GB2468858A

GB2468858A - Dispensing device with improved appearance

Info

Publication number: GB2468858A
Application number: GB0904955A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Simon Edward Morse
Original assignee: IMI Cornelius Inc
Current assignee: Cornelius Inc
Priority date: 2009-03-24
Filing date: 2009-03-24
Publication date: 2010-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-24
Also published as: GB0904955D0; GB2468858B

Abstract

A beverage dispense font 1 has a body 9 through which product lines 13a,b,c pass for connection to dispense taps 5,b,c mounted on a head section 11 of the font 1. A cooling module 41 is mounted on the body 9 and carries a panel 45 that is cooled by coolant circulated through the module 41 to cause condensation, frost or ice to form on an outer surface of the panel 45 separate from the body 9 of the font 1. The head section 11 comprises two parts 11a,b each forming one half of the head section 11 that are releasably secured together and provide threaded spigots 25a,b,c by means of which the dispense taps 5a,b,c are releasably secured to the head section 11. In use, the font allows merchandising material to be more readily changed or replaced and prevents condensation forming within the font.

Description

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES

This invention relates to apparatus for dispensing beverages.

Chilled beverage fonts, particularly those for dispensing beer, are well known in the retail beverage trade. Such fonts are generally fed with re circulating chilled coolant from a remote cooling source, the effect of which is to chill the whole font or a selected portion to a temperature below dew point. This results in atmospheric moisture condensing on the outside of the font and enhancing the impression of a chilled beverage.

Depending on the effectiveness and temperature of the coolant, the condensation may remain as such or be chilled further to form frost or ice on the outside of the font.

Currently it is common practice to circulate the coolant through a chamber or tubing located within the font for the purpose of cooling the exterior surface or surfaces on which condensation is to form. This practice presents a number of issues in use. Firstly, any changes to the merchandising on which condensation forms, if they can be accomplished at all, must be carried out in a workshop. This requires interruption of sales and draining and breaking into coolant lines, a time consuming and often messy operation.

Secondly, condensation often cannot be prevented from forming on the inside of the font as well as on the outside. Condensation forming within the font often drips onto glasses or electronics located beneath the font and, in extreme cases, can become a health hazard as cleaning is impossible.

Thirdly, it is often necessary to employ media such as thermally conductive grease to facilitate transfer of heat from the font to the coolant.

Such measures as those outlined above are made more complex where thermal insulating material is required within chilled fonts to prevent beverage freezing in the product line. Such insulation reduces the space available for routing product lines, electrics, etc. The present invention seeks to overcome or at least mitigate some of the aforementioned disadvantages of current practice.

It is a preferred object of the invention to provide a beverage dispense font which simplifies assembly and maintenance.

It is another preferred object of the invention to provide a beverage dispense font that allows on-site exchange of condensation enhanced merchandising material by unskilled labour.

It is a further preferred object of the invention to provide a beverage dispense font that eliminates the need for heat transfer compounds.

It is yet another preferred object of the invention to provide a beverage dispense font which is easily cleaned with resultant improved appearance and hygiene.

These and other objects and aims of the invention will be more fully

understood from the following description.

In its broadest sense, the present invention removes the cooling for creating condensation, frost or ice from within the font housing so that the cooling occurs on a surface externally of the font housing.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a beverage dispense font comprising a housing, a dispense tap connectable to a product line routed through the housing for supplying a beverage to the dispense tap, a cooling module located externally of the housing through which coolant can flow to cool a surface of the cooling module externally of the housing.

By this invention, the surface of the cooling module is cooled in preference to the surface of the font housing such that condensation, frost or ice forms preferentially on the surface of the cooling module rather than the surface of the font housing whereby formation of condensation, frost or ice inside the font housing may be avoided.

The cooling module may comprise a flowpath for circulating coolant to cool the surface of the cooling module. The flowpath may connect a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet for connecting the coolant module to coolant supply and return lines. The flowpath may include a cooling chamber.

The cooling module is typically mounted on the exterior surface of the font housing and may be secured by a variety of methods such as screws or lugs which engage with corresponding apertures in the font housing.

Connections, preferably of the push fit' type, are preferably provided in the back of the cooling module so that coolant flow and return lines from within the font housing may be connected to the cooling module for circulating coolant through the cooling module.

