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US 2011/0079249 A1Published application
Beverage dispenser
AssigneeManitowoc Fsg Operations, LLC
InventorsDaryl G. Erbs, James R. Mosenfelder, Jerry L. Landers, Gregory K. Thompson
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Abstract
A device for rinsing a container that dispenses a beverage includes the container that has a wall surrounding a volume that holds ingredients of the beverage and a magnet connected to the wall. A rinsing system includes a nozzle that sprays liquid and a switch that is attracted to the magnet so that when the magnet contacts the switch a rinse cycle is activated.
Claims19
A device for rinsing a container that dispenses a beverage comprising:
- the container comprising a bottom portion, a top portion and a wall disposed between said bottom portion and said top portion, wherein said top portion is open for receiving ingredients to produce a beverage, wherein said container further comprises a magnetic material disposed about said wall portion in proximity of said top portion;
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- a rinsing assembly comprising a support portion that receives said top portion of said container, a switch which activates and/or deactivates a rinse cycle within said rinsing assembly, and a nozzle disposed within said support portion that sprays liquid into said container when said rinse cycle is activated,
- wherein said switch is activated when said magnetic material is positioned within a predetermined proximity of said switch and deactivated when said magnetic material is removed from said predetermined proximity of said switch, and wherein said rinse cycle is initiated when said switch has been activated.
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A method comprising:
- providing a container comprising a bottom portion, a top portion and a wall disposed between said bottom portion and said top portion, wherein said top portion is open for receiving ingredients to produce a beverage, wherein said container further comprises a magnetic material disposed about said wall portion in proximity of said top portion;
- and a rinsing assembly comprising a support portion that receives said top portion of said container, a switch which activates and/or deactivates a rinse cycle within said rinsing assembly, and a nozzle disposed within said support portion that sprays liquid into said container when said rinse cycle is activated;
- detecting that said switch is activated when said magnetic material is positioned within a predetermined proximity of said switch and deactivated when said magnetic material is removed from said predetermined proximity of said switch;
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- commencing said rinse cycle when said switch has been activated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.