Patent ID: 7770510
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A47J,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for brewing and dispensing a plurality of beverages, the dispensing apparatus comprising: a plurality of individual and independently controllable beverage dispensing modules, each beverage dispensing module having a container and a brewing assembly for brewing a respective beverage and a dispensing assembly for dispensing beverage from the module; a housing associated with and positioned externally of the plurality of beverage dispensing modules and defining a chamber containing a heated liquid for supply to the brewing assemblies to controllably, independently brew the respective beverages; the housing having an upper portion; at least one inlet line communicating with the upper portion of the housing for introducing liquid to the housing; the upper portion of the housing having a plurality of conduits, each conduit being connected to one of the dispensing modules for providing heated liquid from the housing to the brewing assemblies of each of the beverage dispensing modules in a one-to-one correspondence; and the plurality of beverage dispensing modules being positioned externally of the housing and being selectively, independently positionable on opposing sides of the housing with the housing being positioned centrally of the plurality of beverage dispensing modules, with each of the modules being removable from and attachable to the housing by connection independent of the other modules.