US3327902A - Chilled beverage dispensing system - Google Patents

Chilled beverage dispensing system Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3327902A
US3327902A US501644A US50164465A US3327902A US 3327902 A US3327902 A US 3327902A US 501644 A US501644 A US 501644A US 50164465 A US50164465 A US 50164465A US 3327902 A US3327902 A US 3327902A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
ice
lid
beverage
taps
container
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US501644A
Inventor
Alterwitz Melvin
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US501644A priority Critical patent/US3327902A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3327902A publication Critical patent/US3327902A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/06Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters

Definitions

  • the present invention relates generally to a beverage dispensing system. More particularly, it relates to the adaptation of a chilled beverage dispensing system either to a home bar or to a portable picnic ice chest.
  • chilled beverages are customarily served.
  • a container such as an ice chest, filled '"with ice.
  • the problem of suitably chilling beverages dispensed from bulk containers can be a particularly difiicult one when out of doors.
  • ice in some form has to be used either to cool the-bulk containers or to cool the beverage as it is drawn from the bulk container and dispensed through beverage taps. While it is generally much preferred to be able to dispense chilled beverages from bulk containers, dispensing apparatus which is sufficiently portable and convenient to use is not readily available.
  • An additional object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character which is readily implemented with means for chilling the beverage to be dispensed.
  • Another object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character for dispensing plural kinds of beverages from diiferent bulk containers.
  • Still another object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character in which the beverage taps are mounted to swing into position for dispensing from a position of protective concealment.
  • Yet another object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character which is compact, inexpensive, and simplified in design.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a beverage dispensing system constructed according to my invention and adapted to a home bar;
  • FIGURE 2 is a partial vertical sectional view showing the lid of the home bar of FIGURE 1 in the closed position
  • FIGURE 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the drip tray shown in FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of my invention adapted to a portable picnic ice chest.
  • FIGURE 5 is a vertical sectional view showing the lid of the ice chest of FIGURE 4 in the closed position.
  • FIGURE 1 The adaptation of my invention to a home bar, generally indicated at 10, is shown in FIGURE 1.
  • the home bar 10 may be adapted with wheels (not shown) to facilitate moving it about a room or from room to room as desired. It can be readily provided with various wood finishes and thus becomes an article of furniture suitable for homes, apartments, ofiices, etc.
  • the home bar 10 is constructed having side walls 12, 14, a back wall 16, and a floor 18. Front doors 20 and 22, hinged to side walls 12 and 14, provide access to an enclosure 24 formed by walls 12, 14, and 16.
  • the upper section of the home bar 10 below the very top is constructed as a counter 25 having a flat working surface 26. Between the counter 25 and side wall 14 a recess 28 is provided to accommodate glassware. A recess 30 between the counter 25 and the back wall 16 may accommodate an assortment of bottled spirits. Adjacent the working surface 26, the counter 25 is cut out to receive a stainless steel basin 32 which, as will be described in connection with FIGURE 3, is filled with ice for the purpose of chilling beverages as dispensed.
  • the counter 25 is closed off by an L-shaped lid 34 which is hinged to a top portion 36 secured to the upper edges of the side walls 12, 14 and back wall 16.
  • Brackets 38 and 40 fashioned at their ends to the side walls 12, 14 and to the underside of the lid 34, releasably lock the lid in a generally upright position as shown in FIGURE 1.
  • Handles 42 secured to the front portion of the lid 34 facilitate manipulation of the lid.
  • beverage taps 44 are mounted to the undersurface of the top portion of the lid 34.
  • the taps 44 are automatically properly oriented to dispense beverages.
  • the taps 44 are fully concealed.
  • the taps 44 are mounted to the lid 34 at positions vertically above the basin 32 such that when the lid is closed the taps drop into the basin. This provides for a considerable saving in space, thus lending to a more compact construction.
  • the taps 44 are mounted by a bracket 46 which is, in turn, secured to the undersurface of the lid 34.
  • Lines 48 leading to the taps 44 pass through holes 49 in the bracket 48 and slide freely through holes 50 in a vertical partition member 52.
  • Partition member 52 is secured between the top portion 36 and the counter 25.
  • the lines 48 continue downwardly to where they are connected to the outlets of a cold plate 54 disposed in the bottom of the basin 32.
  • the cold plate 54 is of conventional construction such as manufactured by caulking 38 to prevent water from running under the cold plate.
  • pressurized bul-k beverage containers 60 are disposed in the enclosure 24.
  • the containers 60 may contain different types of beverages to be separately dispensed from the several taps 44.
  • Lines 62 from each of the containers 60 convey the beverage to the inlets of the cold plate 54.
  • Conduits (not shown) connecting corresponding inlets and outlets are arranged in tortuous paths within the cold plate 54 to bring the beverages conveyed therethrough into optimum heat transfer relationship with the ice (not shown) in the basin 32 for adequate cooling.
  • the containers may be self-pressurized or pressurized from an external source, not shown.
  • a drip tray 64 is detachably mounted to the lower front of the bracket 46 beneath the taps 44.
  • a pair of projections 66 extending from the lower front corners of the bracket 46 are fitted with conventional bullet catches 68.
  • the drip tray 64 is detachably mounted in place between the projections 66 with the bullet catches 68 projecting into holes 70 drilled in the upper corners of the drip tray.
  • the bullet catches 68 depress against springs (not shown) to provide clearance between the projections 66 for attachment and detachment of the drip tray 64.
  • a grate 72 is placed in the bottom of the drip tray 64 to space glasses from the bottom of the drip tray while being filled from the taps 44.
  • a tube 74 having one end fitted about a hole 75 drilled in the bottom of the drip tray 64 carries away spillage.
  • the other end of the tube 74 extends through a hole 76 drilled through the cold plate 54 and the bottom of the basin 32.
  • This end of the tube 74 is anchored in a fitting 77 engaged in the bottom of the hole 76.
  • Another tube 78 with one end applied over the fitting 77 carries the spillage from the drip tray 64 to a container (not shown) placed in the enclosure 24.
  • the hole 76 is made somewhat larger than the tube 75 which extends therethrough such that ice water from the melting ice in the basin 32 may be also carried off by the tube 78.
  • the cold plate 54 is propped up at one end by a shim 79 (FIGURE 2) so that the ice water will readily drain through hole 76.
  • the beverage taps are mounted to the underside of a closure lid 80 for a picnic ice chest 82.
  • the cold plate 54 is placed in the bottom of the ice chest 82.
  • Lines 48 connect the individual taps 44 to the outlets 81 of the cold plate.
  • Lines 62 connect the pressurized beverage containers 60 to the inlets 83 of the cold plate 54.
  • the ice chest is filled with ice (not shown) to chill the beverages drawn from the containers 60 and dispensed from the taps 44.
  • Brackets 38 and 40 releasably lock the lid 80 in the upright position when the taps 44 are in use.
  • the ice chest 82 may be of conventional construction having an outer metallic shell 86 and preformed inserts 88 of insulating material in the lid and body.
  • the bracket 46 for mounting the taps 44 to the underside of the lid 86 is formed with flanged inner edges 90 embedded in the lid insert 88.
  • the lines 62 may be passed through a side wall of the ice chest 82 rather than over the top of the side walls as shown in FIGURE 4. When the lid is closed, the lines 62 are disconnected from the containers 60 and carried inside the ice chest. If the containers 60 are not too large they may also be placed inside the ice chest 82 for transport to and from the location of use.
  • a system for dispensing a beverage from a bulk container comprising, in combination:
  • said closure member is a lid for said ice chest
  • said taps being mounted to the underside of said lid and fully received within the interior of said ice chest when said lid is closed.
  • the apparatus for dispensing beverages from a bulk container comprising, in combination:

