Beverage dispensing apparatus
US5240144A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/0861
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for dispensing of beverages contained in deformable bottles, particularly family-size conventional PET bottles of more than one brand or taste. The apparatus comprises a housing with one or more beverage dispensing valves at the outside, an openable lid, and one or more pressure vessels with openable lid(s) thereinside. Each pressure vessel is configured to receive one or more of the bottle(s) in an upright position. A fitting is mountable to the bottle(s), and is extended by a conduit leading to the respective dispensing valve(s). Air pressure introduced into the vessel(s) cause the squeezing of the bottle(s) thereunder following discharge of the contents of the respective bottle(s) through the dispensing valve.
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