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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Christoph Rusch, Biel, CH;
Elmar Mock, Colombier, CH;
Gary Cooper, Meinisberg, CH;
Andre Klopfensteinh, La Neuveville, CH;
Naomi Bitmead, Bremgarten, CH;
James Peter Herrick, Dublin, OH (US);
Amol Ashok Bhalerao, Dublin, OH (US);
Randall L. Morrison, Marysville, OH (US);
Bernard Guillemain, Lausanne, CH;
Christoph Rusch, Biel, CH;
Elmar Mock, Colombier, CH;
Gary Cooper, Meinisberg, CH;
Andre Klopfensteinh, La Neuveville, CH;
Naomi Bitmead, Bremgarten, CH;
James Peter Herrick, Dublin, OH (US);
Amol Ashok Bhalerao, Dublin, OH (US);
Randall L. Morrison, Marysville, OH (US);
Bernard Guillemain, Lausanne, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a base station for a liquid dispensing apparatus. The base station includes a driver and a container support having a dispensing device, which includes a liquid duct leading from the container to an outlet. The device further includes a connector connected to the driver and detachably connectable to the dispensing device. In an embodiment, the container support is a holder, and the connector is movable towards the holder to connect to the dispensing device and away from the holder after disconnecting from the dispensing device.