Single Serve Point of Consumption Beverage Dispensing Valve
OwnerMichael John Breaultinventor
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Abstract
Improvements in a single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve is disclosed. The valve includes a fresh water input fitting, a carbonated water inlet fitting a vacuum pump that transfers concentrated from a flavor bullet and diffuses the concentrate with water an optionally carbonation to provide a consistent mixture. The flavor bullet manifold is self-cleaning to eliminate flavor cross-contamination. An initiation lever starts the mixing, diffusion and dispensing that is monitored and controlled with a micro water flow metering system that controls flow solenoids and dispensing of the mixed beverage.
Claims20
A single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve comprising:
- a fresh water inlet that is connected to a first solenoid;
- a carbonated water inlet that is connected to a second solenoid;
- a vacuum pump connected to a syrup port that is configured to accept a flavor bullet containing syrup;
- whereby a flow meter valve controls and regulates flow of fresh water, carbonated water and syrup out of a brixing diffuser nozzle.
A single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve comprising:
- a fresh water inlet that is connected to a first solenoid;
- a carbonated water inlet that is connected to a second solenoid;
- a compression drive system that is configured to accept a flavor bullet containing syrup to squeeze said flavor bullet containing syrup;
- whereby a regulator controls a flow of fresh water and or carbonated water as said compression drive system expels syrup into a brixing diffuser nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.