At least part of the cooling module may be formed of thermally insulating material such as plastics and/or may be over moulded or otherwise provided with insulation to prevent condensation, frost or ice forming where it is not required.

The cooling module may comprise a plate assembly defining the coolant flowpath that becomes chilled by circulation of coolant through the cooling module and cools the surface of the cooling module such that condensation, frost or ice can form on the surface of the cooing module.

The plate assembly may comprise a back plate of thermally insulating material, for example plastics, and a front plate of thermally conductive material, for example copper. The back plate preferably faces the font housing so that the font housing is not cooled to any significant extent by coolant within the cooling module. The front plate preferably faces away from the housing and becomes chilled by contact with the coolant to cool the surface of the cooling module.

The surface of the cooling module on which condensation, frost or ice is formed may be provided by the outer surface of the front plate or by a feature that is cooled by the front plate. For example, the cooling module may further comprise a panel that is positioned in front of the plate assembly so as to be cooled by the front plate.

The panel may be attached in a variety of ways which can allow easy removal for cleaning or exchange or be more secure to prevent unauthorised removal.

The back of the panel may have a substantially flat heat transfer surface that aligns with and is in contact with or close proximity to a substantially flat heat transfer surface of the front plate for cooling the panel.

The panel may be configured so that condensation, frost or ice can form over its entire surface. Alternatively, the panel may be configured so that control can be exercised over where condensation, frost or ice is allowed to form.

Condensation run-off from the panel may be collected at the base of the font and channelled to a suitable point for collection and/or discharge to waste. For example, the condensation may be channelled to a drip tray.

We have found that effective cooling of the panel can be achieved even if a small gap exists between the opposed surfaces of the front plate and panel due to condensation forming on the panel creating a thermal bridge by capillary action between the surfaces.

Indeed, it may be desirable to create a small gap between the faces by means of stand off' features in either or both surfaces to promote the capillary action rather than trying to ensure intimate face to face Contact between the surfaces either directly or with a thermally conductive paste or similar material.

The lack of precision required in mating the panel to the plate assembly considerably simplifies the manufacture of these components.

As will be appreciated, positioning the cooling module externally of the font housing makes it possible to provide condensation enhanced merchandising to a beverage font with no direct contact between the font housing and the condensing area so that condensation, frost or ice does not form on the font housing. In this way, some or all of the aforementioned issues with existing fonts may be avoided or at least mitigated.

The dispense tap may be of any suitable construction and typically has a threaded boss that screws into a threaded spigot on the font to secure releasably the tap to the font and the product line is routed through the font to the spigot for connection to the tap. The font may be configured with more than one spigot for mounting additional dispense taps with each dispense tap connected to a product line.

In a preferred embodiment, the or each spigot may be formed from two parts, preferably identical parts, each of which provides one half of the thread for attaching the tap. When fitted together the parts form the spigot with the thread for attaching the tap.

The tap boss screws into the spigot and a retaining collar may be provided on the tap boss that co-operates with the spigot to hold the spigot parts together and prevent the spigot parts separating under load to maintain the integrity of the spigot.

From another aspect, the present invention provides a beverage dispense font having a spigot for mounting a dispense tap wherein the spigot is formed in at least two parts that can be assembled to form the spigot.

The spigot may be formed in two parts, preferably identical parts each forming one half of the spigot. Each part may provide one half of a screw thread for attaching a threaded boss on the tap. A retaining collar may be provided on the boss to engage the two parts of the spigot and maintain integrity of the spigot.

The font may be provided with several spigots for mounting more than one tap. The spigots may be formed separately but more preferably the spigots are provided by a single component that is formed in two parts, preferably identical parts, with each part providing one half of each spigot.

The spigots may be incorporated in a head section of a modular font whereby the number of spigots may be altered according to requirements by fitting the appropriate head section. The font may be in accordance with the first aspect of the invention or any other type of font.

From another aspect, the present invention provides in or for a beverage dispense font provided with a surface on which condensation, frost or ice can form by cooling the surface using a thermal bridge employing the condensation.

The font may be in accordance with the first or second aspects of the invention. Alternatively, the principle of the condensation thermal bridge may be employed when merchandising is required to be added to an existing condensing font.

