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US 8,167,173 B1Granted
Multi-stream draught beer dispensing system
Assignee3Habto, LLC
InventorsScott K. Simmonds, Michael D. Calvelage
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Abstract
A tap is provided that allows multiple streams of draught beers to be dispersed from one keg handle. The tap has one tap handle, one spigot, at least three fluid streams for connecting to at least three pressurized tanks corresponding with the fluid streams. A floating transfer block functions as a selection valve that aligns with a selected fluid stream no that multiple streams of draught beers to be independently dispersed from said one tap handle.
Claims12
A multiple draught beer dispensing system, comprising:
- one tap handle;
- one faucet;
- a multishank conduit communicating at least three fluid streams;
- at least three pressurized tanks corresponding with said at least three fluid streams;
- a valve main body placed between said tap handle and said faucet to control a flow of selected draught, said valve main body forming a hollow portion above a fixed portion, said fixed portion further comprising a fixed transfer block forming at least three apertures, one said aperture corresponding with and in fluid communication with a different one of said at least three fluid streams;
- a shaft to said tap handle which travels vertically through a collar at a top of said valve main body and then through the hollow portion in said valve main body before it terminates in a seat at a top of a solid portion of the valve main body;
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- two opposing channel-grooves in said shaft to receive a transfer block cam that extends front wards therefrom to engage with a floating transfer block capable of lifting said floating transfer block slightly above a top surface of said solid portion of said valve;
- wherein said system allows multiple streams of draught beers to be independently dispersed from said one tap handle.
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