Patent ID: 8814003

Claim:
A beverage dispensing apparatus comprising: a bar gun assembly; a valve and manifold assembly, including a multiplicity of flow control elements for controlling the flow of liquid fluid therethrough; a trunk line carrying a cool liquid fluid and circulating through a cooler; a multiplicity of liquid concentrate bearing lines engaging a multiplicity of concentrated sources to the upstream side of the valve and manifold assembly; a python for carrying a plurality of python liquid fluid lines engaging the valve and manifold assembly and located between the downstream side of the valve and manifold assembly and the bar gun assembly, the python liquid fluid lines including a multiplicity of liquid concentrate carrying lines engaging the bar gun assembly and also including at least a valve and manifold assembly liquid coolant out line and a valve and manifold assembly liquid coolant return line; wherein the python includes an outer sheath for substantially enclosing the lines therein; an inline for carrying the cool liquid fluid from the trunk line to the upstream side of the valve and manifold assembly and an outline carrying the cool liquid fluid from the upstream side of the valve and manifold assembly to the trunk line; and a recirculation loop downstream of the valve and manifold assembly for engaging the out and return liquid coolant lines of the valve and manifold assembly, the recirculation loop including a substantially hollow “U”-shaped member adapted to route liquid coolant from the liquid coolant out line to the liquid coolant return line while maintaining the liquid coolant in a substantially liquid phase.