On demand carbonation system
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorLawrence B. Ziesel
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Abstract
A beverage dispenser for providing a flow of carbonated water from a pressurized source of gas and a source of water. The dispenser may include a pump. The pump may be driven by the gas from the gas source to pump the water from the water source. The pump also may include a water outlet and a gas outlet. A connector may be in communication with the water outlet and the gas outlet so as to combine the gas and the water.
Claims23
A beverage dispenser for providing a flow of carbonated water from a pressurized source of gas and a source of water, comprising:
- a pump;
- said pump driven by the gas from said gas source to pump the water from said water source;
- said pump comprising a water outlet;
- said pump comprising a gas outlet;
- and
- a connector in communication with said water outlet and said gas outlet so as to combine the gas and the water.
A portable beverage dispenser to serve a beverage from a source of a primary fluid, a source of a secondary fluid, and a source of a gas, said dispenser comprising:
- a cart;
- a primary fluid pump positioned on said cart and driven by the gas from said gas source to pump the primary fluid from said primary fluid source;
- a secondary fluid pump positioned on said cart and driven by the gas from said gas source to pump the secondary fluid from said secondary fluid source;
- and
- a mixing valve positioned on said cart to mix the primary fluid and the secondary fluid.
A device for combining a gas and a liquid, comprising:
- a source of the gas;
- a source of the liquid;
- a pump;
- said pump driven by the gas from said gas source to pump the liquid from said liquid source;
- said pump comprising a liquid outlet;
- said pump comprising a gas outlet;
- and
- a connector in communication with said liquid outlet and said gas outlet so as to combine the gas and the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.