# US 2021/0276855 A1 · Movable beverage dispensing trolley > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0276855 A1 - Document ID: US20210276855A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/193,756 - Filed: 2021-03-05 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-06 - Assignees: PepsiCo, Inc. - Applicants: PepsiCo, Inc. - Inventors: Vipin ARORA; Rahul Sadashiv KAMBLE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276855A1 ## CPC - B67D 1/0892: {the beverage container being stored in a rack or shelf} - B62B 3/005: {Details of storage means, e.g. drawers, bins or racks} - B62B 5/0026: {Propulsion aids} - B67D 1/0081: {Dispensing valves} - B62B 2202/67: Service trolleys, e.g. in aircraft - B67D 2210/00049: Pipes - B67D 2210/00139: Trolleys - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) - B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M) ## Abstract A service trolley for dispensing beverages includes a frame having an upper end opposite a lower end, and a tabletop arranged on the upper end of the frame. The trolley further includes wheels arranged on the lower end of the frame configured to allow the frame to roll on a surface. The trolley includes a beverage dispenser arranged within the frame that includes a multi-serve beverage container for storing a beverage, a dispensing head in communication with the beverage container via a conduit, and a pressurized vessel configured to contain a pressurized gas in communication with the beverage container so as to drive a flow of the beverage from the beverage container to the dispensing head. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A service trolley, comprising: a frame having an upper end opposite a lower end; a tabletop arranged on the upper end of the frame; wheels arranged on the lower end of the frame configured to allow the frame to roll on a surface; a beverage dispenser arranged within the frame, comprising: a multi-serve beverage container for storing a beverage; a dispensing head in communication with the beverage container via a conduit; and a pressurized vessel configured to contain a pressurized gas in communication with the beverage container so as to drive a flow of the beverage from the beverage container to the dispensing head. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The service trolley of claim 1, wherein the dispensing head comprises a bar gun. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The service trolley of claim 1, wherein the dispensing head comprises a nozzle ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The service trolley of claim 1, wherein the beverage container is one of a plurality of beverage containers, and wherein the dispensing head is configured to dispense beverages from the plurality of beverage containers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The service trolley of claim 4, wherein the beverage dispenser further comprises a container support configured to hold the pressurized vessel and the beverage containers. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The service trolley of claim 5, wherein the container support comprises one or more rails for slideable connection to an upper end of the frame such that the container support may slide into and out of the frame. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The service trolley of claim 4, wherein the container support further comprises a manifold connected to each of the beverage containers and to the pressurized vessel so as to supply the pressurized gas to the beverage containers. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The service trolley of claim 1, further comprising a tray dispenser, wherein the tray dispenser comprises: a platform configured to receive and hold trays in a stacked configuration; a drive mechanism for moving the platform from the lower end toward the upper end of the frame. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The service trolley of claim 8, wherein service trolley is an airline service trolley, and wherein the drive mechanism is manually actuated. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The service trolley of claim 8, wherein the tray dispenser further comprises a belt connected to the platform and to an actuator, such that when the actuator is operated, the belt moves the platform from the lower end to the upper end of the frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The service trolley of claim 8, wherein the tray dispenser is arranged on a first side of the frame and the beverage dispenser is arranged on a second side of the frame opposite the first side. ### Claim 12 A movable beverage dispensing trolley, comprising: a frame having an upper end opposite a lower end; a tabletop arranged on the upper end of the frame; wheels arranged on the lower end of the frame configured to allow the frame to roll on a surface; a beverage dispenser arranged on the tabletop, comprising: a platform configured to receive and support beverage containers in an upside-down orientation; and at least one valve in communication with the beverage containers and configured to control dispensing of a beverage from the beverage containers by a gravitational force. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The trolley of claim 12, wherein the tabletop comprises a first end opposite a second end, and wherein the beverage dispenser is arranged centrally on the tabletop between the first end and the second end such that the beverage dispenser is accessible from both the first end and the second end of the frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The trolley of claim 12, wherein the platform is rotatable about a central post. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The trolley of claim 12, wherein the beverage dispenser comprises a first plurality of valves facing toward a first side of the frame and a second plurality of valves facing toward a second side of the frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The trolley of claim 12, wherein the beverage dispenser comprises a collapsible support. ### Claim 17 A movable beverage dispensing trolley, comprising: a frame defining a plurality of receptacles, wherein each of the plurality of receptacles is configured to removably receive a beverage dispensing module or a tray dispensing module; a tabletop arranged on the upper end of the frame; wheels arranged on the lower end of the frame configured to allow the frame to roll on a surface; and wherein the beverage dispensing module, comprises: a container support for supporting a beverage container containing a beverage and a pressurized vessel containing a pressurized gas; and a dispensing head for dispensing the beverage from the beverage container, wherein the dispensing head is in communication with the beverage container via a conduit, and wherein the pressurized gas is configured to drive a flow of the beverage from the beverage container to the dispensing head. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The trolley of claim 17, further comprising a tray dispensing module, comprising: a movable platform configured to receive and hold the trays in a stacked configuration; and a drive mechanism for moving the movable platform from a lower end of the frame to an upper end of the frame. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The trolley of claim 17, wherein the frame is configured to removably receive at least two beverage dispensing modules. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The trolley of claim 17, wherein the beverage dispensing module further comprises a manifold connected to each of the beverage containers and to the pressurized vessel.