Claims
- 1. An apparatus comprising the combination of
- a post-mix beverage dispenser having a dispensing outlet for discharging beverage components in predetermined proportions to provide a serving of a dispensed beverage for immediate consumption, and
- a display simulating, without reliance on a liquid, a transparent display container containing a visible quantity of said beverage displayed therein sufficient to provide multiple servings,
- said display being sized and positioned relative to said dispensing outlet to create the visual impression that said display is the principal source of said beverage discharged from said dispensing outlet.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, said display comprising a container having the color of the dispensed beverage.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 2, said display further comprising a source of illumination projecting illumination in a manner to effect the appearance of said simulated beverage being in motion.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 3, said source of illumination being operative to project said illumination in varying intensity progressively across a surface of said container.
Parent Case Info
This application is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 08/481,981, filed Jun. 7, 1995, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, which is a Continuation-in-Part of Ser. No . 08/406,819, filed Mar. 20 1995 now abandoned; which is a File Wrapper Continuation of Ser. No. 08/178,473, filed Jan. 5, 1994, now abandoned; which is a File Wrapper Continuation of Ser. No. 07/707,987, filed May 22, 1991, now abandoned; which is a File Wrapper Continuation of Ser. No. 07/402,198, filed Sep. 1, 1989 now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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