Description

June 27, 1967 M. ALT E'RWlTZ CHILLED BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed 001;. 22, 1965 2 Rb m fl/d m N E N c w m W k I. .m a U B [I e N 4 m United States Patent 3,327,902 CHILLED BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM Melvin Alterwitz, 18 Hollow Oak Lane, Stamford, Conn. 06905 Filed Oct. 22, 1965, Ser. No. 501,644 12 Claims. (Cl. 222-108) The present invention relates generally to a beverage dispensing system. More particularly, it relates to the adaptation of a chilled beverage dispensing system either to a home bar or to a portable picnic ice chest.
In recent years it has become increasingly popular to serve chilled beverages dispensed from bulk containers or tanks in the home as well as out of doors. This has proven to be a more economical as well as practical way in which to serve a large number of chilled beverage drinks, as it obviates the need for purchasing, handling and chilling large numbers of small bottle or can containers. Moreover, there is a degree of added charm in dispensing chilled beverages in the same manner as do commercial establishments.
Some people have gone to the great expense to have a built-in bar put in their homes. Very few, however, have gone to the considerably additional expense to incorporate in their home bars a system for dispensing chilled beverages from bulk containers, such as beer kegs, etc. Typically, these home bar setups require a considerable amount of space and thus require a reasonably large room to accommodate it.
Quite obviously, those living in leased quarters would not undertake the construction of such a home .bar setup knowing that once they moved. out they would either have to dismantle it or leave it behind.
For outdoor gatherings, such as picnics, chilled beverages are customarily served. Typically, in order to chill the beverages to a suitable temperature for drinking, a plurality of small beverage containers are placed in a container, such as an ice chest, filled '"with ice. The problem of suitably chilling beverages dispensed from bulk containers can be a particularly difiicult one when out of doors. Quite obviously, ice in some form has to be used either to cool the-bulk containers or to cool the beverage as it is drawn from the bulk container and dispensed through beverage taps. While it is generally much preferred to be able to dispense chilled beverages from bulk containers, dispensing apparatus which is sufficiently portable and convenient to use is not readily available.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable chilled beverage dispensing system.
An additional object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character which is readily implemented with means for chilling the beverage to be dispensed.
Another object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character for dispensing plural kinds of beverages from diiferent bulk containers.
Still another object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character in which the beverage taps are mounted to swing into position for dispensing from a position of protective concealment.
Yet another object is to provide a chilled beverage dispensing system of the above character which is compact, inexpensive, and simplified in design.
Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.
The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constructions hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following ice detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a beverage dispensing system constructed according to my invention and adapted to a home bar;
FIGURE 2 is a partial vertical sectional view showing the lid of the home bar of FIGURE 1 in the closed position;
FIGURE 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the drip tray shown in FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of my invention adapted to a portable picnic ice chest; and
FIGURE 5 is a vertical sectional view showing the lid of the ice chest of FIGURE 4 in the closed position.
Corresponding reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
The adaptation of my invention to a home bar, generally indicated at 10, is shown in FIGURE 1. The home bar 10 may be adapted with wheels (not shown) to facilitate moving it about a room or from room to room as desired. It can be readily provided with various wood finishes and thus becomes an article of furniture suitable for homes, apartments, ofiices, etc. The home bar 10 is constructed having side walls 12, 14, a back wall 16, and a floor 18. Front doors 20 and 22, hinged to side walls 12 and 14, provide access to an enclosure 24 formed by walls 12, 14, and 16.
The upper section of the home bar 10 below the very top is constructed as a counter 25 having a flat working surface 26. Between the counter 25 and side wall 14 a recess 28 is provided to accommodate glassware. A recess 30 between the counter 25 and the back wall 16 may accommodate an assortment of bottled spirits. Adjacent the working surface 26, the counter 25 is cut out to receive a stainless steel basin 32 which, as will be described in connection with FIGURE 3, is filled with ice for the purpose of chilling beverages as dispensed.
