Beverage dispensing apparatus having carbonated and non-carbonated water supplier

General Description of Fluid Director Embodiment

Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, one embodiment of the beverage dispenser or beverage dispensing apparatus of the present invention, generally indicated by numeral 10, is adapted to be mounted in a housing and particularly in a refrigerator 12. The refrigerator 12 illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 is a residential side-by-side refrigerator which includes a freezer compartment door 14, a refrigeration compartment door 16, a freezer compartment 18 and a refrigeration compartment 20. The refrigerator 12 also includes standard refrigerator components such as a refrigeration system including a compressor (not shown). The refrigerator 12 may also include a water filter or filtration system and water routing system (not shown) integrated with the beverage dispenser or alternatively separate from the beverage dispenser 10. It should be appreciated that the beverage dispenser of the present in