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US 2006/0219739 A1Published application
Drink supply container having an end member supporting gas inlet and outlet valves which extend perpendicular to the end member
AssigneeBeverage Works, Inc.
InventorsHarry Crisp, Christopher Ramsey, Roger Tanner
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Abstract
A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages. The drink supply container includes an end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall. The support is substantially positionable in a plane. The drink supply container also has a gas inlet valve, a portion of which extends along an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the support. The drink supply container has a drink supply outlet valve, a portion of which extends along an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the support.
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A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
- an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
- a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve extending along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member;
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- a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve extending along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member.
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A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
- an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
- a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve having a cylindrical wall which extends along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member;
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- a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve having a cylindrical fluid director which extends along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member.
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A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
- an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
- a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve having a cylindrical wall which extends along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member, the cylindrical wall having:
- (a) a first end at or near the support;
- and (b) a second end located closer to the liquid-holding cavity than the first end of the cylindrical wall;
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- a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve having a cylindrical fluid director which extends along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member, the cylindrical fluid director having:
- (a) a first end at or near the support;
- and (b) a second end located further from the liquid-holding cavity than the first end of the cylindrical fluid director.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.