Beverage dispensing station
US4577782A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage dispensing station has a chassis mounted on a panel of a dispensing machine, a dispensing head on the chassis, dispensing actuators mounted on the panel, selector buttons mounted to the panel and pivotally suspended on a horizontal axis hinge with there being one button for each actuator, a bracket on the chassis which has a ledge for restraining the buttons and a flange for flow controls and a clamp for beverage lines, and a cover removably mounted to the chassis; the cover is removable for access to the flow controls and the bracket is forwardly deflectable for releasing the buttons and enabling removal of valve elements from the preferred actuator which is a pneumatic valve.
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