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A dispenser assembly for dispensing a plurality of beverages and which includes a support housing for mounting in a refrigerator. The housing includes upper and lower sections therein, and a removable front cover to enable access to the interior thereof. A keyboard-like selector valve assembly is removably...     

An ice cream freezer has a sauce supplying means arranged near an ice cream forcing-out nozzle, the sauce fed by the supplying means being applyed to the ice cream to be forced out from the nozzle, thereby forcing out the ice cream with the desired sauce from the nozzle.

A metering device capable of selectively dispensing any one of a desired quantities of wine or other liquids from any one of a number of holding tanks or reservoirs in which the wines or liquid are stored. The device is particularly adapted for use in bars and restaurants, for each time it is actuated...     

A dispenser for flowable material comprising a pump, a dispensing head coupled to the outlet of the pump, a control valve for controlling pump operation, and a manually operable valve carried by the dispensing head for controlling the control valve. The pump includes a rolling diaphragm which is moved...     

A bulk material handling apparatus includes a traveling slot feeder which runs on tracks at opposite sides of the endless belt conveyor beneath a row of bins permitting selective emptying of the bins. The feeder includes inclined, shiftable side skirts which can be adjusted to vary the width and elevation...     

A liquor dispenser adapted for use in connection with bottles of liquor or other beverages. The dispenser includes a bottle cap and spout and a cooperative electromagnet adapted to magnetically open a valve in the said spout upon the operation of a switch which energizes the electromagnet. Further, the...     

A perfume dispenser which enables any of a plurality of different liquid perfumes to be selected or to be selectively mixed prior to being dispensed, whereby a plurality of different perfume fragrances can be obtained from the dispenser, as desired. The perfume dispenser comprises a holder for holding...     

Apparatus is disclosed for spraying paints wherein the paint comprises a predetermined ratio mixture of at least two components, and wherein the ratio of these components is controlled automatically as they are delivered to a spray gun and prior to mixing, by means flow-sensing devices which generate...     

A gravity feeder for a liquor distribution system includes a manifold having a vented chamber, there being a series of vertically extending nipples on the manifold that are of different lengths. Interchangeable feeder caps detachably secured to individual bottles telescope over the manifold nipples to...     

A dispensing shower head is disclosed comprising an enclosure adapted to be connected to a water supply, the enclosure having a container therein carrying a cartridge which may be rotated to present different bath preparations to a stream of water passing through a flow path in the enclosure and out...     

A dispenser for use in the home, office, or the like, that includes housing means including a pair of storage chambers for containing coffee or the like in one chamber, and sugar, powdered milk or the like in the other chamber, each chamber provided with a discharge funnel terminating in an opening....     

An instant hot water dispenser system utilizes the same spout to dispense instant hot water as is used to dispense water from the plumbing system of the building and mixtures thereof. The instant hot water dispenser utilizes a small electrically heated hot water tank located adjacent to the faucet and...     

A liquid blending system for providing three grades: (a) a first base grade; (b) a second base grade; and (c) a fixed blend proportion of the two. A blend control lever coupled to a valve is selectively driven by a differential receiving inputs from fluid meters in the base grade lines. Opposed solenoids...     

Apparatus for delivering different additive fluids in controlled amounts to equipment utilizing those fluids, such as laundry or dishwashing equipment, with the apparatus including valves for passing the different fluids to a pump unit, desirably actuated by individual timers controlled by separate product...     

A pneumatic conveying system for a granular, powdery, or liquid product which utilizes during normal operation pressure differentials to convey and to regulate the flow of product through the system. A high velocity stream of air creates a pressure differential between a main pipeline and a product chute...     

A hand held atomizer washing device comprises a housing having a large reservoir for containing water and a small flexible walled reservoir mounted inside the larger reservoir for containing a liquid detergent, a hand pump incorporated in the handle of the device for pressurizing the large chamber and...     

An improved distribution tower for weighing and mixing particulate material such as chemical fertilizer has a plurality of storage containers therein for separate storage of various particulate materials and utilizes a combined weighing and mixing bin which is positioned below the storage containers...     

