Carbonated beverage dispenser, system and method

A method of dispensing a carbonated beverage, comprising the steps of:

• providing a canister having a side wall, a bottom wall and an open end with a removable lid, said lid having a compressible pressure pad provided on the inside of said lid;
• loading a carbonated beverage container into the canister through the open end, said beverage container holding a quantity of beverage stored under a volume of carbon dioxide of relatively low pressure insufficient to power the discharge of the entire contents of said beverage container;
• placing the lid on the canister to exert pressure from said compressible pressure pad against a bottom portion of the container and urge it against a puncturing end of a dispensing tube provided inside of said canister, to puncture said container and simultaneously seal said container punctured end relative to said canister;
• shaking the canister and the beverage container positioned therein to release a quantity of dissolved carbon dioxide gas from the beverage in the container to pressurize the beverage;
• controlling dispensing of carbonated beverage from said container by operating a flow control valve connected to said dispensing tube;
• dispensing a quantity of beverage from said dispenser by opening said flow control valve;
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• repeating the step of agitating the beverage container positioned in the dispenser to release dissolved carbon dioxide and pressurize the beverage until the beverage is fully dispensed.

A carbonated beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a canister defined by a side wall and bottom wall, said canister having an open upper end for receiving a carbonated beverage container and a thermal insulation liner positioned within said canister;
• a lid removeably connected to the open end of said canister for closing said open end during operation;
• a dispensing tube provided at the bottom wall of said canister, said dispensing tube having a puncturing end extending inwardly of said canister from approximately the center of the bottom wall, said dispensing tube being of a sufficient length to puncture through the cap of a carbonated beverage container inserted within said canister and to form a seal with said cap around the perimeter of said dispensing tube;
• a flow control valve connected to said dispensing tube for controlling the dispensing of the carbonated beverage from the dispenser, wherein a length of plastic tubing extends from said dispensing tube through an interior space within said thermal insulation liner leading to said flow control valve and said flow control valve includes a downwardly extending elbow disposed within said thermal insulation liner and connected to a section of the plastic tubing passing through said thermal insulation liner;
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• a sealing gasket positioned on the bottom wall of said canister and forming a seal around the perimeter of said dispensing tube as well as against the cap of the beverage container.

A carbonated beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a canister defined by a side wall and bottom wall, said canister having an open upper end for receiving a carbonated beverage container;
• a lid removeably connected to the open end of said canister for closing said open end during operation;
• a dispensing tube provided at the bottom wall of said canister, said dispensing tube having a puncturing end extending inwardly of said canister from approximately the center of the bottom wall, said dispensing tube being of a sufficient length to puncture through the cap of a carbonated beverage container inserted within said canister and to form a seal with said cap around the perimeter of said dispensing tube;
• a flow control valve connected to said dispensing tube for controlling the dispensing of the carbonated beverage from the dispenser;
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• a sealing gasket positioned on the bottom wall of said canister and forming a seal around the perimeter of said dispensing tube as well as against the cap of the beverage container;
• wherein said dispenser includes at least one adapted for accommodating various sized and shaped beverage containers within said canister, said adapter being accommodated within said canister during use and wherein the adapter includes a cylindrical support member having a dispensing tube extension adapted to connect at one end with the dispensing tube provided in the bottom of the canister and to connect at its other end with a container placed in the canister, said adapter having means on one end for sealing engagement with the sealing gasket on the bottom wall of the canister, and a sealing gasket on its other end for sealing engagement with the container placed in the canister, whereby containers of substantially shorter length than those normally accommodated in the canister may be operatively placed therein.

A carbonated beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a canister defined by a side wall and bottom wall, said canister having an open upper end for receiving a carbonated beverage container;
• a lid removeably connected to the open end of said canister for closing said open end during operation;
• a dispensing tube provided at the bottom wall of said canister, said dispensing tube having a puncturing end extending inwardly of said canister from approximately the center of the bottom wall, said dispensing tube being of a sufficient length to puncture through the cap of a carbonated beverage container inserted within said canister and to form a seal with said cap around the perimeter of said dispensing tube;
• a flow control valve connected to said dispensing tube for controlling the dispensing of the carbonated beverage from the dispenser;
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• a sealing gasket positioned on the bottom wall of said canister and forming a seal around the perimeter of said dispensing tube as well as against the cap of the beverage container;
• wherein said lid includes a depending cylindrical inner wall which is telescopically received within said canister, and said flow control valve includes a dispenser actuator which contacts with a bottom of said inner wall during dispensing, whereby said lid can be forced downwardly to actuate said flow control valve during a dispensing operation.