Abstract: A compact and inexpensive apparatus for cooling and dispensing premixed beverages. The apparatus holds one or more conventional bottles of beverage, including carbonated as well as noncarbonated beverages, and chills these beverages for dispensing drinks from a tap. Pressure is maintained within the bottled beverages, either with compressed air or with carbon dioxide or other gases, to keep premixed carbonated beverages from going flat or to preserve the beverages. The source of pressure can automatically operate to supply pressurized air to the bottle for a predetermined time whenever liquid is dispensed, so as to pressurize the added head space created in the bottle by each dispensing operation.

Abstract: An insulated cabinet for keeping and displaying perishable articles at reduced temperatures. The refrigerated cabinet provides recirculation of chilled air about a closed path by convection, and provides a simplified technique for adjusting the temperature within the cabinet. Also disclosed is a freezing-cabinet modification. The cabinet may have separate goods-receiving spaces maintained at different temperatures. Relatively inexpensive manufacturing and operating costs are a criterion of the cabinet.