A fluid dispenser is disclosed, most of whose parts along with its wall-mounting bracket are of a resilient plastic such as polystyrene and cooperate in such manner as to permit hand assembly. The dispenser comprises a facade member on which a plurality of separate containers for different fluid substances...     

The disclosure relates to a beverage dispensing system for liquor, soft drinks, or mixed drinks comprising: a display board indicating the location of multiple groupings of ingredients which correspond to a similar locational layout of selector buttons on the dispenser handset. The disclosure also relates...     

An electrical control mechanism for use with high-pressure pump systems having the electrical control components housed within a pistol-like structure connected by flexible hosing to the high-pressure distribution system for convenience of directing of the high-pressure spray and also for ease of controlling...     

A fluid dispenser for attachment between a water pipe and a shower head having a main stream water passage therethrough into which dispensed fluids flow through a port surrounded by a delivery manifold delivering the fluids from a reservoir assembly from which the fluids flow through valves, the outlet...     

Customer dispensing of either unleaded or one of two or more grades of leaded gasoline products is selected by rotatable selector knobs located on the dispenser housing. Individual meters are operative by the leaded and unleaded dispensing systems which are hydraulically isolated from each other. The...     

Automatic dispensing apparatus for dispensing predetermined quantities of different beverages from one dispensing station, the invention comprises a housing having a water supply subsystem located therein for supplying either hot or cold water to the dispensing station for ejection into a cup, the housing...     

A non-pressurized fluid transfer system for stock rotation of liquids packaged in large non-pressurized containers such as 55 gallon drums is described. Two drums or sets of drums are used and the system automatically changes over from a first drum to a second drum when the first drum no longer contains...     

A beverage dispensing system which lessens confusion and operator time by providing a control switchset with only a small number of selection switches to send encoded signals to an electronic control which decodes the selection data and selects ingredients to be dispensed from more numerous types of...     

An attachment for dispensing shot and powder in conjunction with a shell reloading tool is disclosed. The invention is intended for use with those types of reloading machines which sequentially dispense shot and powder into a number of shells being progressively reloaded on the work table of the reloading...     

This invention is directed to a liquid storage container. More particularly, this invention is directed to a liquid storage container that can be connected or attached to a spray pump which comprises two separate chambers to hold liquid components, each chamber having a take-up tube which leads to a...     

A machine adapted to fill liquid products, under sterile conditions, into bottles has at least one quantitation pump and a piston servo motor for driving the same. The stroke of the servo motor can be adjusted to suit the quantity to be supplied to each bottle, and a sterile filter is fitted downstream...     

A plumbing device stores one or more additives, and allows injection and mixing of such additives into the water stream delivered to a plumbing fixture such as a shower head or faucet. The design of the passage for the water stream provides a pressure differential sufficient to draw the additive into...     

Positive displacement pumps, each having multiple pistons reciprocated by a swash plate, are connected to corresponding liquid reservoirs and are individually actuated to dispense a selected liquid type and pour size volume through a hand held gun. A digital control circuit receives feedback from an...     

A portable beverage dispenser is disclosed and includes a self-contained unit that is conveniently located on the shelf of the user's refrigerator for dispensing a cooled carbonated drink. The dispenser automatically mixes carbonated water and a syrup of selected flavor and then dispenses the mixture...     

An apparatus (110) for dispensing condiments, and the like, has a gun (10) arrangeable for dispensing a measured amount of a condiment preloaded into the gun upon release of a trigger (60) of the gun following a previous dispensing action. Provision is made for keeping the condiment refrigerated throughout...     

A beverage vending machine makes use of a microcomputer to compute the time duration for supply of component materials in accordance with stored data and supplied input data.

A perfume dispenser has compartments for separately storing a plurality of liquid perfumes each of a different fragrance, a selector device which enables any one liquid perfume or any combination of liquid perfumes to be selected for dispensing through an outlet of the dispenser and an actuating device...     

