Drip tray and base assembly for a beverage dispensing urn

A drip tray and base assembly for engaging an urn housing of a beverage dispensing urn comprising:

• a base for supporting the urn housing thereon in spaced apart relation to a support surface, the base including a face plate, the faceplate having a face plate cutout, the face plate cutout having face plate cutout walls;
• a drip tray, the drip tray having a perimeter portion, a facing wall, and a ribbed, grate-like top surface, the drip tray having a floor and a drain extension extending from the facing wall;
• and
• a coupling member configured to removably, toollessly engage the face plate cutout walls and the drain extension of the drip tray, the coupling member having walls defining a drain channel, said drain channel having a near and a removed end, the walls defining the drain channel for snug, fluid tight, toolless coupling with the drain extension of the drip tray in male/female or telescopic relation, the drain channel having exterior walls at a removed end thereof, the exterior walls dimensioned for snug receipt into an end of a drain line;
• wherein the face plate and drip tray facing wall are substantially vertical
• and the drain extension extends from the vertical facing wall in a substantially horizontal direction
• wherein the base includes side walls spaced laterally from the face plate and a top wall, the side walls and the top wall having a contiguous rim;
• wherein the faceplate is recessed with respect to the rim;
• wherein the base and the drip tray have walls configured to releasably couple the drip tray to the base, such that in a coupled state with both the drip tray and base on a support surface compressive and lateral forces are resisted but tension forces of separation are not resisted;
• wherein the coupling member includes a face wall, a groove dimensioned to engage with the faceplate cutout walls;
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• wherein the drip tray has a floor, the floor inclined to direct fluid to the drain extension thereof.

A drip tray and base assembly for a beverage dispensing apparatus, the drip tray and base assembly comprising:

• a base for supporting an urn;
• a drip tray having an upper grill-like surface, side walls, and a floor;
• wherein at least one of the side walls is configured with a drain extension;
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• a coupling member with walls adapted to removably couple with the base, and to removably and fluid sealingly couple with the drip tray drain extension and a drain line.