The counter 25 is closed off by an L-shaped lid 34 which is hinged to a top portion 36 secured to the upper edges of the side walls 12, 14 and back wall 16. Brackets 38 and 40, fashioned at their ends to the side walls 12, 14 and to the underside of the lid 34, releasably lock the lid in a generally upright position as shown in FIGURE 1. Handles 42 secured to the front portion of the lid 34 facilitate manipulation of the lid.
According to an important feature of my invention, beverage taps 44 are mounted to the undersurface of the top portion of the lid 34. Thus, when the lid 34 is locked in the upright position as seen in FIGURE 1, the taps 44 are automatically properly oriented to dispense beverages. When the lid 34 is closed, as seen in FIGURE 2, the taps 44 are fully concealed. The taps 44 are mounted to the lid 34 at positions vertically above the basin 32 such that when the lid is closed the taps drop into the basin. This provides for a considerable saving in space, thus lending to a more compact construction.
As best seen in FIGURE 2, the taps 44 are mounted by a bracket 46 which is, in turn, secured to the undersurface of the lid 34. Lines 48 leading to the taps 44 pass through holes 49 in the bracket 48 and slide freely through holes 50 in a vertical partition member 52. Partition member 52 is secured between the top portion 36 and the counter 25. The lines 48 continue downwardly to where they are connected to the outlets of a cold plate 54 disposed in the bottom of the basin 32. The cold plate 54 is of conventional construction such as manufactured by caulking 38 to prevent water from running under the cold plate.
Referring to FIGURE 1, pressurized bul-k beverage containers 60 are disposed in the enclosure 24. The containers 60 may contain different types of beverages to be separately dispensed from the several taps 44. Lines 62 from each of the containers 60 convey the beverage to the inlets of the cold plate 54. Conduits (not shown) connecting corresponding inlets and outlets are arranged in tortuous paths within the cold plate 54 to bring the beverages conveyed therethrough into optimum heat transfer relationship with the ice (not shown) in the basin 32 for adequate cooling. To force the beverages from the containers 60 through lines 62, the cold plate 34, lines 48 and out the respective taps 44, the containers may be self-pressurized or pressurized from an external source, not shown.
A drip tray 64, seen in FIGURES 1 and 3, is detachably mounted to the lower front of the bracket 46 beneath the taps 44. A pair of projections 66 extending from the lower front corners of the bracket 46 are fitted with conventional bullet catches 68. The drip tray 64 is detachably mounted in place between the projections 66 with the bullet catches 68 projecting into holes 70 drilled in the upper corners of the drip tray. The bullet catches 68 depress against springs (not shown) to provide clearance between the projections 66 for attachment and detachment of the drip tray 64. Once the drip tray 64 is attached, its back engages the lower front portion of the bracket 46 so as to maintain it in a substantially horizontal orientation. When the lid 34 is closed, the drip tray 64 swings upwardly about bullet catches 68 to the position shown in FIGURE 2.
As best seen in FIGURE 3, a grate 72 is placed in the bottom of the drip tray 64 to space glasses from the bottom of the drip tray while being filled from the taps 44. A tube 74 having one end fitted about a hole 75 drilled in the bottom of the drip tray 64 carries away spillage. The other end of the tube 74, as best seen in FIGURE 2, extends through a hole 76 drilled through the cold plate 54 and the bottom of the basin 32. This end of the tube 74 is anchored in a fitting 77 engaged in the bottom of the hole 76. Another tube 78 with one end applied over the fitting 77 carries the spillage from the drip tray 64 to a container (not shown) placed in the enclosure 24. The hole 76 is made somewhat larger than the tube 75 which extends therethrough such that ice water from the melting ice in the basin 32 may be also carried off by the tube 78. To facilitate the disposal of ice water, the cold plate 54 is propped up at one end by a shim 79 (FIGURE 2) so that the ice water will readily drain through hole 76.
In the embodiment of my invention disclosed in FIG- URES 4 and 5, the beverage taps are mounted to the underside of a closure lid 80 for a picnic ice chest 82. The cold plate 54 is placed in the bottom of the ice chest 82. Lines 48 connect the individual taps 44 to the outlets 81 of the cold plate. Lines 62 connect the pressurized beverage containers 60 to the inlets 83 of the cold plate 54. The ice chest is filled with ice (not shown) to chill the beverages drawn from the containers 60 and dispensed from the taps 44. Brackets 38 and 40 releasably lock the lid 80 in the upright position when the taps 44 are in use.
As seen in FIGURE 5, when the lid 80 is swung downwardly about hinges 84 to close the ice chest 82, the taps are concealed within and are protected during transport.