A bulk syrup delivery system in which a compartmentized tank delivery truck includes a plurality of separate compartments or tanks, generally one for each of several different types of soft drink syrup. One multichannel delivery hose, having one channel or passageway for each type of syrup, extends from...     

There is disclosed a pipette useful with disposable tips, comprising a plurality of differently-sized pistons and a piston chamber for each piston. Each piston chamber has a vent passageway extending to the exterior surface of the pipette. The pipette is improved in that the mounting means for mounting...     

A barrier type product container wherein product is contained at atmospheric pressure and separate from a pressurizing gas. And, mounted thereon, for example, a valve actuator that preferably includes an ejector pump type nozzle element that is valvingly positionable to facilitate ventilating inflow...     

Apparatus for dispensing beverages from a pressurized source of syrups and soda to be mixed in and discharged from a beverage dispensing head. The head includes a housing within which first, second and third valve blocks are amounted. The first valve block includes first and second sets of intersecting...     

A reagent and wash fluid supply system for a flow through analyzing system which includes a tubular fluid sampling probe (70), having a sampling port (63) which aspirates air, sample and liquid reagents through the analyzing system which cooperates with a slide valve (64) having a passageway (53) through...     

A dual compartment serving pot includes a pair of pot halves having substantially flat inner walls with the walls abutting each other when said halves are joined to form a single serving pot having a pair of compartments. A locking device is provided for releasably maintaining the halves in engagement...     

A beverage dispensing gun includes a case housing a replaceable nozzle, which defines a number of liquid passageways, and a beverage selection button array. The liquid passageways are connected to flexible liquid lines. A printed circuit (PC) board, mounted within the case underlying the button array,...     

A portable mix bar comprising a hard hat having a plurality of drink containers and a pair of mixing chambers for mixing drinks mounted thereon wherein the flow of drinks to and from the mixing chambers is controlled by a plurality of valves. Also provided is a plurality of tubes for carrying drinks...     

A dispenser for the mixing and dispensing of chemicals is provided which utilizes a draw-through distribution manifold connected to a number of concentrated chemical base solution containers. Solenoids corresponding to each chemical base are selectively operable to allow one chemical at a time to run...     

A portable liquid dispenser for dispensing one of two liquids from a single vessel has a base with first and second separate horizontally disposed compartments separated by a liquid-impermeable barrier, a neck secured to the base and mounting handle, a valve assembly including first and second valve...     

A reagent delivery device includes a plurality of delivery syringes, and a plurality of units each having rotary valves by which respective reagent tanks and delivery nozzles are selectively connected with each other and a driving means for driving the rotary valves simultaneously. Further, in the reagent...     

A beverage dispensing apparatus for dispensing premixed carbonated beverages from a single beverage dispensing head, the premixed beverages being supplied to a dispenser head by conduits connected to individual premixed beverage sources. The dispenser head consists of a handle having an upper surface...     

A dispenser of the coffee pot type for dispensing alternatively one or another beverage, such as coffee and decaffeinated coffee, includes a combined handle and lid unit and a two-compartment container. The dispensed liquid is manually selected by pushing on a trigger or stud positioned at the handle...     

A tri-mix beverage dispensing system includes an unsweetened flavor concentrate assembly, a sweetener syrup assembly, and a diluent assembly, such as for carbonated water. These ingredients are mixed together to form a post-mix beverage. Mixing occurs outboard of a nozzle structure. Consequently, a common...     

S-shaped opening and closing element for controlling the flow of a fluid or body (powder, granulate) and adaptable to any form of package or fitting containing fluids, characterized in that its shape in two S-bends permits both an instantaneous stoppage of the flow of the fluids and an instantaneous...     

A coating die is adapted to apply a number of materials onto a web from a single coating slot by the use of a movable cam in the die to alternately connect the coating slot to one or the other of a pair of inlet ports and seal the other port. A rotary cam facilitates rapid change of materials from the...     

