Comestible fluid dispenser apparatus and method

A fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid from a fluid container having a container opening, the fluid dispenser comprising:

• a housing having
• an interior area, and
• a door for access to the interior area;
• a draw tube in the housing;
• a fluid pump coupled to the draw tube;
• a rack and pinion set in the housing, the rack and pinion set coupled to the housing and to the draw tube;
• and
• a motor coupled to the rack and pinion set, the motor drivable to move the draw tube independently of and with respect to the housing between a position inserted within the fluid container and a position withdrawn from the fluid container.

A method of dispensing fluid from a fluid container, comprising:

• providing a motor coupled to a rack and pinion set;
• providing a fluid pump in fluid communication with a draw tube coupled to the rack and pinion set;
• driving the rack and pinion set with the motor to insert the draw tube into the fluid container:
• pumping fluid from the fluid container through the draw tube with the pump;
• storing fluid pumped from the fluid container in a reservoir in fluid communication with the pump;
• pumping fluid from the reservoir to a dispensing outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir;
• and
• dispensing fluid from the dispensing outlet.

A method of dispensing fluid from a fluid container, comprising:

• placing a fluid container in a housing;
• driving a rack and pinion set in the housing with a motor, the rack and pinion set coupled to the housing and to a draw tube in the housing;
• moving the draw tube independently of the housing from a retracted position with respect to the fluid container to an extended position inside the fluid container by driving the rack and pinion set;
• inserting the draw tube into the fluid container by driving the rack and pinion set;
• pumping fluid from the fluid container through the draw tube;
• and
• dispensing pumped fluid from a dispenser outlet.