Patent ID: 6854282
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: F25C,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A beverage dispenser having a refrigerated water bath tank through which water bath one or more beverage constituent conduits extend for providing heat exchange cooling of beverage constituents flowing there through, comprising: an evaporator held within the water bath for providing cooling of water retained therein whereby a regulated amount of ice is formed on the evaporator, an agitator for causing a flow of the water in the water bath so as to enhance cooling heat exchange between the ice and the water and, in turn, enhance the cooling heat exchange between the beverage conduits and the beverage constituents flowing there through, a ridge structure extending upward from a bottom end of the water bath tank for directing the flow of water caused by the agitator upward and away from the bottom end of the water bath tank.