The merchandising may be in the form of a panel or badge secured to the font housing by a clamp so that at least part of the merchandising and/or clamp contacts the cooled surface of the font and is itself cooled thereby to cause condensation, frost or ice to form on all or part of the merchandising.

Such cooling may be assisted by condensation penetrating any gap(s) existing or provided between adjacent surfaces of the font housing and merchandising and/or clamp to form a thermal bridge to assist and/or enhance cooling.

Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: Figure 1 is an exploded isometric view of a font embodying the invention; Figure 2 is an exploded isometric view, to an enlarged scale, of the cooling module; Figure 3 is a perspective view, to an enlarged scale, of the cooling module; Figure 4 shows a modification to the cooling module of Figures 2 and 3; and Figure 5 shows application of a condensation thermal bridge to an existing condensing font.

Referring first to Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings, there is shown a beverage dispense font 1 for mounting on a counter or similar surface in a bar or the like in view of a customer.

The font 1 includes a housing 3 mounting four taps 5a,b,c,d each connected to a separate product line (not shown) routed through the housing for delivering beverage to the taps 5a,b,c,d. The beverages may be alcoholic beverage such as beer, lager or cider. It will be understood that there may be more or less than four taps depending on the design of the font.

The housing 3 has a modular form comprising a base section 7, a body section 9 and a head section 11 releasably secured together by three bolts 13a,b,c. The base section 5 has a boss 15 surrounded by a channel 17 arranged to direct liquid to a pair of drip trays 19 supported below the taps 5a,b,c,d by a clamp 21 for detachably mounting the font 1 on the counter.

The body section 9 is cylindrical and the lower end locates on a stepped rim 23 of the boss 15. The head section 11 has a boss 23 from which four spigots 25a,b,c,d extend for mounting the taps 5a,b,c,d. The upper end of the body section 9 locates on a stepped rim 27 of the boss 23 on the underside of the head section 11. It will be understood that the body section 9 may have shapes other than cylindrical.

The bolts 13a,b,c are concealed within the body section 9 and extend through the head section 11 for attaching nuts 29a,b,c to clamp the body section 9 between the base section 7 and head section 11. A cap 31 fits on a stepped rim 33 of the boss 23 on the topside of the head section 11 and conceals the nuts 29a,b,c. The cap 31 is preferably detachable for accessing the interior of the font for servicing, maintenance and repairs.

The base section 7, body section 9, head section 11 and cap 31 are preferably made of metal or alloy, for example by casting although other materials may be employed for any of the parts. As will be appreciated, the font can be assembled to mount any number of taps by selection and fitment of a head section 11 having an appropriate number of spigots.

In this embodiment, the head section 11 comprises two parts lla,b that are preferably identical and are secured together during assembly of the font 1. The distal ends of the spigots 25a,b,c,d are internally threaded and the taps 5a,b,c,d have externally threaded bosses 35a,b,c,d that screw into the spigots 25a,b,c,d to secure releasably the taps 5a,b,c,d to the font 1.

Threaded clamping rings 37a,b,c,d mounted on the bosses 35a,b,c,d co-operate with stepped shoulders 39a,b,c,d at the ends of the spigots 25a,b,c,d to assist in securing the two parts lla,b of the head section together and resist separation under load so as to maintain the integrity of the head section 11.

The rings 37a,b,c,d and shoulders 39a,b,c,d may have matching tapered surfaces that further assist in drawing the two parts lla,b of the head section together at the ends of the spigots where the taps are mounted.

The clamping rings 37a,b,c,d may be secured, for example by tamper proof fasteners (not shown) to prevent accidental or unauthorised release.

The two part construction of the head section ila,b allows the product lines to be routed through the base section 7, body section 9 and lower part ha of the head section 11 positioned in the spigots of the lower part before locating the upper part lib of the head section on top of the lower parts ha and securing the sections 7,9,11 together with the bolts 13a,b,c.

A cooling module 41 is mounted externally of the font housing 3 for creating condensation, frost or ice on a surface of the module 41 separate from the font housing 3. In this way, formation of condensation, frost or ice on the outside and/or inside of the font housing 3 with the associated problems and disadvantages caused thereby may be avoided.

The cooling module 41 comprises a plate assembly 43 through which coolant is circulated and a panel 45 that is cooled by heat exchange with the plate assembly 43.

