Patent ID: 7299948

Claim:
A bottled liquid dispenser which includes housing with a dispensing recess and which defines a seat for receiving a bottle containing a liquid to be dispensed which is mounted on the seat in use, the housing containing a feed tube unit for engagement with the bottle to conduct liquid from the bottle to a discharge outlet in the dispensing recess via a reservoir within the housing, said reservoir containing a liquid space for holding the liquid and being provided with thermal means, an inlet through which liquid from the feed tube unit enters the liquid space, and an outlet through which liquid leaves the liquid space to flow to the discharge outlet, wherein the reservoir includes an inner wall and an outer wall at least partially surrounding the liquid space, in which the inner wall and the outer wall define a sealed and evacuated heat-insulating cavity and are joined together surrounding an opening which is closed by a cap, and said thermal means comprises a heating element which is held within the liquid space by said cap.