Apparatus for producing and dispensing carbonated beverages

Claim 1

A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING A CARBONATED BEVERAGE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A COILED FRESH-WATER LINE ADAPTED TO BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO A PRESSURIZED SOURCE OF FRESH WATER; (B) A CARBONATOR ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A PRESSURIZED SOURCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS, AND CONNECTED TO SAID COILED FRESH-WATER LINE; (C) A DISPENSING VALVE CONNECTED TO SAID CARBONATOR AND ADAPTED TO DISCHARGE THE BEVERAGE; (D) A TANK OPERATIVE TO HOLD A BATH OF WATER IN WHICH THE COIL OF SAID FRESH-WATER LINE IS DISPOSED; AND (E) REFRIGERATION MEANS OPERATIVE ON THE OUTER SIDE OF A WALL OF SAID TANK TO FREEZE THE BATH WATER TO A PREDETERMINED THICKNESS OF ICE DISPOSED ON THE INNER SIDE OF SAID WALL, AND REMOTELY FROM SAID FRESH-WATER LINE DISPOSED IN SAID BATH.