Reservoirs for bottled liquid dispensers
US7299948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D3/0038
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermally-insulated reservoir 9 for a dispenser in which liquid is supplied from a bottle to a discharge outlet via a reservoir, has an inner wall 23 and an outer wall 24 defining a sealed and evacuated heat-insulating cavity 30 at least partially surrounding a liquid space 22. In one application of the invention the reservoir takes the form of a cooling vessel with the thermal means provided by a cooling coil 26. The invention may also be applied to reservoirs which form a hot tank with the thermal means provided by an electrical heating element.
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