Christopher Robert Nowak

US Patent:

6702153, Mar 9, 2004

Filed:

Aug 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/932572

Inventors:

Christopher Nowak - Mundelein IL
Zbigniew G. Lassota - Long Grove IL

Assignee:

Food Equipment Technologies Company, Inc. - Lincolnshire IL

International Classification:

B67D 506

US Classification:

2221851, 222560, 222570

Abstract:

A beverage dispenser ( ) with a faucet assembly ( ) manually removably attached to an integral, stainless steel, U-shaped outlet pipe ( ) having a generally horizontal section ( ) that extends outwardly from the enveloping side ( ) has a faucet with a faucet shank ( ) for mating overlapping connection with the horizontal section ( ) and a faucet latch member ( ) carried by the faucet shank ( ) and a mating outlet pipe latch assembly ( ) for releasable latching engagement with the faucet latch member ( ) to releaseably lock the faucet shank ( ) to the outlet pipe ( ). A faucet guard assembly ( ) with a generally horizontal section ( ) secured to the bottom ( ) of the dispenser ( ) has a lowermost guard surface ( ) located at or beneath a lowermost portion of the faucet nozzle ( ) to prevent snagging of the faucet nozzle ( ) with the inside of a cup held up to the nozzle for receipt of beverage from beneath the nozzle, and an upturned section ( ) in front of the faucet ( ) that is at least partly transparent to enable viewing of the nozzle from in front of the guard and may carry a removable U-shaped beverage name or product label ( ).

US Patent:

6820771, Nov 23, 2004

Filed:

Apr 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/118683

Inventors:

Zbigniew G. Lassota - Long Grove IL
Michael W. Lassota - Bartlett IL
Christopher Nowak - Mundelein IL

Assignee:

Food Equipment Technologies Company, Inc. - Lincolnshire IL

International Classification:

B67D 506

US Classification:

2221851, 222462

Abstract:

An insulated beverage dispenser ( ) with an outer housing ( ) having reinforcing cavities ( ) and reinforcing ribs ( ) on a canted surface ( ) of a top closure ( ) to resist distortion that is fitted over an integrally formed inner liner ( ) in spaced relationship to provide a gap ( ) that is evacuated to approximately 8% of standard atmospheric pressure. The bottom closure ( ) of the inner liner ( ) is symmetrically tilted downwardly across the center to a center-offset drain opening ( ) to reduce the lateral extent ( ) of a dispense tube ( ) to reduce the quantity of beverage contained within the dispense tube ( ) and subject to heat loss between the drain opening ( ) to and a faucet ( ). The dispense tube ( ) is protectively contained within a hollow bottom section ( ) for purposes of insulation and is also wrapped in foam insulation ( ) for further insulation.

Address:

620 Hillcrest Blvd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

VIN:

5GTDN13E878241311

Make:

HUMMER

Model:

H3

Year:

2007