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US 6,502,725 B1Granted
Beverage dispenser
AssigneeL. Ken Alexander
InventorTony M. Alexander
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Abstract
A dispensing device for a beverage container, preferably a large bottle such as a 2 or 3 liter soda pop bottle has a base and separate pathways to admit make-up air and withdraw fluid. The pathways are controlled by a valve which opens the pathways separately. This invention is especially characterized by the use of an expandable bladder to prevent loss of carbonation into the headspace.
Claims8
A dispensing device for beverage containers comprising:
- a base having a hollow chamber;
- at least one threaded connector attached to said base;
- a drain port passing through said threaded connector and into said base to said hollow chamber;
- a vent port passing through said threaded connector and into said base, to said hollow chamber, said vent port connecting with a tube having at an end distal to said base a flexible distendable bladder;
- a drink port extending from said base and penetrating said base to said hollow chamber;
- a vent connecting a surface of said hollow base to said hollow chamber;
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- a barrel-type stopcock capable of simultaneously connecting and disconnecting said drain port to said drink port and said vent port to said vent.
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A dispensing device for beverage containers comprising:
- a base having a hollow chamber;
- at least one threaded connector attached to said base;
- a drain port passing through said threaded connector and into said base to said hollow chamber;
- a vent port passing through said threaded connector and into said base to said hollow chamber, said vent port connecting with a tube having at an end distal to said base a flexible distendable bladder;
- a drink port extending from said base and penetrating said base to said hollow chamber;
- a vent connecting a surface of said hollow base to said hollow chamber;
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- a sliding plate throttle capable of simultaneously connecting and disconnecting said drain port to said drink port and said vent port to said vent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.