Soda machine pronged clamp
US9427712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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4Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A home use carbonation machine includes a pronged clamp to fit a non-upright bottle to a flexible seal, thereby facilitating a closed carbonation environment in the bottle and a normally open safety valve to vent the bottle when the carbonation machine is not actively carbonating. A home use carbonation machine includes a carbonation assembly to carbonate liquid with pressurized gas, a pronged clamp and a centering ring with centering ribs to guide a non-upright bottle into the pronged clamp during insertion and to constrict prongs of the clamp when a user moves the non-upright bottle towards an upright position for operation.
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