Portable beverage dispenser

An apparatus for a liquid beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a) an upper housing, defined by a top, a pair of sides, a front end a and a back end;
• b) a lower housing, defined by a bottom, a pair of sides, a front end and a back end;
• c) a plurality of beverage containers circular in cross section for holding liquid, each beverage container having a neck with an opening threaded on the outside thereof and the neck of each said beverage container extending into said lower housing;
• d) means for attaching said upper housing to said lower housing;
• e) a foam core contained in said upper housing and said lower housing, said foam core having a plurality of cavities therein for receiving said plurality of beverage containers, each of said cavities in both said upper and lower housings being substantially the same size and shape of said beverage containers whereby said beverage containers are closely secured over the whole length of each of said containers within said cavities of said foam core for providing insulation of said beverage containers, said lower housing having internally threaded sockets to receive the threaded necks of said containers;
• f) a reservoir disposed in said lower housing, said reservoir fluidly communicating with the open necks of said beverage containers and hermetically sealed when said beverage containers are attached;
• g) means comprising a spigot at one end of said reservoir forming an outlet whereby liquid from all of said beverage containers can be removed from said reservoir;
• h) a carrying handle both on said top of said upper housing and said front end of said upper housing thereby allowing said apparatus to be readily removed from a shelf and lifted for carrying;
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• i) means comprising an integral one-way valve communicating with said reservoir allowing said reservoir to be pressurized when said beverage containers are attached and venting said reservoir when liquid is drawn off through said spigot.