Juice beverage dispenser
First Claim
1. A juice beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a source of juice concentrate;
a source of water;
a fixed ratio pump connected to said source of juice concentrate and water and producing outputs of juice concentrate and water in a set ratio characteristic of said pump;
mixing means connected to said outputs for receiving said juice concentrate and water and blending the same into a juice beverage; and
augmentation supply means interposed between one of said sources of juice and water and said mixing means for altering a ratio of juice concentrate and water in said juice beverage from said set ratio.
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Abstract
A juice beverage dispenser employs a fixed ratio pump interposed between a source of juice concentrate and a source of water. The water drives the pump such that the water and juice concentrate outputs from the pump are presented in a fixed ratio independent of water pressure or juice concentrate viscosity. The outputs from the pump are passed to a check valve/premixer which blends the water and juice concentrate into a premixed blend for passage to a final mixer. A bypass line interconnects the source of water and the final mixer and has therein a metering valve with an adjustable orifice. By adjusting the orifice of the metering valve, the final ratio of juice concentrate and water in the final juice beverage may be established.
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19 Claims
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1. A juice beverage dispenser, comprising:
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a source of juice concentrate; a source of water; a fixed ratio pump connected to said source of juice concentrate and water and producing outputs of juice concentrate and water in a set ratio characteristic of said pump; mixing means connected to said outputs for receiving said juice concentrate and water and blending the same into a juice beverage; and augmentation supply means interposed between one of said sources of juice and water and said mixing means for altering a ratio of juice concentrate and water in said juice beverage from said set ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A juice beverage dispenser, comprising:
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a source of juice concentrate; a source of water; a fixed ratio pump connected to said sources and having outputs of water and juice concentrate presented in a fixed ratio; a premixer receiving and blending said outputs of water and juice concentrate into a premixed juice beverage; a final mixer connected to said premixer and receiving said premixed juice beverage; and a conduit interconnected to one of said sources of juice and water with said final mixer, said conduit having a metering valve therein. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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