Refrigerator beverage dispensers
OwnerJohn P. Casebierinventor
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Abstract
New refrigerator beverage dispensers comprise multiple containers fitted in a rack that can rest on the shelf of a refrigerator. The front of each container is concave to accommodate a cup or like receptacle for filling from a dispenser spout that extends forward from the bottom of the container front. The containers may be removed from the rack by sliding forward when a retaining gate hinged to the front of the rack is lowered or the rack and containers may be removed as a unit from the refrigerator. Several embodiments of filler cups for the containers are disclosed to allow the containers to be easily filled or cleaned.
Claims9
A refrigerator beverage dispenser comprising a plurality of substantially equal size containers having a concave front and substantially flat back, top, bottom and parallel sides, the length of said sides being greater than the width of said front and back, a rack comprising a base, parallel sides and back and a gate carried on said base at the front of said rack, latch means to fasten said gate in a closed position to enclose said containers in said rack, said rack base comprising parallel longitudinal ribs that exceed in number by one the number of said containers and at least three parallel transverse ribs, said longitudinal ribs being spaced apart from each other approximately the width of said containers and have recesses in their upper surfaces into which a portion of said containers extend when the containers are positioned in said rack, a spout fixed on the front of each said container at the base thereof through which liquid in the container may flow on demand, a filler opening in the top of each container and a removable cap closing each said opening, said containers being held in said rack so that the bottoms thereof slope downwardly toward the front of said rack.
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