Patent ID: 8079495

Claim:
A beverage dispensing housing comprising: a base, the base comprising a mounting block, the mounting block having a mounting portion, a lock plate, and at least one lock plate hook; a selectively releasable dispensing head configured to extend from said base at the mounting block, said dispensing head having a back plate and at least one back plate hook, and said dispensing head having at least three fluid passageways, wherein each of the dispensing head fluid passageways is an open passageway for receiving a separate fluid stream; a single nozzle that extends from said dispensing head, wherein each of the dispensing head fluid passageways opens into said nozzle for discharge; at least three individually actuated valves attached to said dispensing head, each of said valves being positioned to regulate fluid flow through a separate one of the fluid passageways; wherein the back plate of the dispensing head is removably securable to the mounting portion of the base such that the back plate abuts the mounting block to form a wall on the base; and wherein the lock plate further comprises a cross bar and a finger and wherein the finger is configured to retract away from the cross bar to permit the lock plate to slide upwardly to permit securing of the lock plate to the back plate, and the lock plate is configured to slide downwardly so as to permit the at least one back plate hook to engage the at least one lock plate hook to secure the lock plate to the back plate, and the finger is configured to snap over the cross bar to hold the lock plate in a locking position.