Apparatus, system and method for filling a beverage container
AssigneeCraft Standard Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Ray, Don Ray, Benjamin Simon
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments include a filling apparatus that can be connected to a valve on a keg, such as a Sankey-D valve, and can be used to pour alcohol and other liquids into the keg, which may be pre-filled with a non-alcoholic drink mix. The filling apparatus has an upper structure coupled to a valve assembly which is coupled to a lower structure configured to mate with a keg valve. The filling apparatus may be designed to depress portions of the keg valve to allow for both filling and venting of the keg simultaneously. The filling apparatus may include a Sankey-D coupler or a coupler with a probe portion as the lower body portion.
Claims14
A method of distributing mixed drinks comprising:
- providing a keg containing a non-alcoholic mix of liquids, wherein the mix is designed to be converted to a mixed drink by addition of alcohol;
- the quantity of mix in the keg is predetermined to allow for the addition of a predetermined quantity of the alcohol into the keg to complete the mixed drink;
- and the keg comprises a valve that is designed to connect to a coupler used to dispense beverages from the keg;
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- providing an apparatus to engage the keg and for pouring the alcohol into the keg, wherein the apparatus includes an upper hollow body connected to a lower body, the lower body comprising a valve assembly to regulate flow from the upper hollow body, a locking ring to lock the apparatus onto the keg, a probe to displace one or more portions of the valve, allowing gas to escape from the keg and allowing the alcohol to be poured into the keg through the upper hollow body and the lower body.
A method of preparing mixed drinks comprising:
- receiving a keg containing a non-alcoholic mix of liquids, wherein (a) the mix is designed to be converted to a mixed drink by addition of alcohol;
- (b) the quantity of the mix in the keg is predetermined to allow for the addition of a predetermined quantity of the alcohol into the keg to complete the mixed drink;
- and (c) the keg comprises a valve designed to be connected to a coupler through which the mixed drink is dispensed;
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- using an apparatus to pour the alcohol into the keg, wherein the apparatus includes an upper hollow body connected to a lower body, the lower body comprising a valve assembly to regulate flow from the upper hollow body, a locking ring to lock the apparatus onto the keg, a probe to displace one or more portions of the valve, allowing gas to escape from the keg and allowing the alcohol to be poured into the keg through the upper hollow body and the lower body.
A system for distributing mixed drinks comprising:
- a keg containing a non-alcoholic mix of liquids, wherein (a) the mix is designed to be converted to a mixed drink by addition of alcohol;
- (b) the quantity of the mix in the keg is predetermined to allow for the addition of a predetermined quantity of the alcohol into the keg to complete the mixed drink;
- and (c) the keg comprises a valve designed to be connected to a coupler through which the mixed drink is dispensed;
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- an apparatus for pouring the alcohol into the keg, wherein the apparatus includes an upper hollow body connected to a lower body, the lower body comprising a valve assembly to regulate flow from the upper hollow body, a locking ring to lock the apparatus onto the keg, a probe to displace one or more portions of the valve, allowing gas to escape from the keg and allowing the alcohol to be poured into the keg through the upper hollow body and the lower body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.