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An automatic beverage dispensing system for use with a plurality of remote point of sale units with order entry keyboards, each having selector buttons for different flavors and cup sizes, the dispenser including an automatic cup dropper, an automatic ice dispenser, a transverse conveyor system for

An automatic beverage dispensing system for use with a plurality of remote point of sale units with order entry keyboards, each having selector buttons for different flavors and cup sizes, the dispenser including an automatic cup dropper, an automatic ice dispenser, a transverse conveyor system for conveying an ice filled cup to any of a plurality of parallel lanes each having a forward conveyor system, a beverage dispenser valve associated with each of the lanes, and each forward conveyor system conveying a cup received from the transverse conveyor to a beverage fill station and then to a cup pick-up station. The dispenser can also be operated manually using buttons on the dispenser itself.

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An automatic beverage dispensing system comprising: (a) a dispenser and a housing for said dispenser; (b) a first conveyor system for conveying cups sideways in said housing from a cup drop station to a transfer station on any one of a plurality of the below-recited second conveyor systems; (c) a pl

An automatic beverage dispensing system comprising: (a) a dispenser and a housing for said dispenser; (b) a first conveyor system for conveying cups sideways in said housing from a cup drop station to a transfer station on any one of a plurality of the below-recited second conveyor systems; (c) a plurality of second conveyor systems for conveying cups forward of said housing from a respective transfer station located adjacent a proximal end of each of said second conveyor system to a beverage fill station located downstream from said transfer station and then to a pick-up station located downstream from said beverage fill station, each of said second conveyor systems including a straight, cup-supporting surface extending back to front in said housing; (d) an automatic cup dropper assembly including a plurality of cup holders each adapted to hold a plurality of different size cups, and including means for dropping a cup of the desired size onto said first conveyor system at a cup drop station thereof; (e) an ice dispenser assembly in said housing including an ice bin and an automatic ice dispenser for dispensing a selected quantity of ice into a cup supported on said first conveyor system at an ice drop station located on said first conveyor system; (f) a beverage dispensing valve located at said beverage fill station of each of said plurality of second conveyor systems, for dispensing beverage into a cup located at said beverage fill station; and (g) said second conveyor systems each including means for conveying filled cups from said fill station forward to said pick-up station.