Magnetic holster for hand held beverage dispensers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9964234-B2
Application number	US-201514795874-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Priority date	Jul 9, 2014
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

A holster for mounting a bar gun to a surface, the bar gun having a nozzle and a handle magnet. The holster has an elongated mounting plate having a top side, bottom side, first end and second end, and an aperture located between the first end and second end where the aperture penetrates the mounting plate from the top side to the bottom side and is configured to receive the nozzle of the bar gun. A holster magnet is fixed to the mounting plate adjacent the aperture between the aperture and the second end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A holster for a bar gun, the bar gun including a nozzle, a handle and a handle magnet disposed on the handle, the holster comprising:
a mounting plate having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, and a second end, wherein the top side comprises a connector portion configured to connect the holster to a surface;
an aperture penetrating the mounting plate from the top side to the bottom side and configured to receive the nozzle of the bar gun, wherein the mounting plate comprises a bend between the first end and the aperture configures so that the second end is angled downwards when the connector portion is connected to the surface; and
a holster magnet disposed on the mounting plate between the aperture and the second end,
wherein the holster magnet is configured to be positioned to magnetically couple with the handle magnet when the nozzle of the bar gun is received in the aperture, and
wherein the holster is configured to restrain the bar gun with both contact between a cylindrical sleeve of the aperture and the nozzle of the bar gun and magnetic coupling of the holster magnet and the handle magnet.

2. The holster of claim 1 wherein the holster magnet is disposed to the bottom side of the mounting plate.

3. The holster of claim 1 wherein the connector portion is configured to mount to the bottom side of a table.

4. The holster of claim 3 , further comprising at least one mounting hole located between the aperture and the first end configured for mounting the holster to the table.

5. The holster of claim 4 wherein the aperture sidewall extends from the bottom side of the mounting plate.

6. The holster of claim 5 wherein the magnet retainer is square shaped.

7. The holster of claim 1 further comprising an aperture sidewall extending from the aperture.

8. The holster of claim 1 further comprising a magnet retainer disposed to the mounting plate in which the holster magnet is located.

9. A holster and bar gun assembly comprising:
a bar gun, comprising;
a handle having a top and bottom side
a nozzle configured to be in fluid communication with multiple fluid lines; and
a handle magnet; and

a holster, comprising:
a mounting plate having a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end;

an aperture penetrating the mounting plate from the top side to the bottom side and configured to receive the nozzle of the bar gun, wherein the first end of the mounting plate is configured to mount to an underside of a surface, and wherein the mounting plate further comprises a bend between the first end and the aperture configures so that the second end angles downward when the holster is mounted to an underside of the surface; and
a holster magnet disposed on the mounting plate between the aperture and the second end,
wherein when the nozzle of the bar gun is received in the aperture the holster restrains the bar gun with both contact between a cylindrical sleeve of the aperture and the nozzle of the bar gun and magnetic coupling of the holster magnet and the handle magnet.

10. The assembly of claim 9 further comprising a handle magnet retaining plate for fixing the handle magnet to the bar gun handle.

11. The holster of claim 9 wherein the holster magnet is disposed to the bottom side of the mounting plate.

12. The holster of claim 9 , further comprising at least one mounting hole located between the aperture and the first end configured for mounting the holster to the underside of the surface.

13. The holster of claim 9 further comprising an aperture sidewall extending from the aperture.

14. The holster of claim 13 wherein the aperture sidewall extends from the bottom side of the mounting plate.

15. The holster of claim 9 further comprising a retainer disposed to the mounting plate in which the holster magnet is located.

16. The holster of claim 15 wherein the magnet retainer is square shaped.

17. A holster for a bar gun, the bar gun including a nozzle, a handle and a handle magnet disposed on the handle, the holster comprising:
a mounting plate having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, and a second end, wherein the top side comprises a connector portion configured to connect the holster to a surface;
an aperture penetrating the mounting plate from the top side to the bottom side and configured to receive the nozzle of the bar gun;
a holster magnet disposed on the mounting plate between the aperture and the second end and positioned to magnetically couple with the handle magnet when the nozzle of the bar gun is received in the aperture; and
a drip cup detachably connected to the bottom of the mounting plate, the drip cup surrounding the aperture and configured to be detachable from the mounting plate when the mounting plate is installed to the surface and the nozzle of the bar gun is received in the holster.

18. The holster of claim 17 wherein the holster magnet is fixed to the bottom side of the mounting plate.

19. The holster of claim 17 , wherein the drip cup comprises a bottom, two side walls and front wall and a back wall and a drain outlet penetrating the back wall.

20. The holster of claim 19 , wherein the drip cup further comprises a drain nipple extending outward from the drain outlet.

21. The holster of claim 20 wherein the first end of the mounting plate is configured to mount to the bottom side of a table.

22. The holster of claim 19 , further comprising at least one mounting hole located between the aperture and the first end configured for mounting the holster to the surface.

23. The holster of claim 17 , wherein the mounting plate further comprises a downward extending wall having a drain port.

24. The holster of claim 17 , wherein the drain nipple is configured to coordinate with the drain port of the mounting plate to align and restrain the drip cup to the mounting plate.

Assignees

• Automatic Bar Controls Inc

Inventors

• Hecht Thomas R
• Martindale Richard A
• Baker Bret D

Classifications

• B67D1/06 Primary

  Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters (shop or bar counters per se A47F9/00) · CPC title

• B67D1/0086

  Hand-held gun type valves · CPC title

• F16L3/003 Primary

  devices for holding the open end of a hose · CPC title

• F16B2001/0035

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B67D2210/00144

  Magnets, e.g. used in valves or for stirring · CPC title