An apparatus for reinflating an object such as a punctured automobile tire. The apparatus including a valve assembly having a housing with two inputs which are connected to an outlet through passageways within the housing. A valve is provided such that the input passageway which receives the output from...     

A fluid-dispensing system is disclosed. The dispensing system comprises an apertured base, a hollow cylinder, an apertured piston, an orificed overcap, a fluid passageway, an apertured extension, and three valves. The piston, slidably engageable within the cylinder, divides the cylinder into two chambers....     

A dispensing apparatus which incorporates two separate containers. One container is designed to contain one particular type of liquid with the second container to contain a second type of liquid. These containers are connected together into a single unit with therebeing incorporated a manually operated...     

An apparatus for mixing and dispensing fluid components includes a mixing chamber for mixing reactive components prior to dispensing the components. The components are provided through separate valves to ducts in fluid communication with inlets to the mixing chamber. The valve actuator can be selectively...     

A water supply apparatus is utilized in conjunction with a bicycle to enable a rider to receive either a spray of cooling water or a stream for drinking purposes. A diaphragm-type pump supplies the water. Plural reservoirs enable a plurality of liquids to be transported and utilized, such as water for...     

Liquid dispensing apparatus is disclosed having at least one liquid dispensing chamber and an associated prefill chamber with displacement mechanism for transferring liquid therefrom to the dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber is in communication with the prefill chamber over a weir so that liquid...     

A dispenser of the coffee pot type for dispensing alternatively one or another beverage, such as coffee and decaffeinated coffee, includes a combined handle and lid unit and a two-compartment container. The dispensed liquid is manually selected by pushing on a trigger or stud positioned at the handle-allowing...     

A lotion blending and dispensing unit is disclosed herein for internally combining and then discharging a composite lotion or solution which includes a cylindrical housing having a storage chamber for enclosing at least a pair of lotion containers removably mounted on a mounting block. The block is provided...     

A piston-powered fluid dispensing system is disclosed. The fluid dispensing system comprises an apertured base, a hollow elongated cylinder, an apertured piston, a hollow orificed overcap, an elongated fluid passageway, an externally-channeled hollow extension, and three valves. The elongated cylinder,...     

A liquid dispenser for selectively dispensing a plurality of different liquids includes a separate reservoir for each of the fluids, and a separate nozzle for dispensing each of the fluids. A separate hydraulic dispensing system having a cylinder containing a piston is connected to each reservoir and...     

A bottle for holding, mixing, and dispensing an adjustable SPF mixture of a lotion and a liquid containing a sunscreening agent. There is a plastic bottle containing first and second compartments for containing, respectively, the lotion and the sunscreen agent-containing liquid and having a cylindrical...     

A dual cartridge dispenser. Each cartridge has an exit orifice through which fluid is dispensed when a pump portion of the cartridge is compressed. A movable compression member in the dispenser can be located at a first position adjacent the pump portion of the first cartridge or at a second position...     

A service vehicle includes a frame (10) on which a material dispensing system is mounted. The dispensing system includes reservoirs (30, 32) and (34) for various lubricants or the like and pumps (46) for pumping material out of the associated reservoirs (30, 32) and (34). The pumps (46) are driven by...     

A sugar and cream dispenser for an automatic coffee machine which prevents coffee or sugar from being dispensed into cups where the customer does not desire cream or sugar. The cream and sugar chutes are provided with moveable doors which are closed except when cream or sugar is to be dispensed into...     

A bar gun incorporating a flexible stem and a bar head having a plurality of buttons selectively to dispense a plurality of individual beverage flavors in which the bar gun can dispense carbonated or still water wherein there is provided a ring main linking all of the beverage flavors and being connected...     

Apparatus for coloring paint base material comprises a plurality of container assemblies mounted for indexing movement along a path of travel. A dispensing station is provided adjacent the path of travel. The container assemblies include metering apparatus to discharge preselected amounts of colorant...     

