Tap handle display system

Abstract

A tap handle display system for mounting tap handles to a beverage dispensing tower includes a front-mounting tap handle display mounted to the beverage dispensing tower for inoperably mounting tap handles to the customer-facing side of the tower. Branding on the tap handles is displayed towards a customer sitting in opposed facing relation to the customer-facing side of the tower. The tap handles are thus not mounted on brew-dispensing taps mounted to the tower.

1 . A tap handle display system for mounting tap handles to a beverage dispensing tower having a front customer-facing side and an opposite rear beverage-dispensing side comprising: 
 front-mounting tap handle display means mounted to a beverage dispensing tower for inoperably mounting tap handles to the customer-facing side of the tower so as to display branding on the tap handles in a direction disposed from the customer-facing side of the tower towards a customer sitting in opposed facing relation to the customer-facing side of the tower and so that the tap handles are not mounted on brew-dispensing taps mounted to the tower.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said display means is adapted to mount the tap handles in substantially vertically upstanding spaced array radially spaced around a portion of the tower on the customer-facing side.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein said display means comprises a mounting bracket mounted to the tower.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said mounting bracket includes an elongate mounting member.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said mounting bracket includes a curvilinear collar.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said mounting bracket includes means for fastening said mounting bracket to the tower.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said display means includes tap handle mounting projections extending away from the tower.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein said projections are cantilevered arms.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said cantilevered arms are formed is a spaced array radially spaced around a portion of the tower.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 7  wherein each projection of said projections has a substantially vertically aligned bore therethrough for receiving a tap handle fastener for mounting the tap handles onto said projections.  
   
   
       11 . A tap handle display system for mounting tap handles to a beverage dispensing tower having a front customer-facing side and an opposite rear beverage-dispensing side comprising: 
 front mounting tap handle display means mountable to the tower for inoperably mounting tap handles to the customer-facing side of the tower so as to display branding on the tap handles in a direction disposed from the customer-facing side of the tower towards a customer sitting in opposed facing relation to the customer-facing side of the tower and so that the tap handles are not mounted on brew-dispensing taps mounted to the tower.    
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 11  wherein said display means is adapted to mount the tap handles in substantially vertically upstanding spaced array radially spaced around a portion of the tower on the customer-facing side when said display means is mounted on the tower.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 12  wherein said display means comprises a mounting bracket mountable to the tower.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said mounting bracket includes an elongate mounting member.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said mounting bracket includes a curvilinear collar.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said mounting bracket includes means for fastening said mounting bracket to the tower.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 11  wherein said display means includes tap handle mounting projections extending away from the tower when said display means is mounted on the tower.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein said projections are cantilevered arms.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18  wherein said cantilevered arms are formed is a spaced array radially spaced around a portion of the tower when said display means is mounted on the tower.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 17  wherein each projection of said projections has a substantially vertically aligned bore therethrough for receiving a tap handle fastener for mounting the tap handles onto said projections.