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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael S Frank, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
R Patrick Garrett, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235381 ; 222-2 ; 62393 ;
Abstract
A self-service beverage distribution system includes a piping network with refrigerated tubing for transporting beverages, such as beer, from at least one source to at least one output. A drinker purchases a magnetic card which represents a predetermined quantity of beer, and which specifies which beer sources the drinker can have access to. A flow meter measures how much beer the drinker dispenses, and the quantity of beer represented on the card is decreased accordingly.