Method of regulating pressure in pressurized beverage dispenser

A method of regulating a pressure applied by a regulator cap assembly to an internal volume defined by a vessel, the method comprising:

• filling a high pressure cavity to a first pressure with a gas expelled from a compressed gas reservoir, wherein the high pressure cavity is at least partially defined by a cap body of the regulator cap assembly;
• applying, from a high pressure spring, a high pressure spring force against a piston in a first direction to seat the piston against a piston seat, wherein when the piston is seated, the piston substantially prevents the gas in the high pressure cavity from entering a low pressure cavity;
• applying, from a main spring, a main spring force in a second direction against a diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is positioned between an ambient pressure cavity and the low pressure cavity and wherein the diaphragm includes a piston translation portion that is configured to translate the piston relative to the piston seat in the second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction;
• rotating a dial to a first rotational position, the first rotational position being related to a particular distance between a spring hat and the diaphragm;
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• porting a portion of the gas from the high pressure cavity to the low pressure cavity until a low pressure develops against a low pressure surface of the diaphragm that is sufficient to compress the main spring between the spring hat and the diaphragm to move the diaphragm in the first direction to seat the piston against the piston seat,
• wherein the low pressure cavity is configured to be in fluid communication with the internal volume;
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• in response to an overpressure condition existing in the low pressure cavity, venting the low pressure cavity via an overpressure vent channel defined in an internal surface of a side wall of the cap body that extends from the ambient pressure cavity to a distance defined relative to a maximum travel distance of the diaphragm;
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• venting a volume defined by a gas reservoir sleeve to the low pressure cavity via a sleeve vent channel defined in the cap body.

A method of regulating a pressure applied by a regulator cap assembly to an internal volume defined by a vessel, the method comprising:

• filling a high pressure cavity to a first pressure with a gas expelled from a compressed gas reservoir, wherein the high pressure cavity is at least partially defined by a cap body of the regulator cap assembly;
• applying, from a high pressure spring, a high pressure spring force against a piston in a first direction to seat the piston against a piston seat, wherein when the piston is seated, the piston substantially prevents the gas in the high pressure cavity from entering a low pressure cavity;
• applying, from a main spring, a main spring force in a second direction against a diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is positioned between an ambient pressure cavity and the low pressure cavity and wherein the diaphragm includes a piston translation portion that is configured to translate the piston relative to the piston seat in the second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction;
• rotating a dial to a first rotational position, the first rotational position being related to a particular distance between a spring hat and the diaphragm;
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• porting a portion of the gas from the high pressure cavity to the low pressure cavity until a low pressure develops against a low pressure surface of the diaphragm that is sufficient to compress the main spring between the spring hat and the diaphragm to move the diaphragm in the first direction to seat the piston against the piston seat,
• wherein the low pressure cavity is configured to be in fluid communication with the internal volume;
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• further comprising in response to an overpressure condition existing in a gas reservoir sleeve, venting the gas reservoir sleeve via a vent port defined in a second end of the gas reservoir sleeve and a cartridge sleeve vent defined in an internal vertical wall of the gas reservoir sleeve that extends from a first volume defined by the gas reservoir sleeve that surrounds an exit of a pressurized gas reservoir to a second volume defined by the gas reservoir sleeve that is fluidly coupled to the vent port.