Agitator 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 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.
Claims6
In a post-mix beverage dispenser including a supply of flavor concentrate, a carbonator for making carbonated water, a manually refillable water reservoir for supplying water to said carbonator, means for refrigerating water in said water reservoir and means for mixing said flavor concentrate with carbonated water supplied by said carbonator, the improvement comprising:
- an agitator assembly including a rotary agitator disc within the water of said water reservoir, said disc having continuous uninterrupted smooth planar surfaces on both first and second sides thereof with apertures vertically formed therein permitting the flow of said water therethrough, to thereby increase the amount of water agitation and cooling achieved compared to a similar shaped disc without said apertures.
In a post-mix beverage dispenser including a supply of flavor concentrate, a carbonator for making carbonated water, a manually refillable water reservoir for supplying water to said carbonator, means for refrigerating water in said water reservoir and means for mixing said flavor concentrate with carbonated water supplied by said carbonator, the improvement comprising:
- an agitator assembly including a rotary agitator disc within the water of said water reservoir, said disc having continuous uninterrupted smooth planar surfaces on both first and second sides thereof with apertures vertically formed therein permitting the flow of water therethrough upon actuation of said disc, to thereby prevent splashing of water by said disc regardless of a water level within said water reservoir.
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