Beverage dispenser
US6763676B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/0006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a beverage dispenser 10 that can be assembled virtually entirely by hand without the need for hand or power tools. Exterior cladding panels 14, 50, 52, 54 and 70 thereof provide for interlocking assembly. A new ice bank evaporator structure 46, baffle 28 and method of ice bank control are also shown. In addition, dispenser 10 includes a merchandising cover 100 that permits for quick low cost conversion from an opaque display to one utilizing a back-lit transparency 120. Dispenser 10 further includes a molded plastic box 146 releasably securable to the base panel 14 thereof for retaining syrup pumps 134 therein for permitting quick access thereto.
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