Patent ID: 7641074

Claim:
A beverage dispenser, comprising: a manifold accessible by an operator; a delivery tube disposed partially within the manifold, the delivery tube including an inlet located exterior to the manifold and an outlet located exterior to the manifold that communicates with a beverage dispensing valve; a first flow circuit disposed partially within the manifold, the first flow circuit including an outlet located exterior to the manifold a predetermined distance from the inlet of the delivery tube, whereby the first flow circuit flows a first diluent to the outlet; a second flow circuit disposed partially within the manifold, the second flow circuit including an outlet located exterior to the manifold a predetermined distance from the inlet of the delivery tube, whereby the second flow circuit flows a second diluent to the outlet; and a flow circuit connector, comprising: a first member including a first port and a second port and a passage therebetween, wherein the first port is connectable directly with and removable from the inlet of the delivery tube and the second port is connectable directly with and removable from one of the outlet of the first flow circuit and the outlet of second flow circuit, further wherein removing the second port from the outlet of the second flow circuit and directly connecting the second port with the outlet of the first flow circuit extends the first flow circuit through the delivery tube to the beverage dispensing valve for delivery of the first diluent, still further wherein removing the second port from the outlet of the first flow circuit and directly connecting the second port with the outlet of the second flow circuit extends the second flow circuit through the delivery tube to the beverage dispensing valve for delivery of the second diluent, and a second member directly connectable with and removable from one of the outlet of the first flow circuit and the outlet of the second flow circuit, wherein, when the second port is connected directly with the outlet of the first flow circuit, the second member is removed from the outlet of the first flow circuit and directly connected with the outlet of the second flow circuit to stop the flow of the second diluent from the second flow circuit, further wherein, when the second port is connected directly with the outlet of the second flow circuit, the second member is removed from the outlet of the second flow circuit and directly connected with the outlet of the first flow circuit to stop the flow of the first diluent from the first flow circuit.