Bunn-o-matic Corporation

Inguran, LLC

David Helbling

Gary Durack

Jeremy T Hatcher

Jeffrey D Wallace

Gary P Vandre

Lon A Westfall

Niraj V Nayak

Jason M Banning

The apparatuses and methods disclosed herein, along with contemplated variants thereof, provide several advantages over known systems for actuating the faucet of a beverage server. In conventional designs, a faucet of a beverage server is provided in the lower portion of a reservoir, such that a beverage from the reservoir is distributed to the spigot through a gravity-driven process. In operation, many of these servers are utilized as service industry coffee servers for restaurants and banquet halls. Employees who are handling the brewing equipment will often place servers used with the brewing equipment directly in a sink for cleaning or filling, such that the base of that sink acts as a horizontal surface. Absent the ability of the lever assembly to fold into an up position, this operation would result in putting unnecessary force on the lever assembly. Accordingly, a multi-position, hands-free actuation system is disclosed herein.

Faucet assembly for a beverage server having a displaceable cup trip lever dispensing lever assembly

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Springfield, IL, United States of America

David Helbling