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A post-mix beverage dispensing system of a small size and capacity includes a minimal number of cabinet-mounted dispensing valve assemblies to be used in combination with a larger number of syrup valve adaptor assemblies. The adaptor assemblies are attached to removable syrup containers and are remo

A post-mix beverage dispensing system of a small size and capacity includes a minimal number of cabinet-mounted dispensing valve assemblies to be used in combination with a larger number of syrup valve adaptor assemblies. The adaptor assemblies are attached to removable syrup containers and are removable from the cabinet-mounted valve assemblies with the containers. The adaptor assemblies include syrup outlet tubes with flow-rate orifice plates matched to predetermined brix values of syrup flavors. A valve actuation assembly is provided which may selectively dispense either soda water alone or a carbonated post-mix beverage.

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In a post-mix beverage dispsenser system including a predetermined number of cabinet-mounted valve assemblies and associated dispensing nozzles rigidly affixed to a dispenser cabinet, each of said valve assemblies including a soda valve for controlling the flow of carbonated water to said nozzle, th

In a post-mix beverage dispsenser system including a predetermined number of cabinet-mounted valve assemblies and associated dispensing nozzles rigidly affixed to a dispenser cabinet, each of said valve assemblies including a soda valve for controlling the flow of carbonated water to said nozzle, the improvement comprising: (a) a plurality of syrup valve adaptor assemblies of a number in excess of the predetermined number of cabinet-mounted valve assemblies, each said syrup valve adaptor assembly including, 1. a main housing having an open end removably connectable to a discharge spout of a gravity-flow syrup container, 2. a normally-closed syrup valve in the main housing for controlling the flow of syrup from said spout, 3. a syrup outlet conduit connected to said syrup valve, and 4. a flow-rate control orifice plate in said outlet conduit in fluid communication with said syrup valve having a predetermined orifice size compatible with the brix value of a predetermined flavor of syrup, the orifice size of each valve adaptor assembly being different to be compatible with different brix values of syrup; and (b) a socket in each said cabinet-mounted valve assembly for removably receiving a selected one of said syrup valve adaptor assemblies to operatively position the syrup outlet conduit with respect to an associated dispensing nozzle.