Portable dispenser for mixed beverages

A dispenser comprising:

• dispensing means for supporting a supply of flowable material to be dispensed and having a rotary metering member for selectively dispensing metered quantities of the material;
• a manually movable rotary operating member mounted coaxially under said metering member and adapted for normally free rotary movement relative to said metering member;
• said operating member having a coupler receptive of and having means to support in upright relation a coin inserted thereinto;
• retaining means on said coupler for normally holding the coin upright on the coupler;
• an annular series of circumferentially spaced coupling shoulders on said metering member facing in one rotary direction and selectively engageable with a coin supported by said coupler whereby movement of the operating member in the opposite rotary direction effects metering rotation of said metering member in such opposite rotary direction;
• means for normally biasing said operating member in said one rotary direction;
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• coin discharge means on said metering member between said shoulders operative to displace a coupling coin from said coupler and said retaining means when said operating member returns in said one rotary direction after a dispensing operation thereof.

A dispenser comprising:

• dispensing means for supporting a supply of flowable material to be dispensed and having movable metering means for selectively dispensing metered quantities of the material;
• a manually movable operating device mounted on the dispenser adjacent to said dispensing means and adapted for normally free movement relative to the dispensing means;
• means on said operating device and on said metering means for receiving and engaging a coin vertically on edge releasably therebetween as a coupling so that manual movement of the operating device effects material dispensing movement of the metering means;
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• a coupler carried by said operating device provided with means engageable with the lower edge of the coin, said means being adapted to be optionally set in effective height for either coin coupling operation of said operating device and metering means of direct coupled operation without an intervening coupling coin.

A dispenser comprising:

• dispensing means for supporting a supply of flowable material to be dispensed, and having movable metering means for selectively dispensing metered quantities of the material;
• a manually movable operating device mounted on the dispenser adjacent to said dispensing means and adapted for normally free movement relative to the dispensing means;
• means on said operating device and on said metering means for receiving and engaging a coin vertically on edge releasably therebetween as a coupling so that manual movement of the operating device effects material dispensing movement of the metering means;
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• means for vertically adjusting the effective height of said coin receiving and engaging means to receive coins of a selected size for operating the dispenser.

A dispenser comprising:

• dispensing means for supporting a supply of flowable material to be dispensed, and having movable metering means for selectively dispensing metered quantities of the material;
• a manually movable operating device mounted on the dispenser adjacent to said dispensing means and adapted for normally free movement relative to the dispensing means;
• means on said operating device and on said metering means for receiving and engaging a coin vertically on edge releasably therebetween as a coupling so that manual movement of the operating device effects material dispensing movement of the metering means;
• said means for receiving and engaging a coin vertically on edge comprising a support under a lower edge portion of the coin and spaced elements supporting the sides of the coin;
• said side supporting means providing thrust surface at one side of the coin and a releasable holding device at the opposite side of the coin;
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• means on said metering means for ejecting a coin past said releasable holding means after completion of a dispensing movement of the dispensing means.

A dispenser for dispensing into a receptacle, comprising:

• a stand having a base and an upper portion;
• means providing a gravity feed liquid reservoir on said upper portion of said stand;
• a dispensing head carried by said stand below said reservoir and above said base for supporting a supply of flowable particulate material and having metering means for gravitational dispensing of metered quantities of the material into the receptacle;
• a duct leading from said reservoir to an outlet adjacent to said metering means to enable gravitational discharge of liquid into the receptacle concurrently with said dispensing of material;
• a valve normally closing said duct;
• a selectively movable rotary operating device having means effective in a single rotary operating movement of the device to actuate both said metering means and said valve, for dispensing particulate material and liquid into the receptacle;
• said metering means comprising a rotor having a hub provided with an annular upwardly facing shoulder and including a set of radially extending vanes defining metering pockets;
• an annular modulator adjustably mounted on said rotor shoulder and including means for modulating the volume of the pockets defined between the vanes;
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• means for releasably securing the modulator to said shoulder.

A dispenser for dispensing into a receptacle, comprising:

• a stand having a base and an upper portion;
• means providing a gravity feed liquid reservoir on said upper portion of said stand;
• a dispensing head carried by said stand below said stand below said reservoir and above said base for supporting a supply of flowable particulate material and having metering means for gravitational dispensing of metered quantities for the material into the receptacle;
• a duct leading from said reservoir to an outlet adjacent to said metering means to enable gravitational discharge of liquid into the receptacle concurrently with said dispensing of material;
• a valve normally closing said duct;
• a selectively movable rotary operating device having means effective in a single rotary operating movement of the device to actuate both said metering means and said valve, for dispensing particulate material and liquid into the receptacle;
• said rotary operating device comprising a disk member having an actuating handle;
• a spring normally biasing said disk member in nonoperating direction and adapted to be overcome by manipulation of the handle to rotate the disk in metering means and control valve actuating direction;
• a vertical coin slot opening between said disk member and said metering means;
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• said means for actuating the metering means comprising means on said disk member and on said metering means for receiving a coin inserted through said slot in coupling relation.