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Beverage dispensing station

US4577782A · kind A · utility

87Cited by
7References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1983
Grant dateMar 25, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 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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