Post mix dispenser
US4856676A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/4259
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A post mix dispenser having a refrigerated cabinet at the top which houses separate containers for different juice concentrates. The machine mixes potable water with the concentrate on demand. The potable water is cooled in an ice bath at the rear of the cabinet, in the same refrigeration system which cools the ice bath provides a source for cooling air circulated in the cabinet about the concentrate containers. The concentrate containers each are of rigid box member construction having supported therein a liquid-type bag member with an outlet member. The containers are coupled to a beverage discharge assembly by a concentrate pump and a concentrate control valve that provides for quick-disconnect operation.
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