Ice chest beverage dispenser having a pre-chill coil

A beverage dispenser comprising a source of carbonated water;

• at least one source of flavored syrup;
• an ice chest adapted to contain a body of ice within an ice chamber having a bottom, four side walls and a top;
• a cold plate forming said ice chest bottom, said cold plate comprising a first distinct body of aluminum having a plurality of tubes adapted to convey liquid embedded therein and a generally flat upper ice bearing surface, a plurality of said tubes adapted to receive flavored syrup from said source of flavored syrup;
• at least one beverage dispensing valve adapted to receive carbonated water and syrup from said cold plate and dispense a mixture of said carbonated water and syrup;
• a pre-chill coil comprised of a plurality of turns of tubing embedded in a second distinct body of aluminum, said pre-chill coil comprising four interconnected generally linear segments generally adjacent said ice chest side walls, said pre-chill coil adapted to receive carbonated water from said source of carbonated water and deliver carbonated water to said cold plate, said pre-chill coil being thermally isolated from said cold plate.

An improvement in a beverage dispensing comprising a source of diluent;

• at least one source of flavored syrup;
• an ice chest adapted to contain a body of ice having a bottom, four side walls and a top, said bottom comprising a cold plate;
• said cold plate containing syrup tubes through which syrup passes;
• and at least one diluent tube through which said diluent passes;
• at least one beverage dispensing valve adapted to receive diluent and syrup from said cold plate and dispense a mixture of said diluent and syrup;
• the improvement comprising:
• a pre-chill coil comprised of a plurality of turns of tubing embedded within an aluminum body, separate from said cold plate, said pre-chill coil comprising four interconnected generally linear segments, said four segments general adjacent said ice chest side walls, said pre-chill coil in fluid communication with said source of diluent and said cold plate diluent tube.

An improvement in a beverage dispensing comprising a source of diluent;

• at least one source of flavored syrup;
• an ice chest adapted to contain a body of ice having a bottom, four side walls and a top, said bottom comprising a cold plate;
• said cold plate containing syrup tubes through which syrup passes;
• and at least one diluent tube through which said diluent passes;
• at least one beverage dispensing valve adapted to receive diluent and syrup from said cold plate and dispense a mixture of said diluent and syrup;
• the improvement comprising:
• a pre-chill coil comprised of a plurality of turns of tubing embedded within an aluminum body, separate from said cold plate, said pre-chill coil comprising four interconnected generally linear segments, said four segments general adjacent said ice chest side walls, said pre-chill coil in fluid communication with said source of diluent and a carbonator, said carbonator in fluid communication with said cold plate diluent tube.

An improvement in a beverage dispenser comprising a source of diluent;

• at least one source of flavored syrup;
• an ice chest adapted to contain a body of ice having a bottom, at least three side walls and a top, said bottom comprising a cold plate;
• said cold plate containing syrup tubes through which syrup passes;
• and at least one diluent tube through which said diluent passes;
• at least one beverage dispensing valve adapted to receive diluent and syrup from said cold plate and dispense a mixture of said diluent and syrup;
• the improvement comprising:
• pre-chill means for pre-chilling said diluent, said pre-chill means being thermally isolated from said cold plate.

A beverage dispenser comprising an ice chest adapted to contain a body of ice having a bottom, at least three side walls and a top;

• a source of diluent;
• at least one source of flavored syrup;
• at least one beverage dispensing valve adapted to received said diluent and said syrup and dispense a mixture of said diluent and syrup;
• a chilling means for chilling said diluent, said chilling means fluidly connected between said diluent source and said at least one dispensing valve;
• and a pre-chill means thermally isolated from said chilling means for pre-chilling said diluent, said pre-chilling means fluidly connected between said chilling means and said diluent source.