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US 6,439,434 B2Granted
Dispenser for cold drinks
AssigneeCM Beverage Dispenser System AB
InventorsHans Johansson, Ulf Mansson, Erwin Weidinger
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Abstract
A device for dispensing cold drinks including a storage vessel, a drink conduit connected thereto, and a dispensing mechanism. With a view to obtaining an unbroken cooling chain, all components in the device are enclosed in refrigerated spaces.
Claims8
A device for dispensing a cold froth-apt drink of premix type, comprising:
- a storage vessel,
- a drink conduit connected to the storage vessel, and
- a dispensing means including a control valve for dispensing a froth-apt drink,
- wherein the storage vessel, the drink conduit, and the control valve are enclosed in a refrigerated space such that an unbroken cooling chain is obtained from the storage vessel and through the dispensing means and froth in the froth-apt drink may be regulated,
- wherein said dispensing means is arranged essentially vertically;
- and
- wherein the control valve is configured for producing an intermittent pulsating drink flow such that a desirable amount of froth may be obtained at a predetermined time in a dispensing cycle.
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A device for dispensing a cold froth-apt drink of premix type, comprising:
- a storage vessel,
- a drink conduit connected to the storage vessel, and
- a dispensing means including a control valve for dispensing a froth-apt drink,
- wherein the storage vessel, the drink conduit, and the control valve are enclosed in a refrigerated space such that an unbroken cooling chain is obtained from the storage vessel and through the dispensing means and froth in the froth-apt drink may be regulated,
- wherein said dispensing means is arranged essentially vertically, and
- wherein the control valve is a valve which produces an intermittently pulsating flow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.