Patent ID: 9493333
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B67D

Claim Text:
1. A dispensing apparatus for dispensing cooled potable fluid suitable for consumption, comprising: a potable fluid holder coupled to a potable fluid channel, a cooling system for the potable fluid channel for cooling potable fluid in the potable fluid channel, wherein the cooling system includes a cooling channel, the cooling channel arranged coaxially within the potable fluid channel, a tap for dispensing potable fluid from the potable fluid channel, a heating system for active heating of potable fluid in said potable fluid channel in order to prevent the temperature of said potable fluid from dropping below a reference temperature; and a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the potable fluid and activate the heating system when the temperature of potable fluid in the potable fluid channel reaches or approaches a particular reference temperature; wherein the dispensing apparatus is configured for being switched on for a period of time to be determined by a user, and for providing the cooling system, between switching on and switching off, continuously with a power supply signal; and wherein the apparatus is configured so that, in use, the cooling system is driven continuously for continuously cooling potable fluid in the potable fluid channel while the temperature sensor is used to activate the heating system during continuous operation of the cooling system for heating potable fluid in the potable fluid channel when the temperature of the potable fluid reaches a particular reference temperature.