Combination cup and liquid dispenser

Claim 2

Cup and liquid dispenser construction including walls forming an elongated irregularly shaped tank body having upper and lower portions, the upper portion having a vertically extending groovelike concave wall, the lower portion of the tank body having front and sidewalls forming an enlarged reservoir below the concave wall, liquid-dispenser valve means connected with the front wall and communicating with said reservoir, tank access means formed in the lower portion of the tank body adjacent said valve means, channel formations extending along the sides of said concave wall, and paper cup-dispenser clip means releasably engaged with said channel formations.

Claim 3

The dispenser construction defined in claim 1 in which the upper portion of the tank body has a top wall and the lower portion of the tank body has a bottom wall, in which a fill opening is formed in said top wall, in which a vented closure cap removably closes said fill opening, and in which the access means includes a service opening formed in said bottom wall and a removable closure cap for said service opening.

Claim 4

The dispenser construction defined in claim 1 in which the cup-dispenser clip means comprises a U-shaped clip having flanges at its edges releasably engaged with the channel formations along the sides of the concave wall.

Claim 5

The dispenser construction defined in claim 3 in which the clip extends vertically along the vertically extending tank body groove forming therewith a cupholder, and in which the clip is formed with vertically spaced slots providing fill indicator means for cups in the cupholder.

Claim 6

The dispenser construction defined in claim 3 in which the clip extends vertically along the vertically extending tank body forming therewith a cupholder, and in which the clip has an inwardly projecting tab adjacent its lower end.

Claim 7

The dispenser construction defined in claim 5 in which spaced cup retainer projections are formed on the concave tank body wall opposite the projecting tab on the cup-dispenser clip.

Claim 8

The dispenser construction defined in claim 1 in which the tank body is formed of plastic material, and in which the lower reservoir-forming portion of the tank body is formed with support members adapted to removably rest on a supporting surface.

Claim 9

Liquid dispenser construction including walls forming an elongated irregularly shaped tank body having upper and lower portions; the upper portion having A top wall and a vertically extending groovelike concave front wall; the lower portion having top, front, side and bottom walls forming an enlarged reservoir with the reservoir top wall extending outwardly below the concave wall; liquid dispenser valve means connected with the reservoir front wall and communicating with the reservoir; a fill opening formed in the top wall of the tank body upper portion; vented closure means for the fill opening; a service opening formed in the reservoir bottom wall; a removable closure cap for said service opening; and support members formed in and projecting downward from the reservoir bottom wall on either side of the service opening and closure cap.

Claim 10

Liquid dispenser construction including walls forming an elongated irregularly shaped tank body having upper and lower portions; the upper portion having A top wall and a vertically extending groovelike concave front wall; the lower portion having top, front, side and bottom walls forming an enlarged reservoir with the reservoir top wall extending outwardly below the concave wall; liquid dispenser valve means connected with the reservoir front wall and communicating with the reservoir; a fill opening formed in the top wall of the tank body upper portion; vented closure means for the fill opening; a service opening formed in the reservoir bottom wall; a removable closure cap for said service opening; and support members formed in and projecting downward from the reservoir bottom wall on either side of the service opening and closure cap.

Claim 11

The dispenser construction defined in claim 8 in which the tank body is formed of plastic material of the class consisting of transparent and translucent plastic material, whereby the level of liquid contained in the tank body may be viewed through the tank body walls exteriorly thereof.