The Coca-cola Company

Grindmaster Corporation

Gregory K Thompson

Jill Hardy

Melinda Pritchett

Gregory A Meyer

Philip A Berger

Errin Whitney Gnadinger

Brandon Kristopher Shell

Beverage dispenser

A front door assembly for a beverage dispenser includes a front door, a linkage subassembly, and a piston. The linkage subassembly includes: a first member having a distal end pivotally connected to a cabinet of the beverage dispenser and a proximal end; and a second member having a distal end pivotally connected to the front door and a proximal end pivotally connected to the first member at a position intermediate the distal end and the proximal end of the first member. The piston is pivotally connected to and extends between the front door and the proximal end of the first member, with the piston providing a force that, in combination with the linkage subassembly, creates a torque that partially offsets a weight of the front door, such that the piston effectively assists the user in moving the front door from a closed position to an open position.

Front door assembly for beverage dispenser

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Finchville, KY, United States of America

Gregory K Thompson