Beverage component dispensing system with a dosing collar
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
InventorsNathan C. Oren, Joseph E. Gormley
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Abstract
A dispensing system for dispensing a beverage component from a container may include a dosing collar configured to restrict flow of the beverage component through the tube. The dosing collar may be adjustable to modify a volume of the beverage component dispensed from a pump head when the pump head is actuated.
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A dispensing system for dispensing a beverage component, the dispensing system comprising:
- a container configured to hold the beverage component;
- a pump coupled to the container, the pump comprising a tube and a pump head;
- a dosing collar configured to restrict flow of the beverage component through the tube,
- wherein the dosing collar is adjustable to modify a volume of the beverage component dispensed from the pump head when the pump head is actuated.
A dispensing system for dispensing a beverage component, the dispensing system comprising:
- a container configured to hold the beverage component;
- a pump coupled to the container, the pump comprising a tube and a pump head;
- a dosing collar comprising restrictors configured to move between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the restrictors do not contact the tube when the restrictors are in the first position, and wherein the restrictors are configured to restrict flow the beverage component through the tube when at least one of the restrictors are in the second position in order to modify a volume of the beverage component dispensed from the pump head when the pump head is actuated.
A dosing collar for a beverage component dispensing system, the dosing collar comprising:
- a body;
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- a plurality of openings extending through the body,
- wherein the dosing collar is configured to restrict flow of a beverage component through a tube of the dispensing system,
- wherein each opening of the plurality of openings is a different size, so each opening restricts flow of the beverage component through the tube of the dispensing system a different amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.