Patent ID: 6669053
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B67D,G07F

Abstract:
A beverage dispenser for mixing water and a beverage concentrate to dispense a mixed beverage formed from mixing a predetermined amount of beverage concentrate with a predetermined amount of water comprising a water supply, a supply of at least a single type of beverage concentrate, a manifold, a first conduit connecting said supply of beverage concentrate to said manifold, a first valve in said first conduit having an open position in which said manifold is in fluid communication with said supply of beverage concentrate and a closed position in which said supply of beverage concentrate is isolated from said manifold, a pump having an inlet at which a negative pressure is established and an outlet, said inlet of said pump being operatively connected to said manifold to establish a negative pressure in said manifold when said pump is energized to draw said beverage concentrate from said supply of beverage concentrate through said first conduit and into said manifold when said first valve is in said open position to provide a predetermined amount of beverage concentrate in said manifold, a second conduit for directing said water supply to said manifold to mix the beverage concentrate in said manifold with a predetermined amount of water to make a mixed beverage from a predetermined amount of water and a predetermined amount of beverage concentrate and a dispensing station at which said mixed beverage may be dispensed.