Patent ID: 6926170
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. drink dispensing cart, comprising: a cart that can be moved to desired locations; a water based drink dispenser which requires a source of water connected thereto, said dispenser being mounted on the cart to move with the cart; a space on the cart adapted to receive and removably hold a disposable bag-in-box container of water; a pump having an inlet adapted to communicate with the bag-in-box container of water when the bag-in-box container of water is received in the space and an outlet communicating with the drink dispenser to pump water from the bag-in-box container to the drink dispenser; an inlet fluid conduit to connect the inlet of the pump to the bag-in-box container of water when the bag-in-box container of water is received in the space; a controller to control operation of the pump to cause the pump to supply water to the drink dispenser upon demand when the drink dispenser requires water; wherein the controller includes a vacuum sensor in communication with the inlet conduit to sense vacuum in the inlet conduit; and wherein the controller stops operation of the pump when a vacuum is sensed.