Beverage dispensing system
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsJoseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, John P. Kalinowsky, Roberto WaChong Castro
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Abstract
The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for dispensing a number of beverages. The beverage dispensing system may include a housing, a pouch with one of the beverages therein, the pouch including a first pouch end and a second pouch end, and a beverage basket removably positionable within the housing. The beverage basket may include a pouch clip for the first pouch end and a slanted floor for the second pouch end such that the pouch may be positioned substantially vertically therein for good evacuation of the beverage from the pouch.
Claims17
A beverage dispensing system for dispensing a number of beverages, comprising:
- a housing comprising an interior product space and a dispensing area disposed below the interior product space;
- a ledge disposed within the housing between the interior product space and the dispensing area;
- a removable product shelf positionable about the ledge, wherein the removable product shelf separates the interior product space from the dispensing area, and wherein the removable product shelf comprises a basket guide formed thereon and a drainage tube extending therethrough;
- a pouch with one of the beverages therein;
- the pouch comprising a first pouch end and a second pouch end;
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- a beverage basket removably positionable on the basket guide of the removable product shelf within the interior product space of the housing;
- the beverage basket comprising a pouch clip for the first pouch end and a slanted floor for the second pouch end such that the pouch may be positioned substantially vertically therein for good evacuation of the beverage from the pouch, wherein the beverage basket comprises one or more walls extending beyond a bottom of the slanted floor such that the beverage basket stands thereon without tipping when the pouch is positioned therein.
A method of dispensing a beverage from a pouch, comprising:
- chilling the pouch with the beverage therein in a refrigerator;
- attaching a first end of the pouch to a beverage basket by a pouch clip;
- positioning a second end of the pouch about a slanted floor of the beverage basket, wherein the beverage basket comprises one or more walls extending beyond a bottom of the slanted floor such that the beverage basket stands thereon without tipping when the pouch is positioned therein;
- positioning a removable product shelf about a ledge within an insulated housing, wherein the removable product shelf separates an interior product space and from a dispensing area, and wherein the removable product shelf comprises a basket guide formed thereon and a drainage tube extending therethrough;
- positioning the beverage basket on the basket guide of the removable product shelf within the interior product space of the insulated housing;
- attaching the pouch to a dispensing mechanism;
- dispensing a portion of the beverage from the pouch;
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- returning the beverage basket, the pouch, and any remaining beverage to the refrigerator.
A beverage dispensing system for dispensing a number of beverages, comprising:
- an insulated housing comprising an interior product space and a dispensing area disposed below the interior product space;
- a ledge disposed within the housing between the interior product space and the dispensing area;
- a removable product shelf positionable about the ledge, wherein the removable product shelf separates the interior product space from the dispensing area, and wherein the removable product shelf comprises a basket guide formed thereon and a drainage tube extending therethrough;
- a flexible pouch with one of the beverages therein;
- the pouch comprising a first pouch end and a second pouch end;
- a beverage basket removably positionable on the basket guide of the removable product shelf within the interior product space of the housing;
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- a dispensing mechanism attachable to the pouch;
- the beverage basket comprising a pouch clip for the first pouch end and a slanted floor for the second pouch end such that the pouch may be positioned substantially vertically therein and attached to the dispensing mechanism for good evacuation of the beverage from the pouch, wherein the beverage basket comprises one or more walls extending beyond a bottom of the slanted floor such that the beverage basket stands thereon without tipping when the pouch is positioned therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.