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A juice dispenser for providing a known quantity of juice at each dispensing cycle, wherein a supply of juice concentrate is transferred by a hose to a dispensing head and wherein a controller monitors a pressure transducer connected to one of the hose and a dispensing head so that the controller ca

A juice dispenser for providing a known quantity of juice at each dispensing cycle, wherein a supply of juice concentrate is transferred by a hose to a dispensing head and wherein a controller monitors a pressure transducer connected to one of the hose and a dispensing head so that the controller can determine a viscosity value of the juice concentrate based on readings of the pressure transducer and accordingly determine a count indicative of the volume of the juice concentrate dispensed in such a manner that the controller can adjust the count depending upon the viscosity value determined at each dispense cycle. The juice dispenser dispenses juice concentrate and water into cups supported by a thermally insulated tray wherein the tray has at least one cavity for receiving thermal material and which supports an insulation plate that carries the group of cups in such a manner that temperature variation is minimized so as to maintain the temperature of the juice within a desired range. The tray is constructed with nesting members so that multiple trays can be stacked upon one another.

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A juice dispenser to provide a known quantity of juice for each dispensing cycle, comprising: a supply of juice concentrate; a hose; a dispensing head connected to said supply of juice concentrate by said hose; a pressure transducer connected to one of said hose and said dispensing head to provide p

A juice dispenser to provide a known quantity of juice for each dispensing cycle, comprising: a supply of juice concentrate; a hose; a dispensing head connected to said supply of juice concentrate by said hose; a pressure transducer connected to one of said hose and said dispensing head to provide pressure readings throughout a dispense cycle; and controller means for a) receiving the pressure readings of the concentrate from said pressure transducer during a first despense cycle, b) summing the pressure readings from the first dispense cycle to provide a reference count, c) receiving a pressure reading from said pressure transducer during a subsequent dispense cycle to determine a viscosity of the concentrate, d) adjusting the reference count to an adjusted count value based upon the viscosity of the concentrate, e) receiving the pressure readings of the concentrate from said pressure transducer during the subsequent dispense cycle, and f) terminating the flow of concentrate when the summation of the pressure readings of the subsequent dispense cycle equals the adjusted count value.