Patent ID: 9220364
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A47G,A47J

Abstract:
1. A method for dispensing a plurality of beverage containers, each beverage container including a beverage enclosure, the method comprising: a. retaining the plurality of beverage containers within a dispensing enclosure, each of said beverage containers including an insulating surround; b. conductively heating at least one beverage enclosure filled with a liquid by transferring heat to an exposed portion of each of the plurality of beverage enclosures left uncovered by said insulating surround, such that a temperature of the liquid exceeds a normative cutaneous heat pain threshold; c. maintaining the temperature of the liquid at a specified temperature above the normative cutaneous heat pain threshold by means of a temperature-controlled electrical heating element; and d. providing for at least one beverage container of the liquid to be removed from within the dispensing enclosure by a consumer such that the consumer contacts only a surface characterized by a temperature below the normative cutaneous heat pain threshold while the liquid remains above the normative cutaneous heat pain threshold.