Beverage pouch dryer
OwnerScott T. Merchantinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for drying the interior of a flexible beverage container. The apparatus includes a housing having an inlet and outlet. A blower is disposed intermediate between the inlet and outlet and is operative to draw air through the housing via the inlet and outlet. An exhaust pipe is disposed at the outlet whereby the container may be disposed thereon for drying. The dryer is operative to blow air onto the farmost inner portions of the container to facilitate thorough and hygienic drying between uses.
Claims9
A drying apparatus for a flexible beverage container comprising:
- a housing having an air inlet and an outlet;
- a blower motor within said housing intermediate between the air inlet and the outlet;
- an exhaust pipe formed of telescoping sections and having a diameter and an extended length, the diameter sufficient to fit within an opening of the container and the length sufficient to suspend a flexible beverage container therefrom;
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- a nipple adapted to couple to a withdrawal tube of the flexible beverage container, said nipple in gaseous communication with said blower motor.
A process for drying a flexible beverage container comprising the steps of:
- inverting the beverage container over an exhaust pipe;
- filtering air through a HEPA filter to yield filtered air;
- forcing the filtered air through said exhaust pipe and into the beverage container;
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- forcing air through a nipple and into a withdrawal tube of the beverage container simultaneous with forcing air through said exhaust pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.