Patent ID: 9603482
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A47J,B01F,B44D,F16K

Claim:
1. A faucet-integrated beverage system, comprising: a faucet comprising a body and a mixing valve fluidly coupled to a hot water supply line and a first branch of a cold water supply line, the mixing valve also being fluidly coupled to a supply tube passing through the faucet body to a dispensing end; a hot water reservoir configured to fluidly couple to a second branch of the cold water supply line and provide heated water; and a beverage dispensing unit fluidly coupled to the hot water reservoir via a beverage water supply line, at least a portion of the beverage water supply line passing through the faucet body to deliver heated water from the hot water reservoir to the beverage dispensing unit, the hot water supply line providing heated water to the mixing valve separately from the hot water reservoir.