US4384512A
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Beverage heater and cooler
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-05-11
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Granted: 1983-05-24
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Expires: 2001-05-11
Abstract
Abstract A unit for independently storing liquids and heating and cooling in separate liquid containers that is adaptable for mounting in a vehicle, and preferably shaped to fit over the transmission hump of a vehicle floor. The heating and/or cooling means is a separate thermoelectric junction unit mounted to each container and powered by the electric supply of a built-in battery of the vehicle. The spigot of each container is connected to the outlet of a separate pump so that the spigot may be located above the bottom of the container. The thermoelectric junction of two tanks may be connected so that the passage of electricity through the connected junctions serves to cool one tank and heat the other. Alternatively, each junction may be fitted with a separate heat sink or cold sink.
Inventors
- 👤 Glenn R. Keith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:08
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B21/00; F25B21/02; A; A47; A47J; A47J31/00; A47J31/44; A47J31/50; B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/18; F24; F24H; F24H4/00; F24H4/02; F24H4/04; F25D; F25D31/00; F25D31/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
Assembly for storing and dispensing beverages in a vehicle, comprising a console formed with a base section shaped with a concave bottom wall adapted to engage the transmission hump on the floor of said vehicle to secure said assembly thereon; a recessed chamber in the front of said console; a plurality of spigots issuing in said chamber; a drain chamber at the bottom of said chamber; a plurality of beverage containers in said console connected to said spigots; a thermoelectric module in each container, and heat sinks; heat insulating means between said modules so that one container may be heated and the adjacent container may be cooled by adjacent modules; a ventilating chamber in the base of said console communicating with said drain chamber; said heat sinks having fins extending into said ventilating chamber, a fan in said ventilating chamber for blowing ambient air across said fins to maintain said heat sinks at optimum temperatures.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
Assembly for storing and dispensing beverages in a vehicle, comprising a console formed with a base section shaped with a concave bottom wall adapted to engage the transmission hump on the floor of said vehicle to secure said assembly thereon; a recessed chamber in the front of said console; a plurality of spigots issuing in said chamber; a drain chamber at the bottom of said chamber; a plurality of beverage containers in said console connected to said spigots; a thermoelectric module in each container, and heat sinks; heat insulating means between said modules so that one container may be heated and the adjacent container may be cooled by adjacent modules; a ventilating chamber in the base of said console communicating with said drain chamber; said heat sinks having fins extending into said ventilating chamber, a fan in said ventilating chamber for blowing ambient air across said fins to maintain said heat sinks at optimum temperatures.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein one of said modules is employed for cooling and an adjacent module is employed for heating, with each module joined to a respective heat sink, and with both said heat sinks physically joined so as to conduct heat from the heat sink of the cooling module to the heat sink of the heating module.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The assembly of claim 1, further including a water tank and pump means for pumping water into said containers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein a pump is mounted to circulate a liquid in one of said containers and through a filter cup mounted in the upper part of said container; said cup being adapted to contain coffee grounds; said pump providing coffee percolating means to circulate liquid in said container through said cup at a temperature below the boiling point of said liquid.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-05-23 | 1986-11-22 | 1987-05-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-05-23 | 1990-11-22 | 1991-05-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-05-23 | 1994-11-22 | 1995-05-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |