Method of and dispensing head for increased carbonation
US5038976A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/299
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage dispensing head and a method of dispensing that provide increased carbonation in a dispensed fountain beverage; the dispensing head has a discrete carbonated water decompression chamber in-between an upstream volumetric flow control and a downstream normally closed valve; the method includes the steps of propelling carbonated water through a flow control and then decompressing the carbonated water before it reaches the normally closed valve.
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