Patent ID: 6915925
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: B67D,F25D,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a housing including a refrigeration compartment and at least one door which allows access to the refrigeration compartment; a drink supply apparatus connected to the housing, the drink supply apparatus configured to removably hold a plurality of removable pressurizable drink supply containers, each of the pressurizable drink supply containers having a drink supply outlet valve and a gas inlet valve, wherein each of the pressurizable drink supply containers can contain a variable volume of drink syrup, and the drink syrup in each of the pressurizable drink supply containers can have a different flavor; at least one drink supply outlet valve actuator connected to the housing and operable to selectively actuate the drink supply outlet valves of the pressurizable drink supply containers; a water supply apparatus connected to the housing, the water supply apparatus including a carbonated water line, a carbonated water valve connected to the carbonated water line, a water dispenser connected to the carbonated water valve and at least one water valve actuator operable to actuate the carbonated water valve; a gas supply apparatus connected to the housing, the gas supply apparatus configured to hold at least one gas supply container which can contain a variable volume of carbon dioxide gas, the gas supply apparatus including: a beverage dispensing apparatus supported by the housing and operable to dispense a plurality of servings of beverages into beverage collectors, each of the beverages having: (a) at least one of the drink syrups supplied by the drink supply apparatus; and (b) the carbonated water supplied by the carbonated water line.