The plate assembly 43 includes a back plate 43a of thermally insulating material such as plastics and a front plate 43b of thermally conducting material such as metal, typically copper. In this embodiment the plate assembly 43 is of rectangular shape but it will be understood that other shapes may be employed.

The back plate 43a is formed with a recess 47 bounded by a groove 49 in which an 0-ring 51 is located. The front plate 43b is releasably secured to the back plate 43a by screws 53 to close the recess 47 and form a fluid chamber sealed by the 0-ring 51.

The back plate 43a has a pair of connectors 55a,b that open to the recess 47 for connection to coolant supply and return lines 57a,b to circulate coolant through the chamber. The connectors 55a,b may be push fit connectors or any suitable of type of connector.

The coolant supply and return lines 57a,b are routed through the font housing 3 and exit through holes in the body section 9 for connection to the plate assembly 43. The coolant lines 57a,b may be insulated or otherwise configured so that the font housing 3 is not cooled to any appreciable extent by circulating coolant and condensation, frost or ice does not form on the outside and/or inside of the font housing 3. The coolant lines 57a,b may be insulated or otherwise configured so that beverage in the product lines is not cooled to any appreciable extent by circulating coolant. Alternatively, one or both coolant lines 57a,b may be configured to provide trace cooling of beverage in a product line.

The plate assembly 43 is supported on the font housing 3 by a bracket 59 releasably secured to the back plate 43a and by a lug (not shown) integral with the back plate 43a. The lug locates in an opening (not shown) in the body section 9 of the font housing 1 and the bracket 59 has wings 59a,b that are located and retained between the parts lla,b of the head section 11 of the housing 3 during assembly of the font. In a modification (not shown), the bracket may be integral with the back plate.

The back plate 43a faces the font housing 3 and is made of thermally insulating material such as plastics to reduce or prevent heat transfer between the plate assembly 43 and the font housing 3. When separate, the bracket 59 may also be made of thermally insulating material such as plastics so that a thermal bridge is not created between the plate assembly 43 and the font housing 3.

The front plate 43b faces away from the font housing 3 and is cooled by heat exchange with coolant circulated through the chamber. The surface area of the front plate 43b in contact with the coolant in the chamber is smaller than the total surface area of the front plate 43b available for heat transfer. However, the thermal conductivity of the front plate 43b is such that the entire plate is cooled to substantially the same temperature.

The panel 45 is positioned in front of the plate assembly 43 and is secured by any suitable means (not shown), preferably releasably so that the panel can be removed and replaced by a different panel.

The panel 45 is larger than the plate assembly 43 and has an arcuate profile to extend on either side of the plate assembly 43 so that the plate assembly is concealed from customers viewing the font 1 from the front and sides. It will be understood however that the panel 45 may have other shapes and is not limited to the shape shown.

The panel 45 is made of thermally conductive material such as metal although other materials including thermally conductive plastics may be employed. The panel 45 is provided on the rear face with a platform 61 substantially corresponding in size and shape to the front plate 43b of the plate assembly.

When the cooling module is assembled, confronting substantially flat surfaces of the platform 61 and front plate 43b contact one another or are slightly spaced apart, for example one or both surfaces may be provided with spacer means such as raised pips (not shown) that locate and space the surfaces to form a gap of pre-determined size.

In use, the front plate 43b is cooled by coolant in the chamber and in turn cools the panel 45 causing moisture in the air to condense on the surface of the panel 45. Condensation may form on both the front and rear surfaces of the panel 45.

Condensation forming on the rear surface may penetrate between the confronting surfaces of the platform 61 and front plate such that any gap(s) due to an imperfect contact or deliberately formed is filled by capillary action to create a thermal bridge therebetween that enhances the cooling effect of the front plate 43b on the panel 45.

The panel 45 is spaced from the font housing 3 and condensation that runs down and drips from the lower edge of the panel 45 is collected by the channel 17 in the base section 5 and diverted to the drip trays 19. In this way, the condensation does not drip onto the counter or onto glasses or equipment placed under the counter.

The cooling of the panel 45 may result in the condensation forming frost or ice on the panel 45. Condensation, frost or ice may form on all or part of the outer surface of the panel 45. For example, the panel may be configured so that condensation, frost or ice forms preferentially on a selected area or areas of the outer surface.

