Dispensing – With casing or support – For bottom discharge dispenser supported on horizontal surface
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-13
2001-06-05
Shaver, Kevin (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
With casing or support
For bottom discharge dispenser supported on horizontal surface
C222S509000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06241126
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a personal desktop beverage dispenser. More specifically, the invention is a small beverage dispenser stand adapted to invertedly receive a standard, commercially-available threaded beverage bottle.
2. Description of Related Art
There are many patents in the related art that describe an apparatus that dispenses beverages. Some of the related art can be categorized into devices that dispense single-serving quantities of beverages. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,791,517, Avital describes a beverage dispensing device that can be used as part of a refrigerator or as a table-top dispenser, wherein an individual bottle is adapted with a dispensing mechanism. McCurdy et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,844,290) describes another liquid dispensing apparatus that utilizes an individual bottle dispensing mechanism. Terzian et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,204,613) describes a dispensing device for an inverted beverage bottle that also cools the drinking liquid by passing the liquid through an extended length of coiled tubing.
Other patented devices are characterized by those of Rudick (U.S. Pat. No. 4,930,666), which describes an apparatus for dispensing beverages by gravity from a container mounted in the door of a refrigerated cabinet, and, Parsons (U.S. Pat. No. 5,392,957), which shows a dispensing device attached to a liquid container, such as a gallon jug, that utilizes a tilt and pour technique. Various design patents, such as McGinnis et al. (U.S. Pat. No. D339,022), do not physically resemble the dispenser of the present invention.
What is needed is an apparatus that is functionally able to dispense beverages while stationarily situated on a work surface, such as a desktop or tabletop, and that permits a standard, commercially-available, threaded beverage bottle (such as a quart-sized plastic EVIAN bottle) to be received, inverted and selectively operated to dispense a serving of liquid.
None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention comprises a specially adapted base for holding an inverted, threaded bottle of drinking liquid. The top of the base includes a concave threaded inlet which mates with the threaded neck of a bottle of drinking liquid. The bottom of the base forms a stand for elevating the top of the base, the bottom being configured as a garage to receive a desired drinking vessel, such as a cup. Under the concave threaded inlet, a lever and valve assembly is disposed within the base to control the flow of liquid from the bottle into the cup.
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to dispense hot or cold beverages, such as coffee or soda and juice bottles.
Therefore, an object of the invention is to provide a manually transportable water dispenser base that is adapted to receive a standard, commercially available beverage bottle.
Another object of the invention is to provide a dispenser base sized for desktop or tabletop use and adapted to garage a drinking vessel.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a novelty item that is both functional and decorative for tabletop use, reminiscent and simulative of a full-size, office bottled beverage cooler.
It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof in an apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
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Bonderer D. Austin
Litman Richard C.
Shaver Kevin
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