The ice chest 82 may be of conventional construction having an outer metallic shell 86 and preformed inserts 88 of insulating material in the lid and body. The bracket 46 for mounting the taps 44 to the underside of the lid 86 is formed with flanged inner edges 90 embedded in the lid insert 88.
It will be appreciated that the lines 62 may be passed through a side wall of the ice chest 82 rather than over the top of the side walls as shown in FIGURE 4. When the lid is closed, the lines 62 are disconnected from the containers 60 and carried inside the ice chest. If the containers 60 are not too large they may also be placed inside the ice chest 82 for transport to and from the location of use.
The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constructions hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. A system for dispensing a beverage from a bulk container, said system comprising, in combination:
(A) a container for holding a quantity of ice;
(B) a heat exchanger disposed in said ice container in contact with said ice;
(C) a closure member (I) mounted for movement between an open position and a closed position covering the opening of said ice container;
(D) a beverage dispensing tap mounted on the inner side of said closure member and movable therewith, said tap (1) being disposed in beverage dispensing position when said closure member is in said open position, and
(2) received in the opening of said ice container when said closure member is in said closed position; and
(E) conduits for conveying the beverage from the bulk container through said heat exchanger to be chilled and then to said tap for dispensing.
2. The system defined in claim 1 wherein there are plural taps mounted to the inner side of said closure member and plural conduits for conveying beverages from plural bulk containers through said heat exchanger and to said plural taps.
3. The system defined in claim 2 wherein said closure member assumes a substantially upright position when open and a substantially horizontal position when closed.
4. The system defined in claim 3 which further includes (F) bracket means for releasably retaining said closure member in said substantially upright open position.
5. The system defined in claim 4 wherein (1) said container is an insulated portable ice chest,
and
(2) said closure member is a lid for said ice chest,
(3) said taps being mounted to the underside of said lid and fully received within the interior of said ice chest when said lid is closed.
6. The apparatus for dispensing beverages from a bulk container, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
(A) a cabinet;
(B) a counter mounted in said cabinet below the top thereof;
(C) a lid hinged to said cabinet, said lid (1) being swingable between a generally upright open position and a generally horizontal closed position concealing said counter;
(D) a basin recessed in said counter; said basin (1) adapted to hold a quantity of ice;
(E) a heat exchanger disposed in the bottom of said basin in contact with said ice; and
(F) a beverage dispensing tap mounted to the underside of said lid and movable therewith, said tap 1) being automatically disposed in dispensing position when said lid is in said open position, and
(2) at least partially received in said basin when said lid is in said closed position; and
(G) conduits for conveying a beverage from the bulk container disposed in said cabinet beneath said counter through said heat exchanger to be chilled and then to said tap for dispensing.
7. The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein there are plural taps mounted to the underside of said lid, and plural conduits for conveying various kinds of beverages from plural bulk containers disposed in said cabinet below said counter through said heat exchanger and then to said plural taps.
8. The apparatus defined in claim 7 which further includes (H) bracket means for releasably locking said lid in said generally upright open position.
9. The apparatus defined in claim 8 which further includes (I) second bracket means for mounting said taps to the underside of said lid;
(J) a drip tray detachably pivotally mounted to said second bracket means beneath said taps; and
(K) a tube communicating with a drain hole formed in the bottom of said drip tray so as to convey away spillage accumulated in said drip tray.
10. The apparatus defined in claim 9 which further includes (L) means forming a second drain hole through said heat exchanger and the bottom of said basin, said second drain hole accommodating the lower end of said tube; and
(M) a second tube communicating with said second drain hole so as to convey away spillage accumulated in said drip tray and ice water accumulated in said basin.
11. The apparatus defined in claim 10 wherein the gaps between the edges of said heat exchanger and the sides of said basin are filled with caulking.
12. The apparatus defined in claim 11 wherein said heat exchanger is inclined, as disposed in the bottom of said basin whereby to facilitate drainage of ice water through said second drain hole.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,772,111 8/1930 Rice 222-146 3,180,529 4/1965 Bufiington 222-146 3,195,779 7/1965 Nicko 222-146 ROBERT E. REEVES, Primary Examiner.
HADD s. LANE, Examiner.

