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Beverage vending machine

US4649809A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1985
Grant dateMar 17, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/07
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A beverage dispensing machine includes a hot beverage serving element and cold beverage serving element for selective use. The cold beverage serving element comprises a carbonated beverage producing device and non-carbonated beverage producing device, the non-carbonated beverage being produced from hot beverage. The hot beverage serving element is provided with two discharge ducts for conducting the brewed beverages and one of the ducts passes through a cooled water tank for cooling the hot beverage to be served as a cold drink.

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