Adaptable insulated galley cart carbonated beverage delivery system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsEmmanuel A. Garcia, Joshua Y. Lee, Christopher Rinauto
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Abstract
A galley cart carbonated beer dispensing system employs a housing defining a cavity. A door is coupled to the housing and configured to be moved between a closed position and an open position. A keg is received in the cavity and a carbonation cylinder is received in the cavity and connected to the keg. A spigot is supported on a dispensing tower extending from a top of the housing and connected to the keg. The dispensing tower is retractable into the cavity.
Claims19
A galley cart carbonated beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
- a first mounting ring configured to support a beverage keg in the cavity;
- a second mounting ring configured to support a carbonation cylinder in the cavity, wherein the carbonation cylinder is configured to be connected to the beverage keg;
- and,
- a spigot supported on a dispensing tower extending from a top of the housing and configured to be connected to the beverage keg, said dispensing tower retractable into the cavity.
A galley cart carbonated beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
- a keg received in the cavity;
- a carbonation cylinder received in the cavity and connected to the keg;
- and,
- a spigot supported on a dispensing tower extending from a top of the housing and connected to the keg, said dispensing tower retractable into the cavity.
A method for dispensing a carbonated beverage, the method comprising:
- mounting a beverage keg in a galley cart;
- mounting a CO2 cylinder in the galley cart;
- connecting the CO2 cylinder to a tap on the keg;
- connecting a supply tube connection from the to a dispensing connection on a spigot;
- extending a dispensing tower carrying the spigot from a top of the galley cart;
- and
- securing the dispensing tower with a position engagement system in the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.