US 2024/0375935 A1 · LIQUID DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING WATER AND A FLAVORED BEVERAGE

Abstract

A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing water and a flavored beverage. The dispensing apparatus may dispense chilled drinking water, hot drinking water and/or ambient temperature drinking water. The dispensing apparatus may further dispense a chilled, ambient temperature and/or hot flavored beverage. The flavored beverage may be coffee, tea, hot chocolate or another flavored beverage. The dispensing apparatus may include a replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle stored in a lower portion of the dispensing apparatus or an external source of water. Preferably, the liquid dispensing apparatus dispenses chilled drinking water and hot coffee from a replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle stored in a lower portion of the dispensing apparatus wherein the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle is stored in an upright orientation, i.e., the discharge port of the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle is oriented above a bottom of the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle.

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Dependent claims

A liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage;

said liquid dispenser comprising:
(a) a water dispensing assembly, a flavored beverage dispensing assembly and a main water storage container, said liquid dispenser further including a main housing for storing at least a portion of the water dispensing assembly, at least a portion of the flavored beverage dispensing assembly and a main water storage container;
(b) said flavored beverage dispensing assembly having a pod receiving member for receiving a pod for dispensing a single-serving flavored beverage;
and,
(c) said flavored beverage dispensing assembly being removable from said housing so that said flavored beverage dispensing assembly can be replaced or sanitized.

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A liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage;

said liquid dispenser comprising:
(a) a water dispensing assembly, a flavored beverage dispensing assembly and a water storage container, said liquid dispenser further including a liquid dispenser housing for storing at least a portion of the water dispensing assembly, at least a portion of the flavored beverage dispensing assembly and the water storage container;
(b) said flavored beverage dispensing assembly being removable from said liquid dispenser housing so that said flavored beverage dispensing assembly can be replaced or sanitized;
(c) said water dispensing assembly being removable from said liquid dispenser housing so that said water dispensing assembly can be replaced or sanitized;
and,
(d) said water dispensing assembly being connected to said water storage container to receive water from said water storage container, said flavored beverage dispensing assembly being connected to said water dispensing assembly to receive water from said water dispensing assembly.

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A liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage;

said liquid dispenser comprising:
(a) a water dispensing assembly, a flavored beverage dispensing assembly and a water storage container, said liquid dispenser further including a liquid dispenser housing for storing at least a portion of the water dispensing assembly, at least a portion of the flavored beverage dispensing assembly and the water storage container;
(b) a single water pump for pumping water from said water storage container to said water dispensing assembly and said flavored beverage assembly;
and,
(c) a control system operably connected to said single water pump to supply water to said flavored beverage dispensing assembly at a lower pressure than water discharged from said liquid dispensed by said water dispensing assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage

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Liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage

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Abstract

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