US 12,071,337 B2
Liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage
Philip A. Walton, Bishop Auckland (GB); Andrew Smith, Durham (GB); and Dennis Laurier Rivard, Alberta (CA)
Assigned to CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Hong Kong (HK); and DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Cardomon International Limited, Kowlon (HK)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/986,125.
Application 16/986,125 is a division of application No. 16/042,751, filed on Jul. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,781,093.
Prior Publication US 2020/0385258 A1, Dec. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. B67D 1/10 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/02 (2010.01); B67D 7/82 (2010.01); B67D 7/84 (2010.01)
CPC B67D 7/84 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0078 (2013.01); B67D 7/02 (2013.01); B67D 7/82 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage; said liquid dispenser comprising:
(a) a water dispensing assembly, a flavored beverage dispensing assembly and a water storage container, said liquid dispenser further including a liquid dispenser housing for storing at least a portion of the water dispensing assembly, at least a portion of the flavored beverage dispensing assembly and the water storage container;
(b) a single water pump for pumping water from said water storage container to said water dispensing assembly and said flavored beverage assembly wherein water dispensed by said water dispensing assembly from said water storage container does not enter said flavored beverage dispensing assembly;
(c) the water dispensing assembly includes a manifold operably connected to the water storage container and the single water pump such that when the single water pump is operating in a flavored beverage dispensing mode, the manifold is configured to direct water to a hot water reservoir wherein the hot water reservoir is configured to supply hot water to the flavored beverage dispensing assembly and when the single water pump is operating in a water dispensing mode the manifold of the water dispensing assembly is configured to direct water to a first water outlet of the liquid dispenser such that no portion of water dispensed from the liquid dispenser by the first water outlet enters the hot water reservoir prior to being dispensed from the liquid dispenser by the first water outlet; and
(d) a control system operably connected to said single water pump to supply water to said flavored beverage dispensing assembly at a lower pressure than water discharged from said liquid dispenser by said water dispensing assembly.