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US 12,459,801 B2Granted
Beverage dispenser adapter
AssigneeFarmer Brothers Co.
InventorJames Fraser
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Abstract
A beverage dispenser adapter having at least one pump having a connector for electrical connection to an induction coil in the dispenser base dispensing a predefined amount of formula for mixing with a liquid, a formula carton connector for connecting a carton containing formula for beverage preparation, an elongated dispensing tube in a housing for fitting within the induction coil, and a controller for controlling amounts and ratios of formula and liquid upon selection of a beverage by a user.
Claims22
A beverage dispenser apparatus, comprising:
- an adapter housing containing a first pump having a first connector for electrical connection to a first induction coil disposed in an interior of a beverage dispenser;
- a first formula carton connector for connecting a first carton containing formula for beverage preparation;
- a first elongated dispensing assembly in a housing for fitting within the first induction coil, comprising a first elongated tube, a first nipple disposed at a proximate end of the first elongated tube, a first nozzle tip connected to the first nipple, a first annular support collar and a second annular support collar;
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- a controller for controlling amounts and ratios of formula and liquid upon selection of a beverage by a user.
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