The condensation, frost or ice may be used to create a visual effect on at least the front surface of the panel 45 facing the customer. Such effect may be in the form of a pattern or shape and could be a logo, brand name or other advertising or merchandising that could be associated with the beverage being dispensed.

Referring now to Figure 4 there is shown a modification to the cooling module shown in Figures 1 to 3. For convenience like reference numerals in the series 100 are used to indicate corresponding parts.

In this modification to the cooling module 141, the panel 145 also forms the front plate of the plate assembly 143 and is directly cooled by contact with coolant in the cooling chamber.

The cooling module 141 also has an integral lug 163 on the rear of the back plate 143a spaced below the bracket 159. The lug 163 can locate in an opening (not shown) in the font housing when mounting the cooling module 141 on the housing. This may assist in providing a stable fixing for the cooling module and may be of particular benefit when the font is tall and the cooling module 141 has a matching elongate form. A similar lug may be provided in the first embodiment for the same purpose.

In other respect, the operation of the cooling module 141 is similar to the first embodiment and condensation, frost or ice can form on the entire outer surface (front and back) of the panel 145 or on selected parts of the outer surface depending on the materials and construction of the panel 145.

With this modification, changing the panel 145 requires removal of the cooling module which can be exchanged for another cooling module with a different panel or can be disassembled and re-assembled with a different front panel. This is less convenient than providing the panel as a separate detachable element of the cooling module that can be removed and replaced without disconnecting the coolant lines.

As will be appreciated from the description of the preferred embodiment and modification depicted in Figures 1 to 4 of the drawings, condensation frost or ice can be formed separately from the font housing so the problems caused when condensation, frost or ice form on the font housing can be avoided or at least reduced. In particular, formation of condensation, frost or ice inside the font housing and/or outside the font housing which may cause health and/or safety hazards can be avoided.

Referring now to Figure 5 of the drawings, there is shown application of the principle of the thermal bridge formed by condensation described above in connection with the embodiment of Figures 1 to 3 to other types of beverage dispense fonts and in particular to fonts of the type in which condensation, frost or ice is formed on all or part of an external surface of the font housing.

In this embodiment, a font (part only shown) comprises a housing in the form of a cylindrical body 270 of thermally conductive material such as metal provided with means (not shown) within the housing for cooling the font body 270 to cause condensation, frost or ice to form on the outer surface.

Merchandising in the form a badge 272 depicting the strength of the beverage to be dispensed is releasably attached to the font body 270 with a clamp (not shown). The badge 272 is made of thermally conductive material such as metal and is cooled by contact with the outer surface of the font body 270.

As shown the font body 270 is cylindrical and the badge 272 is generally flat resulting in a relatively small area of contact for heat transfer to cool the badge 272. Nevertheless, we have found that sufficient cooling can be obtained to cause condensation to form over the entire surface of the badge 272.

This is believed to be in part due to the condensation on the font body 270 forming a thermal bridge with the adjacent surface of the badge 272 that assists the heat transfer process for efficient cooling of the badge 272 to form condensation over the entire surface. In a modification (not shown), the badge and/or font body may be provided with spacer means such as raised pips that create a gap between the badge and font body that is filled by condensation due to capillary action whereby the cooling effect may be enhanced as described previously.

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The concept of the thermal bridge employing condensation can be applied to other types of merchandising attached to the font housing and is not limited to fonts having a cylindrical body and merchandising having a flat mounting surface. Other shapes and configurations of font housing and/or merchandising can be employed.

Also, the merchandising may be configured so that condensation forms selectively on part or parts of the surface only, for example by forming the merchandising from materials having different thermal conductivities.

It will be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments described and that any of the features described may be employed in a font separately or in combination with any other features and the scope of the invention is to be interpreted accordingly.

Furthermore, while specific features and/or materials have been described for various purposes, these may be replaced by any other features and/or materials for achieving the same or similar result and the term "means" may be substituted and used in place of any of the features and/or materials described herein without limitation on the scope of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A beverage dispense font comprising a housing, a dispense tap connectable to a product line routed through the housing for supplying a beverage to the dispense tap, a cooling module located externally of the housing through which coolant can flow to cool a surface of the cooling module externally of the housing.
2. A beverage dispense font according to claim 1 wherein, the surface of the cooling module is cooled such that condensation, frost or ice forms on the surface of the cooling module in preference to a surface of the font housing.
3. A beverage dispense font according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein, the cooling module comprises a flowpath for circulating coolant to cool *S..the surface of the cooling module.
4. A beverage dispense font according to claim 3 wherein, the flowpath connects a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet for connecting the coolant module to coolant supply and return lines. S.

