Aaron J Thomas

US Patent:

20220267135, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

Feb 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/680120

Inventors:

- Louisville KY, US
Arthur Francois David Levy - Culver City CA, US
Robert William Lyle - Simi Valley CA, US
Joseph Park - Plano TX, US
Aaron Thomas - Louisville KY, US
Karl Thomas Szatrowski - Louisville KY, US
Won Suk You - Whittier CA, US
Elvis Junior Palma - Harbor City CA, US
Sze Wun Wong - West Covina CA, US

International Classification:

B67D 1/12
B67B 5/03
B67D 1/08

Abstract:

A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.