Claims (1)

1. A SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE FROM A BULK CONTAINER, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) A CONTAINER FOR HOLDING A QUANTITY OF ICE; (B) A HEAT EXCHANGER DISPOSED IN SAID ICE CONTAINER IN CONTACT WITH SAID ICE; (C) A CLOSURE MEMBER (1) MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN AN OPEN POSITION AND A CLOSED POSITION COVERING THE OPENING OF SAID ICE CONTAINER; (D) A BEVERAGE DISPENSING TAP MOUNTED ON THE INNER SIDE OF SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AND MOVABLE THEREWITH, SAID TAP (1) BEING DISPOSED IN BEVERAGE DISPENSING POSITION WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN SAID OPEN POSITION, AND (2) RECEIVED IN THE OPENING OF SAID ICE CONTAINER WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN SAID CLOSED POSITION; AND (E) CONDUITS FOR CONVEYING THE BEVERAGE FROM THE BULK CONTAINER THROUGH SAID HEAT EXCHANGER TO BE CHILLED AND THEN TO SAID TAP FOR DISPENSING.
US501644A 1965-10-22 1965-10-22 Chilled beverage dispensing system Expired - Lifetime US3327902A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US501644A US3327902A (en) 1965-10-22 1965-10-22 Chilled beverage dispensing system

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US501644A US3327902A (en) 1965-10-22 1965-10-22 Chilled beverage dispensing system

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3327902A true US3327902A (en) 1967-06-27

Family

ID=23994433

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US501644A Expired - Lifetime US3327902A (en) 1965-10-22 1965-10-22 Chilled beverage dispensing system

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3327902A (en)

