Pressure activated dispense system and components
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
InventorsJoseph E. Gormley, Nathan C. Oren
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Abstract
A beverage dispenser is provided herein. The beverage dispenser may include a housing and a recess that holds a beverage. The recess may be pressurized to dispense the beverage through a dispensing tube that extends into the housing. The recess may include a base positioned at a bottom of the recess. The base may include a reservoir and the base may draw the beverage towards the reservoir. The dispensing tube may be laterally bisected or longitudinally bisected into a first portion and a second portion that may be removably coupled together.
Claims20
A beverage dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a recess in the housing configured to hold a beverage;
- an inlet;
- and
- a dispensing tube comprising a first end and a second end,
- wherein the recess is pressurized via the inlet, and wherein the second end of the dispensing tube is positioned outside of the recess, and the first end of the dispensing tube extends into the recess so the beverage in the recess is dispensed through the second end of the dispensing tube when the recess is pressurized.
A beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a plurality of beverage dispensers comprising:
- a housing;
- a recess in the housing configured to hold a beverage;
- an inlet;
- and
- a dispensing tube comprising a first end and a second end,
- wherein the recess is pressurized via the inlet, and wherein the second end of the dispensing tube is positioned outside of the recess, and the first end of the dispensing tube extends into the recess so the beverage in the recess is dispensed through the second end of the dispensing tube when the recess is pressurized;
- and
- a dispensing head comprising a plurality of openings,
- wherein the second end of the dispensing tube of each of the plurality of beverage dispensers is inserted into one of the plurality of openings.
A dispensing tube for a beverage dispenser, the dispensing tube comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end opposite the first end;
- a first portion extending from the first end to the second end, the first portion comprising a first body and a first recess in the first body;
- and
- a second portion extending from the first end to the second end, the second portion comprising a second body and a second recess in the second body,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured to removably couple together so the first recess and the second recess form an opening in the dispensing tube extending from the first end to the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.