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Beverage preparing and dispensing apparatus, in which powdered ingredients are pre-placed on the bottom of a drinking vessel (14). The feed conduit (32,34) through which liquid is dispensed is caused to move as the liquid is dispensed, so as to agitate the ingredient and facilitate their dissolution

Beverage preparing and dispensing apparatus, in which powdered ingredients are pre-placed on the bottom of a drinking vessel (14). The feed conduit (32,34) through which liquid is dispensed is caused to move as the liquid is dispensed, so as to agitate the ingredient and facilitate their dissolution and/or suspension in the liquid. Thus, a moving jet of liquid (68,69′) is caused to sweep over the bottom of the drinking vessel in a substantially circular path, without leaving dead zones in which the ingredients are unaffected by the jet and thus might remain undissolved on the bottom of the vessel.

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Apparatus for preparing and dispensing beverages comprising, powdered or granulated ingredients, and a liquid, said apparatus comprising a housing (10); a supply conduit (28) for said liquid; a valve arrangement (30) controlled by a control unit to regulate the liquid supply (92, 104 108); a feed co

Apparatus for preparing and dispensing beverages comprising, powdered or granulated ingredients, and a liquid, said apparatus comprising a housing (10); a supply conduit (28) for said liquid; a valve arrangement (30) controlled by a control unit to regulate the liquid supply (92, 104 108); a feed conduit (32, 34) of a flexible material for delivering liquid from the valve arrangement to a drinking vessel (14) containing said ingredients, characterized in that an outlet portion (34) of the feed conduit (32) is arranged to be moved, during the liquid dispensing operation in a manner to agitate the beverage ingredients present in the drinking vessel and mix said ingredients with the dispensed liquid apportioned to said vessel, by means of an arm (44) driven by a motor (48, 52, 54) and having means (42) for engaging the outlet portion (34) of the feed conduit (32) to flex the feed conduit to move said outlet portion to produce said agitation.