Beverage dispensing machine and cabinet therefor
US4174872A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/00031
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A beverage dispensing machine has an exterior cabinet and a beverage preparation and dispensing apparatus mounted within the cabinet; the cabinet has a base having a bottom, short side and rear panels of the same height, a cantilevered tall side panel and a structural cross member connecting the top of the short side panel to the tall side panel; a lockable cabinet door of the same height as the tall side panel is pivotally hinged to the tall side panel; a removable cabinet top cap is removably mounted on top of the base and has a top panel, tall and short side panels which are atop of the short and tall base side panels respectively, a front faceplate above the cabinet door and cup dispenser tubes projecting through the face plate; fasteners inside of the cabinet normally secure the top cap to the base and the fasteners are accessible when the door is opened for releasing the top cap from the base; the beverage dispensing apparatus is a module mounted to the cross member and is above the level of the base short side and rear panels and when the top cap is removed, the dispensing apparatus is directly accessible from the front, rear, side and top for service and/or replacement.
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