Patent ID: 9334148
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B67D,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A beverage dispenser comprising: a) a tank for storing a liquid beverage; b) a tube coupled adjacent to a bottom surface of said tank and configured to allow said liquid beverage to flow through said tube, wherein said tank and said tube are configured to be disposed within a refrigerated compartment; c) a dispenser configured to be disposed outside said refrigerated compartment and below said tank, said dispenser including: i) a spigot disposed within said dispenser and coupled to said tube, said tube including a portion which passes through an opening in said refrigerated compartment, said spigot including a plunger and a valve, said plunger for opening and closing said valve, wherein when said valve is in an open position said liquid beverage flows from said tank, through said tube and is dispensed from said spigot and when said valve is in a closed position, said liquid beverage ceases to be dispensed from said spigot; and ii) a push bar operatively coupled to said plunger and configured so that when said push bar is pressed, said plunger moves to a position which causes said valve to open and when said push bar is released said plunger returns to a position which causes said valve to close; e) a second tank for storing a second liquid beverage; f) a second tube coupled adjacent to a bottom surface of said second tank and configured to allow said second liquid beverage to flow through said second tube, wherein said second tank and said second tube are configured to be disposed within said refrigerated compartment; wherein said dispenser includes: i) a second spigot disposed within said dispenser and coupled to said second tube, said second tube including a portion which passes through said opening or a second opening in said refrigerated compartment, said second spigot including a second plunger and a second valve, said second plunger for opening and closing said second valve, wherein when said second valve is in an open position said second liquid beverage flows from said second tank, through said second tube and is dispensed from said second spigot and when said second valve is in a closed position, said second liquid beverage ceases to be dispensed from said second spigot; and ii) a selector including an extension arm configured to cause said first spigot to operate only when said selector is in a first position and to cause said second spigot to operate only when said selector is in a second position, wherein said extension arm at one end is in a first position adjacent to a bottom surface of said first plunger when said selector is in said first position and said extension arm at said one end is in a second position adjacent to a bottom surface of said second plunger when said selector is in said second position, wherein said extension arm is pivotably coupled to said selector at a second end and pivotal movement of said selector causes said second end of said extension arm to move between said first position and said second position.