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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:
James J. Minard, South Beloit, IL (US);
Mark E. Bush, Rockton, IL (US);
Inventors:
James J. Minard, South Beloit, IL (US);
Mark E. Bush, Rockton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/44 (2006.01); F01B 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A beverage system includes a pump that draws a set amount of a flavored concentrate into a mixing chamber () for mixing with water to form a beverage. A pump head () includes a piston opening that receives a piston () and a water port that defines a water flow path. A housing () includes an integral water port (). Water from a water source flows along a water line and into the integral water port () of the housing (). The water flows through the water port () of the pump head () and into the mixing chamber () to form the beverage.