Patent ID: 9399570
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: B67D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A beverage dispenser for use in combination with a water cooler, wherein the water cooler comprises a cooling device and a water bottle, and the beverage dispenser is intended to be positioned between the cooling device and the water bottle, wherein the beverage dispenser comprises: a dispensing station where a receptacle can be placed or held whilst a beverage is dosed therein, a dedicated water nozzle for dispensing water at the dispensing station, a conduit for supply of water from the water cooler to the water nozzle, a dedicated pump head for pumping water from the cooler to the water nozzle; a connector for attachment to a container comprising concentrate, a dedicated pump head for concentrate from the container to the concentrate nozzle; a dedicated concentrate nozzle for dispensing concentrate at the dispensing station, a conduit for supply of concentrate from the container to the concentrate nozzle; wherein the water nozzle and the concentrate nozzle are arranged such that a jet of water dispensed from the water nozzle and a jet of concentrate dispensed from the concentrate nozzle intersect and mix in air before contacting said receptacle, and wherein the angle (β) of the concentrate nozzle relative to the horizontal is 45° to 75°, and the angle (α) of the water nozzle relative to the horizontal is 75° to 90°; and wherein said angle (α) of the water nozzle is greater than said angle (β) of the concentrate nozzle; wherein each of the water nozzle and the concentrate nozzle has a dispensing opening and the horizontal distance (d) between the centers of the openings of the concentrate nozzle and the water nozzle is between 5 and 20 mm; and wherein the beverage dispenser does not comprise a mixing chamber.