Patent ID: 7963424

Claim:
A beverage dispenser comprising: a plurality of dispensing head assemblies, each of said dispensing head assemblies being configured to dispense a beverage; an ice bin and an ice chute that extends from said ice bin, said ice chute having an opening adjacent said dispensing head assemblies; an agitator disposed in an ice chamber, the agitator being coupled to a transfer shaft having a bore; a motor assembly having an output shaft, said motor assembly being positioned adjacent said ice bin and said output shaft positioned to releasably engage said agitator so that said output shaft rotates said agitator, the output shaft having a shaft head, wherein the shaft head has a smaller cross sectional area than the bore to permit the output shaft to move laterally relative to the transfer shaft and to remain rotatably coupled to the transfer shaft; at least one fastening member, comprising: a mounting bracket attached to said ice bin or said motor assembly, wherein said mounting bracket is formed with a plurality of slots; and a plurality of pins attached to the other of said ice bin or said motor assembly; wherein the slots in said mounting bracket are shaped to receive said pins so that movement of said pins all in a same lateral direction moves said motor assembly from a first, unlocked position to a second, locked position when the pins are positioned within the slots without removable fasteners; and a drip pan located below said dispensing head assemblies and said ice chute opening, said drip pan having: panel sections formed to define a catch space below said dispensing head assemblies and said ice chute opening, wherein each of said panel sections comprises a first wall and an opposing second wall that define a hollow space therebetween; and insulation disposed in said hollow space between said first wall and said second wall of at least one of said panel sections.