Patent ID: 7975879
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: B65D,B67D

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing a controlled temperature liquid directly from a bag-in-box liquid storage container to a user of the liquid, comprising: a receptacle having bottom and side walls and adapted to receive and hold a liquid storage container of predetermined size and shape therein and to allow liquid to be dispensed by gravity from the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle; at least one thermal conduction pad associated with the receptacle so as to be, without invading the liquid storage container, in direct thermal conductive relationship with a portion of the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle to transfer thermal energy by conduction between the thermal conduction pad and the liquid storage container and liquid contained therein; a temperature regulation unit to control the temperature of the at least one thermal conduction pad; and a bag-in-box storage container, said bag-in-box storage container, comprising: said bag-in-box storage container being of predetermined size and shape to be received in the receptacle in a position wherein the at least one thermal transfer window of the container is in thermal conductive relationship with the at least one thermal conduction pad when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle so that thermal energy can be transferred by conduction between the at least one thermal conduction pad and the at least one thermal transfer window of the liquid storage container and liquid contained therein.