Title:
BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH DRIP TRAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003016197
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A portable beverage dispenser (10) having a hollow body (22) for retention of a beverage and a faucet (42) with a dispenser base assembly (46) has a removable drip tray assembly (28) slidably mounted to horizontally extending base support members( 54, 56) usually used for receipt of drips of beverage from the faucet (42) and a backup drip tray (148) fixedly mounted to the support member beneath the removable drip tray assembly to catch drips when the removable drip tray assembly is removed for emptying and cleaning. The drip tray assembly (28) has a drip sink (68) covered by a grate panel (84) having a plurality of elongate, parallel, grate members each with a pointed peak (98) and a pair of opposed substantially flat sides (100, 102) sloping downwardly away from the peak to guide beverage downwardly away from the peak for retention by the drip plate (84).
Inventors:
LASSOTA ZBIGNIEW G
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/025643
Publication Date:
June 10, 2004
Filing Date:
August 09, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FOOD EQUIP TECHNOLOGIES CO INC (US)
International Classes:
B67D1/06; B67D3/00; B67D1/08; B67D1/16; B67D7/06; (IPC1-7): B67D5/06
Foreign References:
| US5960995A | 1999-10-05 | |||
| US5305924A | 1994-04-26 | |||
| US3327902A | 1967-06-27 | |||
| US5827428A | 1998-10-27 | |||
| US5542572A | 1996-08-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1448476A4
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