Patent ID: 7624895

Claim:
A beverage dispenser, comprising: a housing including an accessible area on a top portion; at least one beverage dispensing flow path disposed within the housing, the beverage dispensing flow path including a nozzle, wherein the at least one beverage dispensing flow path is in communication with a product source; a control board disposed within the accessible area of the housing a cover hingedly coupled to the housing, wherein the cover closes out the top of the housing when in a lowered position, and further wherein the cover is raised to access the control board; and a plate having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the cover, and the second end translating along an upper edge of the housing, wherein the plate is substantially vertical when the cover is in the raised position, and substantially horizontal and beneath the cover when the cover is in the lowered position, and further wherein the control board is mounted to the plate, such that the control board is operable from a front of the beverage dispenser.