Modular beverage dispenser
First Claim
1. A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a lower housing for retaining a cooling means therein, the cooling means for cooling a plurality of beverage constituents flowing through a plurality of beverage delivery lines extending through the cooling means from the first ends thereof for connecting to sources of the beverage constituents to second ends thereof,a dispensing tower, the dispensing tower having an outer housing defining a tower interior, and the tower having a lower end and a top end, the tower top end for supporting a plurality of beverage dispensing valves on a valve retaining housing surface thereof, and the tower lower end for securing to the lower housing,a plurality of beverage line segments extending through the tower interior, each beverage line segment having a first end at the valve retaining housing surface for connecting to one of the plurality of beverage dispensing valves and having a second end, and means for providing releasable fluid connecting between the second ends of the beverage line segments and the second ends of the delivery lines.
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Abstract
The present invention shows a beverage dispenser of the type utilizing a tower standing above a counter top surface. A plurality of beverage supply lines are connected to a mounting block secured to a top surface of the counter top. The mounting block includes a plurality of receptacles providing releasable securing of a plurality of beverage line modules thereto. The beverage line modules are retained within the tower and each include an insulation block formed around a pair of beverage lines. The beverage lines terminate on one end thereof with valve receptacle ends for connecting to a plurality of dispensing valves, and on opposite ends with plugs for releasable insertion into the receptacles. The modules can be conformed to provide for beverage dispensers of varying numbers of beverage valves wherein the number of valves is equal to or less than a number of receptacles in the mounting block.
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25 Claims
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1. A beverage dispenser, comprising:
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a lower housing for retaining a cooling means therein, the cooling means for cooling a plurality of beverage constituents flowing through a plurality of beverage delivery lines extending through the cooling means from the first ends thereof for connecting to sources of the beverage constituents to second ends thereof, a dispensing tower, the dispensing tower having an outer housing defining a tower interior, and the tower having a lower end and a top end, the tower top end for supporting a plurality of beverage dispensing valves on a valve retaining housing surface thereof, and the tower lower end for securing to the lower housing, a plurality of beverage line segments extending through the tower interior, each beverage line segment having a first end at the valve retaining housing surface for connecting to one of the plurality of beverage dispensing valves and having a second end, and means for providing releasable fluid connecting between the second ends of the beverage line segments and the second ends of the delivery lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A beverage dispenser, comprising:
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a lower housing for retaining a cooling means therein, the cooling means for cooling a plurality of beverage constituents flowing through a plurality of beverage delivery lines extending through the cooling means, a dispensing tower, the dispensing tower having an outer housing defining a tower interior, and the tower having a lower end and a top end, the tower top end for supporting a plurality of beverage dispensing valves on a valve retaining housing surface thereof, and the tower lower end for securing to the lower housing, a plurality of beverage line modules held within the tower interior, each module comprising a block of insulating material having one or more beverage line segments extending therethrough wherein each beverage line segment has a first end positioned at the valve retaining housing surface for connecting to one of the plurality of beverage dispensing valves and a second end, and beverage line receptacle means secured to the lower housing for providing releasable fluid connecting between the second ends of the beverage line segments and the delivery lines. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A beverage dispenser, comprising:
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a lower housing for retaining a cooling means thereto, the cooling means for cooling a plurality of beverage constituents flowing through a plurality of beverage delivery lines entirely through the cooling means, a dispensing tower, the dispensing tower having an outer housing defining a tower interior, and the tower having a lower end and a top end, the tower top end for supporting a plurality of beverage dispensing valves on a valve retaining housing surface thereof, and the tower lower end for securing to a top end of the lower housing, a plurality of beverage line modules held wig the tower interior, each module comprising a block of insulating material having one or more beverage line segments extending therethrough whereto each beverage line segment has a first end positioned at the valve retaining housing surface for connecting to one of the plurality of beverage dispensing valves and a second end positioned at the tower lower end, and beverage line receptacle means secured to the lower housing top end, the delivery lines fluidly secured to the receptacle means, and the beverage line segments second ends and the receptacle means having connecting means for providing releasable fluid securing therebetween when the tower is secured to the lower housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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