Beverage dispense
US6648025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/0007
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for dispensing beverage, such as beer, which forms a head, comprises a rotatable table on which a drinking vessel is supported, and a nozzle which is arranged to direct a stream of beverage against the side of the vessel as it rotates. This provides good control over the size of the head produced. Various parameters, such as the temperature of the beverage can be monitored during the dispense, and the apparatus controlled, by adjusting the rate of rotation of the table, the rate of dispense of the beverage, or the angle at which the beverage impacts the side of the vessel, so as to produce a desired amount of head on the dispensed beverage.
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