Abstract: A juice beverage dispenser employs a fixed ratio pump interposed between a source of juice concentrate and a source of water. The water drives the pump such that the water and juice concentrate outputs from the pump are presented in a fixed ratio independent of water pressure or juice concentrate viscosity. The outputs from the pump are passed to a check valve/premixer which blends the water and juice concentrate into a premixed blend for passage to a final mixer. A bypass line interconnects the source of water and the final mixer and has therein a metering valve with an adjustable orifice. By adjusting the orifice of the metering valve, the final ratio of juice concentrate and water in the final juice beverage may be established.

Abstract: A germicide applicator for cow udders incorporates a dispensing wand having a dispensing ring at an end thereof for applying a germicide solution to the teats of a cow. The dispensing ring has a central aperture sized to receive a teat and allow for the spraying of germicide from circumferentially spaced spray nozzles therein. A source of lactic acid and a source of sodium chlorite are provided in communication with the spray gun and are driven by respective pumps. Valves in the spray gun are actuated by a trigger and allow for the metering of both lactic acid and sodium chlorite in a common conduit within a wand, where they are mixed in the appropriate relationship to achieved the desired germicide. Float valves used in association with the sources of lactic acid and sodium chlorite shut down the pumps when an adequate supply of either is absent.

Abstract: A juice dispenser for providing a known quantity of juice at each dispensing cycle, wherein a supply of juice concentrate is transferred by a hose to a dispensing head and wherein a controller monitors a pressure transducer connected to one of the hose and a dispensing head so that the controller can determine a viscosity value of the juice concentrate based on readings of the pressure transducer and accordingly determine a count indicative of the volume of the juice concentrate dispensed in such a manner that the controller can adjust the count depending upon the viscosity value determined at each dispense cycle. The juice dispenser dispenses juice concentrate and water into cups supported by a thermally insulated tray wherein the tray has at least one cavity for receiving thermal material and which supports an insulation plate that carries the group of cups in such a manner that temperature variation is minimized so as to maintain the temperature of the juice within a desired range.