Cited By (36)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3677173A (en) * 1970-08-03 1972-07-18 William A Fogle Jr Steamer and soda-dispensing system
US4174872A (en) * 1978-04-10 1979-11-20 The Cornelius Company Beverage dispensing machine and cabinet therefor
US4254896A (en) * 1978-07-03 1981-03-10 King-Seeley Thermos Co. Ice dispensing machine having an agitator and a fixed deflector
DE3721262A1 (en) * 1986-08-30 1988-03-10 Eckhard Waehning Transportable bar for dispensing beer
US4782667A (en) * 1987-01-08 1988-11-08 Hoshizaki Electric Company Ltd. Ice discharge section in auger type ice making machine
US4865225A (en) * 1988-01-21 1989-09-12 Mckesson Corporation Universal drip catcher
BE1001666A5 (en) * 1986-08-30 1990-01-30 Eckhard Wahning TRANSPORT ABELE beer tap CUPBOARD.
US4901887A (en) * 1988-08-08 1990-02-20 Burton John W Beverage dispensing system
US5088626A (en) * 1990-11-05 1992-02-18 Patton John D Salad bar apparatus
US5190188A (en) * 1987-12-04 1993-03-02 The Coca-Cola Company Convertible beverage dispenser
DE4210360A1 (en) * 1992-03-30 1993-10-07 Fritz Hakemann Perforated sieve plate for a drip tray on a bar counter
US5251790A (en) * 1992-09-02 1993-10-12 Cohn Robert J Mobile bar for dispensing cold beverages
US5282561A (en) * 1987-07-13 1994-02-01 Herman Mihalich Portable beverage dispenser
US5395013A (en) * 1994-02-25 1995-03-07 Billings; Chris L. Beverage delivery apparatus provided with a pump-containing ice chest
AT295U1 (en) * 1994-06-13 1995-07-25 Artmann Kurt Artmann Kurt PORTIONING UNIT FOR BEVERAGES
US5447256A (en) * 1994-08-16 1995-09-05 Graham; Michael J. Bottle enclosure with drip tray
US5507414A (en) * 1994-03-28 1996-04-16 Ong; Bon S. Liquid cleaner dispensing apparatus
US5542572A (en) * 1995-03-08 1996-08-06 Imi Cornelius Inc. Beverage dispenser removable driptray
DE19515811A1 (en) * 1995-04-29 1996-10-31 Fritz Hakemann Cupboard-like cool box for barrels of drinks
US5660307A (en) * 1995-02-15 1997-08-26 Lancer Corporation Ice dispenser and combination ice and beverage dispenser
AT403042B (en) * 1994-06-13 1997-10-27 Artmann Kurt Metering device for drinks
US6010043A (en) * 1998-03-23 2000-01-04 Draw Box, Incorporated Self-contained, portable beverage dispensing system
WO2003016197A2 (en) * 2001-08-16 2003-02-27 Food Equipment Technologies Company Inc. Beverage dispenser with drip tray assembly and method
US20040226960A1 (en) * 2003-05-16 2004-11-18 Aguirre Carlos J. Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus
WO2006130919A1 (en) * 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Ronald Allen Chapple Chemical spillage prevention device
NL1035091C2 (en) * 2008-02-27 2009-08-31 Wilco Johan Thomas Plantfeber Beer dispensing system for use in home, has mounting device including beer unit, where system consists of multiple models and carbon dioxide is added to tap, and refrigerator/freezer space whose temperature is set at different positions
WO2009108296A2 (en) * 2008-02-28 2009-09-03 Lancer Partnership, Ltd. Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen
US20100242738A1 (en) * 2007-04-06 2010-09-30 Luca Ferraris Support to hold cups and coffee machine or the like comprising said support
US7861892B1 (en) * 2008-03-04 2011-01-04 White Richard W Portable draft bar
US20120000933A1 (en) * 2005-06-07 2012-01-05 Nestec S.A. Beverage machine with drip tray device for recipients of different heights
CN102762126A (en) * 2010-04-08 2012-10-31 空气电子技术有限公司 Trolley for preparing and dispensing drinks
US20130277394A1 (en) * 2012-04-18 2013-10-24 Schroeder Industries, Inc. D/B/A Schroeder America Moveable roll around self-contained ice cooled beverage dispensing apparatus
US20150266712A1 (en) * 2014-03-21 2015-09-24 Aisle Advertising Convertible beverage serving station
US20160257553A1 (en) * 2014-05-20 2016-09-08 Esteban BANUS RICOMA Modular beverage-dispensing system
US20180319647A1 (en) * 2016-06-20 2018-11-08 The Boeing Company Adaptable insulated galley cart carbonated beverage delivery system
USD835445S1 (en) * 2018-02-19 2018-12-11 Glastender, Inc. Soda gun holder

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1772111A (en) * 1928-04-11 1930-08-05 American Tap Bush Company Liquid-dispensing device
US3180529A (en) * 1962-01-26 1965-04-27 Herman L Buffington Portable refrigerated bar
US3195779A (en) * 1963-04-29 1965-07-20 Flake Ice Machines Inc Beverage dispenser

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1772111A (en) * 1928-04-11 1930-08-05 American Tap Bush Company Liquid-dispensing device
US3180529A (en) * 1962-01-26 1965-04-27 Herman L Buffington Portable refrigerated bar
US3195779A (en) * 1963-04-29 1965-07-20 Flake Ice Machines Inc Beverage dispenser

