US 12,084,333 B2
Countertop hot and cold post-mix beverage dispenser
Sean Martin Moran, Dublin (IE); Paul Drewry Pearson, County Donegal (IE); and Paul Francis Stack, Dublin (IE)
Assigned to Marco Beverage Systems Ltd., Dublin (IE)
Appl. No. 17/599,142
Filed by Marco Beverage Systems Ltd., Dublin (IE)
PCT Filed Mar. 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/058611
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/207819, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1905072 (GB), filed on Apr. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0169490 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B67D 1/06 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/04 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0021 (2013.01) [A47J 31/402 (2013.01); A47J 31/461 (2018.08); A47J 31/468 (2018.08); A47J 31/52 (2013.01); A47J 31/54 (2013.01); B67D 1/004 (2013.01); B67D 1/04 (2013.01); B67D 1/06 (2013.01); B67D 1/0857 (2013.01); B67D 1/0885 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/0895 (2013.01); B67D 1/1202 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0481 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0827 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00118 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispensing system for delivering heated beverages, comprising:
a first font mounted above a countertop, the first font configured with beverage selection controls for dispensing multiple beverages through said first font;
a housing disposed below said countertop, said housing enclosing:
a controller;
a water inlet valve connected to the controller; and
a liquid concentrate pump connected to the controller;
a container of liquid concentrate below said countertop and exterior to the housing, said container of liquid concentrate in fluid communication with the liquid concentrate pump;
a first conduit connecting the liquid concentrate pump to the first font at a first outlet via the housing, said first conduit passing through the countertop;
a second conduit connecting the water valve to the first font at a second outlet via the housing, said second conduit passing through the countertop; and
a water boiler disposed below said countertop and exterior to the housing, and a third conduit connecting the water boiler, via the housing, to the first font, the third conduit passing through the countertop.