Patent ID: 8590336

Claim:
A cold drink dispensing system for dispensing carbonated beverages, the system comprising a cooling device having a sealed container having an interior containing an ice bath with a cold plate immersed therein, and an ice system having an ice maker and a control mechanism operatively connected to said ice maker to maintain a predetermined quantity of ice in said ice bath, said ice system being a self-contained cyclical system which draws water from within the enclosure to form ice for the ice bath; wherein said control mechanism comprises a pressure plate immersed within said ice bath and connected to a switch to activate and deactivate said ice maker; and wherein when a predetermined amount of ice is supported by said pressure plate, said switch is in an “off” position, and said control mechanism controls said ice maker to a standby state in which said ice maker freezes water therein to make ice cubes but does not eject the ice cubes so made.