Cited By (58)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3677173A (en) * 1970-08-03 1972-07-18 William A Fogle Jr Steamer and soda-dispensing system
US4174872A (en) * 1978-04-10 1979-11-20 The Cornelius Company Beverage dispensing machine and cabinet therefor
US4254896A (en) * 1978-07-03 1981-03-10 King-Seeley Thermos Co. Ice dispensing machine having an agitator and a fixed deflector
DE3721262A1 (en) * 1986-08-30 1988-03-10 Eckhard Waehning Transportable bar for dispensing beer
BE1001666A5 (en) * 1986-08-30 1990-01-30 Eckhard Wahning TRANSPORT ABELE beer tap CUPBOARD.
US4782667A (en) * 1987-01-08 1988-11-08 Hoshizaki Electric Company Ltd. Ice discharge section in auger type ice making machine
US5282561A (en) * 1987-07-13 1994-02-01 Herman Mihalich Portable beverage dispenser
US5339986A (en) * 1987-07-13 1994-08-23 Herman Mihalich Method of dispensing beverage
US5190188A (en) * 1987-12-04 1993-03-02 The Coca-Cola Company Convertible beverage dispenser
US4865225A (en) * 1988-01-21 1989-09-12 Mckesson Corporation Universal drip catcher
US4901887A (en) * 1988-08-08 1990-02-20 Burton John W Beverage dispensing system
US5088626A (en) * 1990-11-05 1992-02-18 Patton John D Salad bar apparatus
AT402884B (en) * 1992-03-30 1997-09-25 Hakemann Fritz PERFORATED SCREEN PLATE FOR A DRIP TRAY FOR A TABLE COVER
DE4210360A1 (en) * 1992-03-30 1993-10-07 Fritz Hakemann Perforated sieve plate for a drip tray on a bar counter
DE4210360C2 (en) * 1992-03-30 2000-10-26 Fritz Hakemann Perforated sieve plate for a drip tray on a bar counter
US5251790A (en) * 1992-09-02 1993-10-12 Cohn Robert J Mobile bar for dispensing cold beverages
US5395013A (en) * 1994-02-25 1995-03-07 Billings; Chris L. Beverage delivery apparatus provided with a pump-containing ice chest
US5507414A (en) * 1994-03-28 1996-04-16 Ong; Bon S. Liquid cleaner dispensing apparatus
AT295U1 (en) * 1994-06-13 1995-07-25 Artmann Kurt Artmann Kurt PORTIONING UNIT FOR BEVERAGES
AT403042B (en) * 1994-06-13 1997-10-27 Artmann Kurt Metering device for drinks
US5447256A (en) * 1994-08-16 1995-09-05 Graham; Michael J. Bottle enclosure with drip tray
US5660307A (en) * 1995-02-15 1997-08-26 Lancer Corporation Ice dispenser and combination ice and beverage dispenser
US5542572A (en) * 1995-03-08 1996-08-06 Imi Cornelius Inc. Beverage dispenser removable driptray
DE19515811A1 (en) * 1995-04-29 1996-10-31 Fritz Hakemann Cupboard-like cool box for barrels of drinks
US6010043A (en) * 1998-03-23 2000-01-04 Draw Box, Incorporated Self-contained, portable beverage dispensing system
CN100335402C (en) * 2001-08-16 2007-09-05 食品设备技术有限公司 Vacuum insulated beverage dispenser with reinforced metal housing and method of making same
US6619507B2 (en) * 2001-08-16 2003-09-16 Food Equipment Technologies Company, Inc. Beverage dispenser with drip tray assembly and method
WO2003016197A3 (en) * 2001-08-16 2004-06-10 Food Equip Technologies Co Inc Beverage dispenser with drip tray assembly and method
WO2003016197A2 (en) * 2001-08-16 2003-02-27 Food Equipment Technologies Company Inc. Beverage dispenser with drip tray assembly and method
US20040226960A1 (en) * 2003-05-16 2004-11-18 Aguirre Carlos J. Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus
WO2004103887A3 (en) * 2003-05-16 2006-06-15 Sip Systems Llc Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus
US20060207997A1 (en) * 2003-05-16 2006-09-21 Aguirre Carlos J Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus
WO2004103887A2 (en) * 2003-05-16 2004-12-02 Sip Systems Llc Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus
US7044335B2 (en) * 2003-05-16 2006-05-16 Sip Systems Llc Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus
US20120000933A1 (en) * 2005-06-07 2012-01-05 Nestec S.A. Beverage machine with drip tray device for recipients of different heights
US8770093B2 (en) * 2005-06-07 2014-07-08 Nestec S.A. Beverage machine with drip tray device for recipients of different heights
WO2006130919A1 (en) * 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Ronald Allen Chapple Chemical spillage prevention device
US20100242738A1 (en) * 2007-04-06 2010-09-30 Luca Ferraris Support to hold cups and coffee machine or the like comprising said support
US8453561B2 (en) * 2007-04-06 2013-06-04 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Support to hold cups and coffee machine or the like comprising said support
NL1035091C2 (en) * 2008-02-27 2009-08-31 Wilco Johan Thomas Plantfeber Beer dispensing system for use in home, has mounting device including beer unit, where system consists of multiple models and carbon dioxide is added to tap, and refrigerator/freezer space whose temperature is set at different positions
WO2009108296A3 (en) * 2008-02-28 2010-01-21 Lancer Partnership, Ltd. Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen
US8002147B2 (en) * 2008-02-28 2011-08-23 Lancer Partnership, Ltd. Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen
US20090218367A1 (en) * 2008-02-28 2009-09-03 Lancer Partnership, Ltd. Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen
WO2009108296A2 (en) * 2008-02-28 2009-09-03 Lancer Partnership, Ltd. Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen
US7861892B1 (en) * 2008-03-04 2011-01-04 White Richard W Portable draft bar
US20120318822A1 (en) * 2010-04-08 2012-12-20 Air-Eltec Gmbh Trolley for preparing and dispensing drinks
JP2013524876A (en) * 2010-04-08 2013-06-20 エア−エルテック ルフトファールトエレクトリク ゲゼルシャフト ミット ベシュレンクテル ハフツング Service wagon for preparing and supplying beverages
CN102762126A (en) * 2010-04-08 2012-10-31 空气电子技术有限公司 Trolley for preparing and dispensing drinks
US9060600B2 (en) * 2010-04-08 2015-06-23 Air-Eltec Patent Ug Trolley for preparing and dispensing drinks
CN102762126B (en) * 2010-04-08 2016-01-20 空气电子技术专利有限责任公司 For the preparation of the dining automobile with distribution beverage
US20130277394A1 (en) * 2012-04-18 2013-10-24 Schroeder Industries, Inc. D/B/A Schroeder America Moveable roll around self-contained ice cooled beverage dispensing apparatus
US20150266712A1 (en) * 2014-03-21 2015-09-24 Aisle Advertising Convertible beverage serving station
US9676604B2 (en) * 2014-03-21 2017-06-13 Aisle Advertising Convertible beverage serving station
US20160257553A1 (en) * 2014-05-20 2016-09-08 Esteban BANUS RICOMA Modular beverage-dispensing system
US20180319647A1 (en) * 2016-06-20 2018-11-08 The Boeing Company Adaptable insulated galley cart carbonated beverage delivery system
US10689238B2 (en) * 2016-06-20 2020-06-23 The Boeing Company Adaptable insulated galley cart carbonated beverage delivery system
USD835445S1 (en) * 2018-02-19 2018-12-11 Glastender, Inc. Soda gun holder
USD904101S1 (en) * 2018-02-19 2020-12-08 Glastender, Inc. Soda gun holder

