Faucet-integrated carbonation systems and methods
AssigneeAS IP Holdco, LLC
InventorsJames McHale, Walter Pitsch, Xiao Jing Ye
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing carbonated water through a typical kitchen faucet. The faucet-integrated carbonation system can include a carbonated water reservoir coupled to a residential or commercial cold water supply line as well as a CO2 tank, all of which can be mounted under a kitchen countertop or the like. The water held in the reservoir can be carbonated using the CO2 when a user activates a CO2 activation mechanism. The system can further include a carbonated water on/off valve for dispensing carbonated water from the carbonated water reservoir via a waterway with an outlet disposed at the end of the faucet.
Claims20
A faucet for dispensing carbonated water, comprising:
- a mixing valve coupled to a body of the faucet and fluidly coupled to at least one water supply line;
- a carbonated water valve coupled to the body of the faucet and fluidly coupled to a carbonated water waterway, the carbonated water valve comprising at least a portion of a carbon dioxide activation mechanism;
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- a dispensing waterway fluidly coupled to the carbonated water valve and configured to dispense carbonated water at an outlet of the faucet.
A faucet-integrated carbonation system, comprising:
- a faucet comprising:
- a carbonated water valve fluidly coupled between a carbonated water waterway and a dispensing waterway, the dispensing waterway being configured to dispense carbonated water at an outlet of the faucet;
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- a mixing valve fluidly coupled to a first branch of a water supply line;
- a carbonated water reservoir fluidly coupled to:
- a second branch of the water supply line;
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- the carbonated water valve via the carbonated water waterway;
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- a carbon dioxide tank fluidly coupled to the carbonated water reservoir via a carbon dioxide intake tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.