Abstract
Embodiments provide a beverage dispensing mechanism that is configured to dispense a beverage at a flow rate of at least 2.5 oz/sec. The beverage dispensing mechanism includes a flow control module (including a top plate, a plurality of buttons coupled to the top plate, and a plurality of tube subassemblies), a handle, a nozzle module (including a nozzle, and a diffuser formed of a diffuser base and a water diffuser) and a split heel cover that fits over the tube subassemblies. In some embodiments, the flow control module may be snap-fitted on the handle. The modular design of the beverage dispenser allows for ease of repair and replacement of various components.
Claims14
A modular beverage dispenser comprising:
- a handle enclosing a plurality of flow tracks and including a dispensing surface comprising a handle base fluid outlet;
- a flow control module coupled to a top surface of the handle, the flow control module includes a plurality of buttons configured to control flow through one or more of the plurality of flow tracks to form a beverage;
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- a nozzle module coupled to the dispensing surface of the handle, the nozzle module including:
- a nozzle including an opening for dispensing the beverage, and
- a diffuser assembly provided within a cavity of the nozzle, wherein the diffuser assembly includes:
- a diffuser base permanently attached to the dispensing surface of the handle, and
- a water diffuser seated into the handle base fluid outlet through the diffuser base, the water diffuser comprising:
- an elongated neck configured to fit into a central opening of the diffuser base;
- an inner channel extending through the elongated neck;
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- an anti-drip gasket provided above an end of the inner channel opposite from an inlet connecting the handle base fluid outlet to the inner channel, wherein a plurality of channels fluidly connected to the inner channel are provided downstream from the anti-drip gasket,
- wherein the anti-drip gasket is configured to prevent dripping from the water diffuser.
A modular beverage dispenser comprising:
- a handle including a dispensing surface comprising a handle base fluid outlet;
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- a nozzle module coupled to the dispensing surface of the handle, the nozzle module including:
- a nozzle including an opening for dispensing a beverage, and
- a diffuser assembly provided within a cavity of the nozzle, wherein the diffuser assembly includes:
- a diffuser base permanently attached to the dispensing surface of the handle, and
- a water diffuser seated into the handle base fluid outlet through the diffuser base, the water diffuser comprising:
- an elongated neck configured to fit into a central opening of the diffuser base;
- an inner channel extending through the elongated neck;
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- an anti-drip gasket provided above an end of the inner channel opposite from an inlet connecting the handle base fluid outlet to the inner channel, wherein a plurality of channels fluidly connected to the inner channel are provided downstream from the anti-drip gasket,
- wherein the anti-drip gasket is configured to prevent dripping from the water diffuser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.