| 摘要 |
<p>A beverage dispenser (20) with a faucet assembly (42) manually removably attached to an integral, stainless steel, U-shaped outlet pipe (52) having a generally horizontal section (74) that extends outwardly from the enveloping side (76) has a faucet with a faucet shank ( 48) for mating overlapping connection with the horizontal section (74) and a faucet latch member (78) carried by the faucet shank (48) and a mating outlet pipe latch assembly (90,92) for releasable latching engagement with the faucet latch member (78) to releaseably lock the faucet shank ( 48) to the outlet pipe (52). A faucet guard assembly (60,60') with a generally horizontal section (144) secured to the bottom (26) of the dispenser (20) has a lowermost guard surface (142) located at or beneath a lowermost portion of the faucet nozzle (50) to prevent snagging of the faucet nozzle (50) with the inside of a cup held up to the nozzle for receipt of beverage from beneath the nozzle, and an upturned section (124) in front of the faucet (46) that is at least partly transparent to enable viewing of the nozzle from in front of the guard and may carry a removable U-shaped beverage name or product label (130).</p> |
