Patent ID: 11952259
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 2:
3. A beverage dispensing system configured to give the illusion it dispenses aquarium water, comprising:
(i) a first container configured to hold a first beverage for dispensing;
(ii) an aquarium tank comprising a top, a bottom, and a sidewall extending between the top and bottom; wherein the sidewall comprises a front portion and a rear portion; and wherein the aquarium tank is liquid-tight for holding water;
(iii) a manually operable dispensing valve supported externally on the front portion of the sidewall of the aquarium tank; and,
(iv) a first elongate conduit that extends from the first container, through the rear portion of the sidewall of the aquarium tank, across an interior region of the aquarium tank, through the front portion of the sidewall, and to the dispensing valve;
wherein the first elongate conduit comprises a first end disposed for fluidic communication with the first container and a second end disposed for fluidic communication with the dispensing valve;
and further wherein the first elongate conduit and the dispensing valve together define a first beverage flow line that is fluidically isolated from the interior of the aquarium tank and any water held therein;
whereby, upon operating the dispensing valve, (a) the first beverage flows from the first container, along the first beverage flow line, and out of the dispensing valve, and (b) any aquarium water held in the aquarium tank remains undispensed therein.