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5. A beverage dispense font according to claim 4 wherein, the flowpath includes a cooling chamber between the inlet and outlet.
6. A beverage dispense font according to any of the preceding claims wherein, the cooling module is mounted on an exterior surface of the font housing.
7. A beverage dispense font according to any of the preceding claims wherein, the cooling module is configured to control selectively formation of condensation, frost or ice on the surface of the cooling module.
8. A beverage dispense font according to claim 7 wherein, at least part of the surface of the cooling module is made of or provided with thermally insulating material to prevent formation of condensation, frost or ice thereon.
9. A beverage dispense font according to any preceding claim wherein, the cooling module comprises a plate assembly through which coolant can flow to cool the surface of the cooling module such that condensation, frost or ice can form on the surface of the cooing module.
10. A beverage dispense font according to claim 9 wherein, the plate assembly comprises a back plate of thermally insulating material and a front plate of thermally conductive material. a..

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11. A beverage dispense font according to claim 10 wherein, the back plate faces the font housing so that the font housing is not cooled to any significant extent by coolant within the cooling module. * .

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12. A beverage dispense font according to claim 10 or claim 11 *..*.I * wherein, the front plate faces away from the housing and becomes chilled by coolant within the cooling module to cool the surface of the cooling module.
13. A beverage dispense font according to claim 12 wherein, the cooling module further comprises a panel that is positioned in front of the plate assembly so as to be cooled by the front plate.
14. A beverage dispense font according to claim 13 wherein, the panel is detachable from the plate assembly.
15. A beverage dispense font according to claim 13 or claim 14 wherein, the panel has a substantially flat heat transfer surface that aligns with and is in contact with or close proximity to a substantially flat heat transfer surface of the front plate for cooling the panel.
16. A beverage dispense font according to any of claims 13 to 15 wherein, condensation run-off from the panel is collected at the base of the font and channelled to a suitable point for collection and/or discharge to waste.
17. A beverage dispense font according to any of claims 13 to 16 wherein, condensation forming on the panel creates a thermal bridge by s.. capillary action between confronting surfaces of the panel and the plate 5s5I assembly.* .*... * *
18. A beverage dispense font according to claim 17 wherein, a small gap is provided between the confronting surfaces to promote the capillary action. * 20*** S..

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19. A beverage dispense font according to any of the preceding claims wherein, the font has a spigot for releasably attaching the dispense tap to the font and the product line is routed through the font to the spigot for connection to the tap.
20. A beverage dispense font according to claim 19 wherein, the dispense tap threadably engages the spigot.
21. A beverage dispense font according to claim 19 or claim 20 wherein, the spigot is formed from two parts that can be assembled to form the spigot.
22. A beverage dispense font according to claim 21 wherein, each part provides one half of the spigot such that, when fitted together, the parts form the spigot, for attaching the tap.
23. A beverage dispense font according to claim 22 wherein, a retaining collar is provided on the dispense tap that co-operates with the spigot to hold the spigot parts together and maintain the integrity of the spigot.
24. A beverage dispense font according to any of claims 19 to 23 wherein, the font has several spigots for mounting more than one tap.
25. A beverage dispense font according to claim 24 wherein, the spigots are provided by a single component that is formed in two parts with each part providing one half of each spigot.

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26. A beverage dispense font according to claim 25 wherein the single component comprises a removable head section of a modular font whereby the number of spigots can be altered according to requirements by fitting the appropriate head section.
27. A beverage dispense font provided with a surface on which condensation, frost or ice can form by cooling the surface using a thermal bridge employing the condensation.
28. A beverage dispense font substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings.
29. A beverage dispense font substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings as modified by Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.
30. A beverage dispense font substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figure 5 of the accompanying drawings. 4S0s * **St ** ** *** 7 * ** * * * * * ** *** *. * h * *.* **** a.. * I