An apparatus comprising a batch hopper including a bottom wall having therein a plurality of openings, a plurality of walls dividing the batch hopper into a plurality of compartments each communicating with a respective one of the openings and each adapted to receive sand from a main hopper, and a sliding...     

A replaceable fluid container is described for use in a plunger-type fluid dispenser of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,793,518. The fluid container is generally rectangular in shape and has a recess in the top surface from which a neck extends. The neck and an associated closure are sized to terminate...     

A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a beverage dispensing head wherein a rigid plate is disposed over a mixing fluid valve stem and a plurality of base fluid valve stems. The plate has an opening located over each base fluid valve stem for receiving the associated base fluid valve stem therethrough....     

A multi-constituent mixing and metering dispenser adapted to yield a composition whose intermixed constituents are in relative proportions settable by the user. The extrudable constituents are stored in separate compressible pouches encased in face-to-face relation in the squeeze container of a supply...     

A control system for use with a drink dispenser comprises a mode switch for causing the control system to switch between operation in a program mode and a dispense mode. Volumetric parameter data is provided by a volumetric parameter generator and is representative of dispensed drink volume. A memory...     

A fuel dispensing system includes a manifold for receiving one or more grades of fuel at individual input ports and a plurality of output ports. The output ports are each connected to individual input ports of steering valves, the latter having output ports connected to inlets of nozzle and hose assemblies....     

A dual cartridge dispenser. Each cartridge has an exit orifice through which fluid is dispensed when a tube of the cartridge is compressed. A dispensing lever is manually displaceable by a user to compress the tube. A movable compression member is adjustably mounted to the dispsensing lever so as to...     

A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a beverage dispensing head wherein a rigid plate is disposed over a mixing fluid valve stem and a plurality of base fluid valve stems. The plate has an opening located over each base fluid valve stem for receiving the associated base fluid valve stem therethrough....     

A coin-operated dispenser is disclosed for spraying a liquid cosmetic in a controlled manner. It has the features of a coin-operated, public vending machine, but instead of delivering a pack of cigarette or candies, it delivers a liquid cosmetic under pressurized air through a spray gun which has a trigger....     

A beverage dispensing system for providing a number of different flavored drinks mixed from concentrate and fluid. The system has a number of containers for storing different flavors of concentrate and a piping system including a coupling adapted to receive pressurized fluid, such as water, from an external...     

A volume measurement and dosage device possesses a cylinder- piston- and valve-system (4). With this system, liquid can be drawn up and/or delivered in defined quantities. At least two channels (33, 36, 38) are provided in the valve-system, which can be connected with at least one opening (32) in the...     

A beverage server has a divided fluid container comprising a pair of isolated chambers. The container has mounted thereon a closure cap of a cap assembly which locks to the top of the container. The closure cap has filler caps on its upper face for alternately exposing the chambers to permit filling...     

A method and apparatus for cleaning cellular contamination in flow cytometer comprising the sequential use of a strong oxidizing solution, particle-free neutral pH fluid and a weak acid.

Apparatus for sealing the colorant-dispensing nozzles of machines adapted for coloring paint base material. Container assemblies of the machine provide storage of the colorants and may include metering apparatus to discharge preselected amounts of colorant through the nozzle into a quantity of paint...     

A dispenser according to the invention is capable of dispensing fluid food products from selected bags through nozzles attached thereto. An actuator plate has one edge provided with V-shaped slots. A push rod carries the actuator plate and positions a selected V-shaped slot adjacent to the selected nozzle....     

Dispenser actuating apparatus includes guide rails carrying a valve actuator at one end. A pump actuator is mounted for sliding along the guide rails, and the guide rails are mounted for sliding along their central axes. Separate motors and drive belts reciprocate the valve and pump actuators with independent...     

A multiply adjustable faucet device includes a body member connected to a water supply line, a shampoo tank and a liquid soap tank, and a shower head, wherein the body member includes a cylindrical housing rotatably receiving a hollow rotor and the hollow rotor has a liquid aperture and outlet apertures,...     

