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AssigneeDiageo Ireland Unlimited Company
InventorsHaris Velagic, Gerald Gillen, James Ryan, Christopher Murphy, Paul Smith, Stephen Hendron, Steve Gilsenan
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A pouring attachment device for a disposable package of nitrogenated beverage, e.g. an aluminium can P, that achieves a desirable foam head when the beverage is poured into a glass. The attachment comprises a main body or housing (11), an ultrasonic wave generator (27) and a means to couple the device to the package, such as a rim seal (2)0. A flow channel has a contoured inlet (26) configured for communicating beverage from the package to an outlet (21), via a resonance chamber (28), and is particularly configured for minimising turbulence.
A pouring attachment device for a disposable container of beverage comprising:
The device of any preceding claim, wherein the first cross-sectional area is of generally elongate/letterbox shape with a broad side thereof facing against the surface of the ultrasonic wave generator emitting ultrasonic waves.
The device of any preceding claim, wherein the coupling feature includes a sleeve and/or a seal for receiving an external wall of the container.
The device of any preceding claim, including a vent, distal from the inlet recess, for communicating atmospheric pressure to the container.
The device of any preceding claim, including an alignment feature for engaging with, or indicating the location of, an opening of the container.
The device of any preceding claim, further comprising a processor and/or control circuit configured to implement pulsed energy release from the ultrasonic wave generator.
The device of any preceding claim, including a user accessible button for activating the ultrasonic wave generator.
A pouring attachment device for a disposable container of beverage comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.