Method of and apparatus for dispensing beverage into a tilted receptacle with automatic level responsive shut off
US4974643A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/124
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage dispenser has a housing, a dispenser head with an electrically conductive combination beverage receptacle actuator lever and dispensed beverage level probe, a control circuit connected to the probe and to a start switch actuatable by the probe and to a solenoid for a beverage valve, and a drip tray and receptacle support wherein the receptacle support is tilted rearward toward the probe to support a tilted receptacle against the probe and keep the lowest part of a tilted receptacle rim against the probe; an improved probe assembly has dielectric journal piece isolating the probe from a body of the dispensing head, and a heater element is provided for the probe and either continuously or intermittently heats the probe to keep it insect free and sanitary.
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