Dispensing station
AssigneeNor-Lake, Incorporated
InventorsRoger J. Bauer, Mark T. Manders, Dennis E. Saathoff
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Abstract
A self-contained juice dispensing station (10) is provided for use with a mixer (190). The station (10) includes a liner (20) having a cavity (21). A plurality of containers holding the liquid concentrate or juice are positioned in the cavity (21) on trays (25). A mixer housing (70) is operatively connected to the liner (20) and has a cavity (77) for positioning a mixer (190). An ice bin is removably connected to the station (10). A plurality of pumps (90-93) are positioned in the station for pumping the liquid, thereby forming a self-contained ice cube/juice/mixer station.
Claims11
A self-contained juice dispensing station for use with a mixer, the station comprising:
- a) a liner having a cavity, the liner adapted and configured to hold a plurality of containers having a liquid, the liner having an open front;
- b) a mixer housing operatively connected to the liner, the housing proximate the open front of the liner and the mixer housing having a cavity for positioning mixer;
- c) an ice bin removably connected to the station;
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- d) a plurality of pumps positioned in the station for pumping liquid from the containers, thereby forming a self-contained ice cube/juice/mixer station.
A self-contained juice dispensing station for use with a mixer, the station comprising:
- a) a liner having a cavity, the liner adapted and configured to hold a plurality of containers having a liquid, the liner having an open front;
- b) a mixer locator operatively connected to the liner, the locator adapted and configured to locate a mixer;
- c) a mixer housing operatively connected to the liner, the housing proximate the open front of the liner and the mixer housing having a cavity for positioning mixer;
- d) an ice bin removably connected to the station;
- e) a plurality of pumps positioned in the station for pumping liquid from the containers, thereby forming a self-contained ice cube/juice/mixer station;
- f) a plurality of quick connect/disconnect values are adapted and configured to be connected to the containers;
- g) the pumps being downstream of the quick connect/disconnect values;
- h) gas supply lines operatively connected to the pumps to power the pumps;
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- i) solenoids operatively connected downstream to the pumps to control flow of the liquid from the containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.