Juice dispenser

In combination, a juice dispenser to repeatedly provide a known quantity of juice concentrate at a predetermined range of temperature for each dispense cycle and a thermally insulated tray for carrying a group of cups filled with juice from the known quantity juice dispenser, comprising:

• a juice dispenser having a supply of juice concentrate and a supply of water;
• a dispensing head for dispensing said supply of juice to any number of cups;
• a chiller, connected between said supply of juice concentrate and said dispensing head, for lowering the temperature of said supply of juice concentrate to a predetermined range of temperature;
• a pressure transducer connected to said dispensing head to provide pressure readings throughout a dispense cycle;
• and
• controller means for
• a) receiving the pressure readings of the concentrate from said pressure transducer during a first dispense cycle,
• b) summing the pressure readings from the first dispense cycle to provide a reference count,
• c) receiving a pressure reading from said pressure transducer during a subsequent dispense cycle to determine a viscosity of the concentrate,
• d) adjusting the reference count to an adjusted count value based upon the viscosity of the concentrate,
• e) receiving the pressure readings of the concentrate from said pressure transducer during the subsequent dispense cycle, and
• f) terminating the flow of concentrate when the summation of the pressure readings of the subsequent dispense cycle equals the adjusted count value;
• and
• a thermally insulated tray having a stackable tray with at least one cavity for receiving a thermally conductive material,
• an insulation plate received within said stackable tray, said insulation plate having holes for receiving the cups, and
• a cover received on the top of said stackable tray to enclose and thermally insulate the group of juice filled cups.

A tray for thermally insulating a group of cups filled with juice from a juice dispenser, comprising:

• a stackable tray with at least one cavity for receiving a temperature conductive material, said stackable tray having a shoulder;
• an insulation plate detachably received within said stackable tray and resting upon just said shoulder, said insulation plate having a pluarity of holes where at least one of said holes receives a cup supported by said insulation plate;
• and
• a cover received on the top of said stackable tray to enclose and thermally insulate the group of cups.

A juice dispenser to provide a known quantity of juice at each dispensing cycle, comprising:

• a supply of juice concentrate;
• a hose;
• a dispensing head connected to said supply of juice concentrate by said hose;
• a pressure transducer connected to one of said hose and said dispensing head to provide pressure readings throughout a dispense cycle;
• and
• controller means for
• a) receiving the pressure readings of the concentrate from said pressure transducer during a first dispense cycle,
• b) summing the pressure readings from the first dispense cycle to provide a reference count,
• c) receiving the pressure readings of the concentrate from said pressure transducer during the subsequent dispense cycle, and
• d) terminating the flow of concentrate when the summation of the pressure readings of the subsequent dispense cycle equals the reference count.