| CPC B67D 7/80 (2013.01) [B65D 81/3897 (2013.01); B67D 1/06 (2013.01); B67D 1/0857 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
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1. A beverage jockey comprising:
(a) a container having an inlet and an outlet and subdivided into a plurality of internal sub-compartments with a plurality of conduits disposed in the internal sub-compartments between the inlet and the outlet such that a beverage received at the inlet of the jockey passes through the conduits to the outlet for dispensing from the outlet of the jockey; and
(b) a plurality of phase change materials (PCMs) other than ice disposed in the plurality of subcompartments, wherein
(i) a first PCM having a first phase transition temperature is disposed in a first subcompartment of the container,
(ii) a second, different PCM having a second, different phase transition temperature is disposed in a second subcompartment of the container, and
(iii) a third, different PCM having a third, different phase transition temperature is disposed in a third subcompartment of the container;
(c) wherein the container is disposed in a jacket, the jacket comprising an internal temperature control layer and an external fabric layer; and
(d) wherein the internal temperature control layer is disposed adjacent to the container and comprises a fourth PCM having a fourth phase transition temperature that is the same as the first phase transition temperature of the first PCM.
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