Patent ID: 7878370

Claim:
A beverage dispensing system, comprising: a beverage dispensing faucet; first means for fluid coupling said faucet to a supply of beverage; first delivery means manually actuable between a first state flowing beverage from the supply thereof to and through a beverage outlet from said faucet and a second state interrupting the flow; second means including a flow path for fluid coupling said faucet to a supply of liquid additive; and second delivery means manually actuable, independent of any actuation of said first delivery means, between a first state flowing liquid additive from the supply thereof through said flow path to and through an outlet from said flow path at said faucet and a second state interrupting the flow, whereby actuation of said second delivery means to its first state and flow of liquid additive through said flow path can occur before, during or after actuation of said first delivery means to its first state and, therefore, before, during or after flow of beverage from said faucet beverage outlet; wherein said second delivery means includes a metering pump for delivering metered quantities of liquid additive through said flow path in accordance with the time for which said second delivery means is manually actuated, and a valve for opening and closing said flow path.