Versatile interconnection scheme for beverage quality and control sensors

A beverage sensor electrical interconnection system comprising:

• a sensor in a beverage dispensing apparatus;
• a base plate adapted to matably engage the beverage dispensing apparatus;
• a first conductor member disposed on the base plate;
• a second conductor member disposed on the beverage dispensing apparatus such that as the beverage dispensing apparatus is matably engaged with the base plate, the first and second conductor contact one another;
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• a unitary lead encased within a surface of said beverage dispensing apparatus and coupling the second conductor member to said sensor.

A method of electrically interconnecting a sensor in a beverage dispensing apparatus to a sensor control system contained within a separate unit concurrent with attachment of said beverage dispensing apparatus to said separate unit, comprising the steps of:

• providing locking members disposed on said beverage dispensing apparatus;
• providing a base plate on said separate unit having receptacles adapted to matably engage and align the beverage dispensing apparatus;
• providing a plurality of base plate conductor members, disposed on the lower surface of said base plate and electrically coupled to said sensor control system;
• providing a plurality of dispenser apparatus unitary conductor members, electrically coupled to said sensor and disposed on an upper surface of said beverage dispensing apparatus such that as said beverage dispensing apparatus is matably engaged with said base plate the base plate conductor members and the dispenser apparatus unitary conductor members are brought into alignment and communicative contact;
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• engaging said beverage dispensing apparatus with base plate.