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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
David Santy, Converse, TX (US);
A. A. Jud Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
David Santy, Converse, TX (US);
A. A. Jud Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
Schroeder Industries, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing apparatus may be adapted to mix together a concentrate fluid with a base fluid. In particular implementations, an apparatus may include a trunk line carrying the base fluid, a manifold, an inline and an outline extending between the trunk and the manifold, a python and a bar gun assembly fluidly connected to the downstream side of the manifold by a plurality of conduits contained in the python, wherein the apparatus includes a recirculation channel having an inlet port and an outlet port fluidly connected to respective in and out conduits in the python, the said in and out conduits being fluidly connected respectively to the inline and the outline of the cool fluid trunk line via the manifold, the beverage dispensing apparatus further including a plurality of product lines, a mixing mechanism and a dispensing outlet.