Remote drink dispenser

Claim 1

A beverage dispenser for selectively delivering one of a plurality of drinks at a dispensing location including in combination, a plurality of beverage supply means, means including a plurality of respective normally closed valves adapted to be opened to connect said supply means to said delivery location, a container for holding a supply of ice, said container holding a supply of ice, said container having an exit opening, motor-driven means inside said container for moving ice through said exit opening, a delivery element mounted adjacent to said exit opening and adapted to be driven to deliver ice from said exit opening to said dispensing location at a predetermined rate, a motor adapted to be energized to drive said delivery element, a plurality of manually actuatable members, means mounting said members adjacent to said delivery location for movement between home positions and actuated positions, respective means responsive to the presence of said members in their actuated positions for selectively holding said valves open for the time during which a member is in its actuated position and respective means responsive to the presence of said members in their actuated positions for energizing said motor for the time during which any member is in its actuated position, the arrangement being such that the valve corresponding to an actuated member closes and said motor is deenergized upon the return of an actuated member to its home position.