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Partially frozen beverage dispensing system having a counter top unit

CA 1330552 C · Owner: Icee-Usa Corp. · Inventors: Ruud, Timothy Wayne; Woolf, Floyd Sherman; Sexton, Rodney Noel

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The present invention includes a counter top unit for dispensing the partially frozen beverage and at one or more, locations remote from that unit two syrup supply canisters, a source of CO2 and a condenser and compressor unit that provides refrigeration coolant to the counter top unit. Supply and return lines carry the refrigeration coolant between the counter top unit and the compressor/condenser unit. The counter top unit includes a compact housing that is adapted to be set on the counter top. Inside the counter top unit is a pair of cooling chambers. Each cooling chamber produces, holds and dispenses a partially frozen beverages. The cooling chamber includes agitators that mix, the …

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  • Granted July 5, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 5, 2011.
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FiledMay 8, 1989
GrantedJuly 5, 1994
Term endedJuly 5, 2011
Patent numberCA 1330552 C
Classification (IPC)B67D1/00 +2 more

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19901993199619992002200520082011Application filedMay 8, 1989Patent grantedJuly 5, 1994Term endedJuly 5, 2011

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