Self-contained portable post-mix beverage dispenser apparatus having access for manually loading syrup CO2 and water

Claim 1

A self-contained, portable post-mix carbonated beverage dispenser apparatus for use on a counter top comprising: a. a cabinet having a plurality of closable openings for providing access to the interior of said cabinet from the exterior thereof, said cabinet having front, top, side, back and bottom walls; b. a water reservoir secured within said cabinet, accessible from the exterior of said cabinet through one of said openings in the top wall thereof so that water can be manually poured through said one opening in the top wall into said reservoir without removing said reservoir from said cabinet; c. a CO 2 container, adapted to be mounted within said cabinet at a location contiguous to said front wall and displaced from said water reservoir, accessible from the exterior of said cabinet via one of said openings; d. a carbonator secured within said cabinet, at a location displaced from and fluidly coupled to said water reservoir and said CO 2 container, for producing carbonated water upon receipt of CO 2 from said CO 2 container and water from said water reservoir; e. a removable syrup package adapted to be mounted within said cabinet via one of said openings at a position contiguous to said front wall; f. valve means, having a dispensing portion extending exteriorly of said cabinet, and fluidly coupled to said syrup package and said carbonator for dispensing a mixture of syrup and carbonated water through said dispensing portion upon actuation of said valve means; and g. a self-contained refrigeration means disposed within said cabinet.