IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0043073
(2008-03-05)
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등록번호 |
US-8448821
(2013-05-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A sanitary collection device for a beverage dispenser that provides an improved and larger collection area as compared to a cylindrical holster; and separation between the dispensing nozzle of the beverage dispenser and collection surfaces of the sanitary collection device such that the dispensing n
A sanitary collection device for a beverage dispenser that provides an improved and larger collection area as compared to a cylindrical holster; and separation between the dispensing nozzle of the beverage dispenser and collection surfaces of the sanitary collection device such that the dispensing nozzle is prevented from contacting a possibly contaminated surface of the sanitary collection device. The present invention also provides for easy cleaning of the sanitary collection device and its drip cup, since the drip cup can be easily removed without the use of tools to facilitate cleaning and/or replacement.
대표청구항
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1. A beverage dispenser assembly, comprising: a bar gun comprising a dispensing nozzle;a bar gun holster comprising an opening configured to interface with the nozzle to hold the bar gun when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster by an operator setting the nozzle in the opening, the bar gun b
1. A beverage dispenser assembly, comprising: a bar gun comprising a dispensing nozzle;a bar gun holster comprising an opening configured to interface with the nozzle to hold the bar gun when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster by an operator setting the nozzle in the opening, the bar gun being selectively demountable from the bar gun holster by the operator supporting the bar gun with a hand so as to withdraw the nozzle from the opening, to thereby withdraw the bar gun from the bar gun holster;a drip cup configured to be removable without the use of tools, comprising: a drip cup drain spout;a drip cup bottom side coupled with the drip cup drain spout, the drip cup bottom side configured to channel fluid to the drip cup drain spout;drip cup surrounding walls coupled with the drip cup bottom side, the drip cup surrounding walls extending upwardly from the periphery of the drip cup bottom side, the drip cup defining a drainage basin configured to intercept and drain the fluid; anda drip cup holder coupled with the bar gun holster, the drip cup holder dimensioned to receive and support the drip cup so as to: position the drip cup beneath the dispensing nozzle when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster to intercept and drain fluid discharged from the dispensing nozzle, andprovide separation between the drip cup and the dispensing nozzle when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the drip cup further comprises an attachment feature and the drip cup holder further comprises a mating attachment feature configured to interface with the drip cup attachment feature. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the drip cup attachment feature is a t-shaped protrusion or a slotted keyway. 4. The assembly of claim 2, further comprising a drain line coupled with the drip cup drain spout. 5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a drain line in fluid communication with the drip cup drain spout. 6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the drip cup holder further comprises an attachment flange for coupling with the bar gun holster. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the attachment flange comprises a channel configured to interface with a portion of the bar gun holster. 8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the attachment flange comprises one or more mounting holes for attachment fasteners. 9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the bar gun holster is configured to be clamped to a countertop. 10. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the drip cup holder comprises: a drip cup holder spout;a drip cup holder bottom side coupled with the drip cup holder spout; andsurrounding drip cup holder walls coupled with the drip cup holder bottom side, the surrounding drip cup holder walls extending upwardly from the periphery of the drip cup holder bottom side, the drip cup holder being sized to cooperatively receive the drip cup and align the drip cup drain spout with the drip cup holder spout. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the bar gun holster is configured to be clamped to a countertop. 12. The assembly of claim 10, further comprising a drain line coupled with the drip cup holder spout. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the drip cup holder further comprises an attachment flange for coupling with the bar gun holster. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the attachment flange comprises a channel configured to interface with a portion of the bar gun holster. 15. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the attachment flange comprises one or more mounting holes for attachment fasteners. 16. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the drip cup further comprises an interfacing feature configured to interface with a portion of the drip cup holder so as to hold the drip cup in a fixed orientation relative to the drip cup holder. 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the interfacing feature is a perimeter lip coupled with the drip cup surrounding walls. 18. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the bar gun holster further comprises a grommet disposed around the opening of the bar gun holster, the grommet being configured to interface with the nozzle to hold the bar gun when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster. 19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein the grommet comprises a perimeter recess configured to interface with the bar gun holster so as to position the grommet within the bar gun holster opening. 20. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the bar gun further comprises a tubing bundle attached to the bar gun. 21. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the bar gun further comprises a generally elongate body, wherein the nozzle extends in a generally transverse direction from the body, wherein the bar gun can be manually moved by the operator between an operative position in which the bar gun is handheld to dispense beverages, and a stowage position in which the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster by the operator setting the nozzle in the opening. 22. A beverage dispenser assembly, comprising: a bar gun comprising a dispensing nozzle;a bar gun holster comprising an opening configured to interface with the bar gun to hold the bar gun when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster, the bar gun being selectively demountable from the bar gun holster by an operator's hand supporting the bar gun so as to withdraw the bar gun from the bar gun holster, wherein the bar gun holster opening has an opening axis and is oriented such that the opening axis is oriented predominantly vertically when the bar gun holster is operably mounted to a support structure;a drip cup configured to be removable without the use of tools, comprising: a drip cup drain spout;a drip cup bottom side coupled with the drip cup drain spout, the drip cup bottom side configured to channel fluid to the drip cup drain spout;drip cup surrounding walls coupled with the drip cup bottom side, the drip cup surrounding walls extending upwardly from the periphery of the drip cup bottom side, the drip cup defining a drainage basin configured to intercept and drain the fluid; anda drip cup holder coupled with the bar gun holster, the drip cup holder dimensioned to receive and support the drip cup so as to: position the drip cup beneath the dispensing nozzle when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster to intercept and drain fluid discharged from the dispensing nozzle, andprovide separation between the drip cup and the dispensing nozzle when the bar gun is stowed in the bar gun holster.
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