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US 5,305,924 AGranted
Beverage dispenser
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsPhillip B. Groover, Kirk W. Charles, Lionel D. Gillespie, Samuel Durham, Lisa C. Wandrick
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Abstract
A postmix beverage dispenser having the appearance of a stainless steel brewed tea urn. A postmix dispensing valve is mounted inside the tea urn and is operated by a handle located on the front of the tea urn. A nozzle extender is inside the handle body and connects to the nozzle of the dispensing valve. The handle body and nozzle extender are easily manually removed without tools from outside the tea urn.
Claims6
A postmix beverage dispenser comprising:
- (a) a hollow housing;
- (b) a postmix beverage dispensing valve mounted completely inside of said housing and including an on-off switch for operating said valve and having a valve nozzle;
- (c) a water line and a concentrate line connected to said dispensing valve;
- (d) a handle body connected to said housing and having an inner portion inside of said housing and an outer portion outside of said housing;
- (e) a handle connected to said outer portion of said body and movable between an off-position and an on-position;
- (f) switch actuating means inside of said body responsive to movement of said handle for energizing said valve on-off switch;
- (g) a dispensing nozzle connected to said body;
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- (h) a nozzle extender including a water conduit and a concentrate conduit therein and located inside of said body and connected at a proximal end thereof to said valve nozzle and at a distal end thereof to dispersing nozzle.
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