A beverage dispenser unit constructed for coupling to a water feed conduit as well as a series of intake conduit leading to respective beverage containers, for processing and delivering the beverages, with water mixture, to a desired point. The dispenser unit includes a rectangular metal cabinet provided...     

An apparatus including a fluid storage tank, with a torso belt organization for mounting the storage tank about a torso portion of an individual. A glove member is in fluid communication with the fluid storage tank, wherein the fluid storage tank is pressurized and the glove member includes at least...     

An improved condiment dispensing system for delivering a measured quantity of condiment at a constant flow rate. The device comprises a pump which is fluidly connected to a condiment source and a dispensing apparatus. The dispensing apparatus includes a valve assembly which is connected to both a pressurized...     

A shower mounted plural liquids dispenser is disclosed which includes a housing designed to have a plurality of bottles containing diverse liquids coupled to it. The liquids may be dispensed either through the use of aspirating pump structure or through the use of discharge assisting pumping devices....     

Apparatus is disclosed herein for extracting a flavor from a natural leaf, powder of the like, such as tea leaves into a heated substance as a carrier such as a quantity of water. The apparatus employs a container with a heater for the water which will controllably bring the water to a boil. A tank is...     

An improved condiment dispensing system for delivering a measured quantity of condiment at a constant flow rate. The device comprises a pump which is fluidly connected to a condiment source and a dispensing apparatus. The dispensing apparatus includes a valve assembly which is connected to both a pressurized...     

A thermally insulated container for selectively dispersing two beverages provides a vertical cylindrical container, having a diametrically extending septa to define two compartments. The outer surface of the container carries a handle at a first end of the diameter extending through the septa and hingeably...     

A rotatable auger is disposed within an ice chest to direct ice through an opening into a tubular conduit through which runs a flexible looped cable. Plastic paddles are fixed to the cable at spaced intervals and engage with ice received within the conduit and advance the ice through the conduit to an...     

An automatic water replenishing system is designed for use with multiple dye vats used for tinting eyeglass lenses, but the broad principles of the invention could apply to other systems used for replenishing individual ones of plural vats or reservoirs with water or some other liquid. A rotary water...     

Continuous feed, chemical switching unit for supplying an uninterrupted flow of chemical fluid to a processing system including a control unit and a reservoir for containing a predetermined volume of chemical fluid wherein the reservoir is in hydraulic communication with a processing system. A plurality...     

A liquid dispensing system, comprising a liquid filled reservoir, a control microprocessor, and a plurality of outlets connected to the reservoir. A filter may be provided between the reservoir and the outlets for filtering the liquid. A valve provided with each outlet controls flow through the outlet....     

Dispensing apparatus is provided with motor driven pumps and their drive motors mounted on modular skids which are easily removed for servicing or upgrade. An improved dispense head arrangement is provided with dispense valves located close to a common dispense head. The dispensing apparatus may also...     

A multiple beverage dispenser is provided which consists of a container having an opened neck. A handle on said container is to be gripped by a hand of a person. A structure within the container is for dividing the container into two separate compartments for holding two different types of beverages...     

An improved condiment dispensing system for delivering a measured quantity of condiment at a desired flow rate. The system comprises a pump which is fluidly connected to a condiment source and a dispensing apparatus. The dispensing apparatus includes a valve assembly which is connected to a pressurized...     

A mixing and dispensing device which selectively mixes liquids has two filling stations. Each filling station uses water pressure to siphon the liquids from their source container through the valves to an eductor to mix the chemicals with water and, then, to receiving containers, At least one of the...     

A twin-bottle nursing bottle includes an outer bottle having a mouth at the top; an outer cap fastened to the mouth of the outer bottle through a screw joint to hold a nipple; an inner bottle disposed inside the outer bottle; a cup-like inner cap supported above the mouth of the outer bottle to hold...     

A sealing valve arrangement for dispensing apparatus having a turntable rotatably mounted on a support includes a valve with an outwardly protruding operator member with a free end remote from the valve, and a valve mount for mounting the valve to the turntable mount for travel with the turntable. A...