Beverage dispensing apparatus
US5042692A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/0006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a beverage dispensing head wherein a rigid plate is disposed over a mixing fluid valve stem and a plurality of base fluid valve stems. The plate has an opening located over each base fluid valve stem for receiving the associated base fluid valve stem therethrough. The plate has a rigid surface disposed over the mixing fluid valve stem. A mixing fluid button contacts the rigid surface of the plate so that, when the mixing fluid button is depressed, only the mixing fluid is dispensed. A first base fluid button covers the opening in the plate disposed over its associated base fluid valve stem. The first base fluid button also contacts the plate so that, when the button is depressed, the button depresses both the base fluid valve stem and the plate. The plate, in turn, depresses the mixing fluid valve stem. A second base fluid button includes a projection which extends through the opening in the plate without contacting the plate for depressing only its associated base fluid valve stem. A brixing valve used in the beverage dispensing device includes a first housing having a plurality of first tubes attached thereto and having first ends extendin…
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