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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2020
Cardomon International Limited, Kowlon, HK;
Philip A. Walton, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Andrew Smith, Durham, GB;
Dennis Laurier Rivard, Alberta, CA;
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Hong Kong, HK;
DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing water and a flavored beverage. The dispensing apparatus may dispense chilled drinking water, hot drinking water and/or ambient temperature drinking water. The dispensing apparatus may further dispense a chilled, ambient temperature and/or hot flavored beverage. The flavored beverage may be coffee, tea, hot chocolate or another flavored beverage. The dispensing apparatus may include a replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle stored in a lower portion of the dispensing apparatus or an external source of water. Preferably, the liquid dispensing apparatus dispenses chilled drinking water and hot coffee from a replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle stored in a lower portion of the dispensing apparatus wherein the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle is stored in an upright orientation, i.e., the discharge port of the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle is oriented above a bottom of the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle.