LIQUID DISTRIBUTING AND SUPPLYING APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING AND DISSOLVING SOLID

摘要

A water reservoir 1 having a supply valve 4 situated adjacent the top of the reservoir and leading to a supply tube 7. The latter provides substantially unimpeded flow to water between valve 4 and an outlet nozzle 8. The dimensions of valve and tube are chosen so that water from the reservoir is rapidly "dumped" into the tube 7 from whence it flows in laminar fashion into a container (such as a drinking vessel) holding the material to be dissolved and/or dispersed. The apparatus is particularly suited for use in an in-cup beverage dispensing machine.