Ice cooled beverage dispenser having an integral carbonator

An ice cooled beverage dispenser comprising:

• a cold plate, the cold plate being L-shaped and having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the cold plate for cooling beverage fluids by heat exchange with ice, the beverage fluids flowing through beverage lines extending through the cold plate from beverage sources to one or more beverage dispensing means, a bin liner comprising a U-shaped wall segment secured to and extending upward from and around a perimeter edge of the cold plate horizontal portion, and the bin liner having opposing vertical edges for securing to opposing end edges of the cold plate vertical portion whereby the bin liner and the cold plate define an ice retaining volume, and
• a carbonator, the carbonator having a first side, and a second side, and the first and second sides being substantially planar with co-extensive surface areas wherein common perimeter edges thereof are joined to form a carbonator perimeter edge, and the first side closely spaced from the second side defining a width dimension wherein the carbonator comprises a substantially flat container wherein length and height dimensions of the first and second sides are substantially greater than the width dimension, and the carbonator having an interior volume defined by the first and second sides and the carbonator perimeter edge, and the carbonator having a gas inlet fitting for connecting the internal volume thereof to a source of carbon dioxide gas, a water inlet fitting for connecting the carbonator internal volume to a source of potable water, and one or more carbonated water outlet fittings for providing connection from the carbonator interior volume to the one or more beverage dispensing means, and the carbonator held within the cold plate vertical portion.