Water purification system and method for a post-mix beverage dispenser
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsJonathan Kirschner, Kathryn M. Chase
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Abstract
A post-mix beverage dispenser and refrigeration system therefor including a water filter/purifier disposed within a refrigerated water reservoir for filtering carbonated water output from the dispenser carbonator en route to being mixed with flavor concentrate. The water reservoir also has a rotary agitator blade immersed therein with apertures to increase agitation.
Claims5
In a post-mix beverage dispenser including a supply of flavor concentrate, a carbonator for making carbonated water, a water reservoir for supplying water to said carbonator tank, means for refrigerating water in said water reservoir and means for mixing said flavor concentrate with carbonated water output from said carbonator, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a water filter immersed in the water of said water reservoir;
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- (b) conduit means for passing the carbonated water output from the carbonator through said water filter before mixing with flavor concentrate.
A method of purifying water in a post-mix beverage dispenser including a supply of flavor concentrate, a carbonator for making carbonated water, a water reservoir for supplying water to said carbonator tank, means for refrigerating water in said water reservoir and means for mixing said flavor concentrate with carbonated water output from said carbonator, comprising the steps of:
- (a) immersing a water filter in the water of said water reservoir;
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- (b) passing the carbonated water output from said carbonator through said water filter before mixing the carbonated water with flavor concentrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.