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US 12,540,066 B2Granted
Automated drink maker
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsOleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Andrew Cross, Thomas Landis, Randy L. Rhoades, Graham Bone, Daniel Langford, Mark Thomas Davies, Michael C. Doyle, Aldon O. Blackwood, Tylan A. Tschopp
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Abstract
A drink making device including a hood, a base configured to support at least four bottles, a tower connecting the base and the hood; and a dispenser for dispensing a beverage. The hood includes at least four attachment connectors. Liquid from the bottles is selectively pumped through the connectors through the dispenser to dispense a beverage.
Claims16
A drink making device, comprising:
- a hood;
- a base configured to support at least four bottles;
- a tower connecting the base and the hood, wherein:
- the hood, the tower, and the base define a volume for placing the bottles, and
- the volume is open to an environment of the drink making device;
- and
- a dispenser for dispensing a beverage, the dispenser connected to the tower between the base and the hood in the volume;
- wherein the hood includes at least four attachment connectors;
- and
- wherein liquid from the bottles is selectively pumped through the connectors through the dispenser to dispense a beverage.
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A drink making device, comprising:
- a base configured to support a bottle containing a liquid;
- a hood;
- a tower connecting the base and the hood, wherein:
- the hood, the tower, and the base define a volume for placing the bottle, and
- the volume is open to an environment of the drink making device;
- a dispenser for dispensing a beverage, the dispenser connected to the tower between the base and the hood in the volume;
- a connector disposed in the hood and configured to receive liquid from the bottle, wherein the connector is operative without a pressurized gas supply;
- a rigid connector that extends into the bottle and engages with the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.