Refrigeration – Withdrawable liquid – e.g. – dispenser – Refrigerant evaporator surrounding or within a container
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-28
2006-11-28
Tapolcai, William E. (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Withdrawable liquid, e.g., dispenser
Refrigerant evaporator surrounding or within a container
C062S518000, C222S146600
Reexamination Certificate
active
07140196
ABSTRACT:
A chilled beverage dispenser has a “holeless” bowl and uses a cradle evaporator to achieve cooling of the beverage. In one exemplary embodiment, the cradle evaporator comprises three panels—a bottom panel and two side panels, the side panels being bolted or similarly fastened to the edges of the bottom panel in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the bottom panel. The bottom and side panels each define a continuous and sinuous channel, which carries a cooling medium. The dispenser bowl preferably is constructed of a thin-walled plastic, such that when the dispenser bowl is received in the cradle evaporator, heat transfer is achieved through the bottom wall and portions of the side walls of the bowl.
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McDonald Thomas C.
Pfeifer Thomas J.
Grindmaster Corporation
Nagle, Jr. David W.
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Tapolcai William E.
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