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3327902A (en) Chilled beverage dispensing system
US3476295A (en) Liquid dispensing apparatus having a dispensing top closure
US3933275A (en) Portable wine dispenser
US3232489A (en) Portable cooler cabinet construction
US5743438A (en) Under shelf rack for water container
US3208641A (en) Water container for refrigerator door
US5251790A (en) Mobile bar for dispensing cold beverages
US9469234B2 (en) Keg beverage concession module
KR102357243B1 (en) Versatile and aesthetically refined keg dispenser
US20100078448A1 (en) Portable multipurpose food and beverage insulated container and insulated water dispensing alternative
CN105008268B (en) Beverage dispensing system
US10501307B2 (en) Wine dispenser
US1985412A (en) Portable bar
EP2475610A1 (en) Machine for multiple beverage dispensing, particularly for coffee and/or still water and/or hot and/or chilled beverages
US3232491A (en) Container for a keg or the like
KR20120006719U (en) Table with store space for basket
US3391730A (en) Liquid dispensing unit and parts therefor or the like
US2057197A (en) Vending vehicle
US2872078A (en) Beverage dispenser
US3231143A (en) Portable drink dispenser
US1929063A (en) Cabinet
US764777A (en) Refrigerator.
US2057036A (en) Portable refrigerator
US6543646B2 (en) Method and apparatus for remotely dispensing beverages
US2083477A (en) Cooling system and apparatus for beverage dispensers