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US 2024/0200865 A1Published application
Beverage cooler with automatic dispenser
OwnerBenjamin RIZZO, II, Bennett RIZZOinventors
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Abstract
A cooler assembly includes an insulted main container and a pump assembly configured to pump contents of the main container through a tube to a spigot. An electronic control board includes a pressure-sensing switch that senses pressure differentials or fluid movement when the spigot is opened and closed, causing a triggering event. Triggering events are used to activate and deactivate the pump to dispense fluid from the main container.
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A cooler, comprising:
- a thermally-insulated main container comprising a floor and a wall adjacent to the floor, said main container being configured to retain a volume of a liquid;
- an electronics chamber disposed below said floor of said main container;
- a fluid inlet in fluid or atmospheric communication with said main container, and a fluid outlet;
- a pump, disposed within said electronics chamber, configured to pump fluid from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet;
- a length of tubing having proximal and distal end portions, wherein said proximal end portion is connected to said fluid outlet, and said distal end is connected to a spigot;
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- an electronic control operatively connected to said pump to cause activation and cessation of said pump;
- wherein said main container comprises an outer shell, and wherein said outer shell comprises a recessed groove configured to receive and securely hold said length of tubing.
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A beverage cooler, comprising:
- a thermally-insulated main liquid storage chamber and an electronics chamber disposed beneath said main liquid storage chamber and separated by a floor portion of said main chamber;
- a pump disposed within said electronics chamber, configured to pump said liquid from said main liquid storage chamber to a pump outlet;
- a length of tubing having a proximal end connected to said pump outlet and a distal end connected to a manually-activated spigot;
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- an electronic control comprising a micro-pressure switch configured to activate upon detection of a change in pressure within said length of tubing, said pump, or both;
- wherein said pump is configured to pump said liquid from said main liquid storage chamber to said pump outlet when said micro-pressure switch is activated.
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A beverage cooler, comprising:
- a thermally insulated, main liquid storage chamber;
- a pump, said pump comprising an inlet in fluid communication with said main liquid storage chamber, and an outlet in fluid communication with an actuatable fluid dispenser and an electronic pressure-sensing switch;
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- an electronic control in signal communication with said pressure-sensing switch and said pump;
- wherein said electronic control is configured to activate said pump upon receiving a first signal from said pressure-sensing switch and deactivate said pump upon receiving a second signal from said pressure-sensing switch.
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A cooler, comprising:
- a thermally-insulated main container comprising a floor and a wall adjacent to the floor, said main container being configured to retain a volume of a liquid;
- an electronics chamber disposed below said floor of said main container;
- a fluid inlet in fluid or atmospheric communication with said main container, and a fluid outlet;
- a pump, disposed within said electronics chamber, configured to pump fluid from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet;
- a length of tubing having proximal and distal end portions, wherein said proximal end portion is connected to said fluid outlet, and said distal end is connected to a spigot;
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- an electronic control operatively connected to said pump to cause activation and cessation of said pump;
- wherein said electronic control comprises at least one processor, at least one memory, at least one signal input/output port, a power source, and is in electronic signal communication with at least one micro-pressure switch.
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