Patent ID: 7555979
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: A47J,B67D,F16K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing a beverage from concentrate comprising: a mixing chamber; a water tank; a concentrate container; a water conduit horizontally oriented and connected to the water tank to supply water from the water tank to the mixing chamber by gravity; a concentrate conduit extending from the concentrate container and extending at an acute angle to the water conduit and then generally parallel to the water conduit and in close proximity to the water conduit, the mixing chamber being connected to both the water conduit and the concentrate conduit, both the concentrate conduit and the water conduit having an outlet end, each outlet end being remote from the water tank and the concentrate container, the outlet end of the concentrate conduit being adjacent to the outlet end of the water conduit; a dispenser assembly mounted on the mixing chamber, the dispenser assembly comprising a stopper which presses against the water conduit and the concentrate conduit; and an electrical circuit including a means for adjusting the temperature of the water.