Lancer Partnership, Ltd

Harlan R Davis

Alfred A Schroeder

Jeffrey A Blansit

Randeep Singh Grewal

John D Santy

An icemaker adapter is suitable for use with different beverage dispensers available from different beverage dispenser manufacturers. The icemaker adapter includes a first member movably engaged with a second member, and a passage therebetween. The first and second members move toward or away from each other to adjust for a dispenser depth dimension. In use, the icemaker adapter resides on top of a beverage dispenser and above a storage chamber of the beverage dispenser. An icemaker is mounted onto a top portion of the icemaker adapter, such that ice from a dispensing zone of the icemaker falls through the passage to a storage chamber of the beverage dispenser. In alternative embodiment, the icemaker adapter adjusts for a side-to-side dimension of the beverage dispenser. In still another embodiment, the icemaker adapter adjusts in two perpendicular directions to accommodate by a width and a depth of the beverage dispenser.

Icemaker adapter

A dispenser with features for enhanced maintainability generally comprises a lower unit having therein an ice bin; an upper unit atop the lower unit for providing an interface for dispensing ice from the ice bin to the public; a conveyor having and inlet in the ice bin and an outlet in the upper unit; an ice distributor in a lower portion of the ice bin for conveying ice within the ice bin to the inlet; and a drive motor operably associated with the ice distributor, the drive motor being located in a space above the lower unit for ready access. A plurality of optical emitter assemblies are disposed upon a wall of the ice bin and a plurality of optical receiver assemblies are oppositely disposed upon a second wall of the ice bin. Each optical emitter assembly comprises an emitter housing and a selectively removable emitter body comprising an optical source. Each optical receiver assembly comprises a receiver housing and a selectively removable receiver body comprising an optical receiver. Modular flow control valves are adapted for substantially simultaneous electrical and fluid connection with mounting blocks on the upper unit.

Dispenser with features for enhanced maintainability

Beverage dispenser

A beverage dispenser system includes a dispensing valve and an additive injector assembly linked with the dispensing valve. The additive injector assembly includes an injector unit for introducing additive flavoring to beverage fluid passing through the additive injector assembly from the dispensing valve. Moreover, a nozzle assembly linked with the additive injector assembly is provided by the beverage dispenser system for receiving beverage fluid and additive flavoring from the additive injector assembly. A base beverage with additive flavoring is thus dispensed from the beverage dispenser system via the nozzle assembly.

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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Harlan R Davis