Patent ID: 7163125

Claim:
A vacuum bottle assembly for use in dispensing beverages comprising a vacuum bottle having an inner liner, an outer body about said inner liner in spaced relation thereto and sealed to the inner liner to define a vacuum space between said outer body and said inner liner, said outer body and said inner liner being formed of a transparent or translucent material and a covering of reflective material on at least one of said outer body and said inner liner to minimize radiation heat transfer between the interior of said inner liner and the exterior of said outer body; a container having a bottom, and an upstanding side wall terminating in a dispensing outlet remote from said bottom, said container receiving and housing said vacuum bottle; a transparent or translucent window in said side wall extending upwardly from a lower location at or above said bottom to an upper location at or below said dispensing outlet; an interruption in said reflective material covering on said vacuum bottle aligned with said window; and an indicator within said inner liner and aligned with both said window and said interruption so as to be visible therethrough to provide an indication of the level of a liquid contained within said inner liner.