Compact beverage dispensing unit

US10280059B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. · BE

Inventors

• Daniel Peirsman · Leuven, BE
• Sarah Van Hove · Brussels, BE
• Johan Van Rompaey · Leuven, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 26, 2013
• Grant date: May 7, 2019
• Expiry date: Apr 26, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2001/0093
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A beverage dispensing device including a base having a support plate is disclosed. The device has a peripheral wall jutting out of the bottom of the support plate and extending along the perimeter of the support plate defining with the bottom surface an inner volume of the base. A source of pressurized gas is lodged in the inner volume of the base, with a device for connecting the source of pressurized gas to the interior of a beverage container outside the inner volume of the base. An elongated tapping column extends normal to the top surface of the base, having an elongated inner channel bringing in fluid communication the inner volume with a tapping valve head located at the opposite top, outlet end of the tapping column. The height of the peripheral wall allows the beverage dispensing device to dispense beverages when standing on the top surface of a counter.