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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Zbigniew G. Lassota, Long Grove, IL (US);
Michael W. Lassota, Bartlett, IL (US);
Christopher Nowak, Mundelein, IL (US);
Food Equipment Technologies Company, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
An insulated beverage dispenser ( ) with an outer housing ( ) having reinforcing cavities ( ) and reinforcing ribs ( ) on a canted surface ( ) of a top closure ( ) to resist distortion that is fitted over an integrally formed inner liner ( ) in spaced relationship to provide a gap ( ) that is evacuated to approximately 8% of standard atmospheric pressure. The bottom closure ( ) of the inner liner ( ) is symmetrically tilted downwardly across the center to a center-offset drain opening ( ) to reduce the lateral extent ( ) of a dispense tube ( ) to reduce the quantity of beverage contained within the dispense tube ( ) and subject to heat loss between the drain opening ( ) to and a faucet ( ). The dispense tube ( ) is protectively contained within a hollow bottom section ( ) for purposes of insulation and is also wrapped in foam insulation ( ) for further insulation.