Carbonated fluid dispenser with ultrasonic foaming mechanism
AssigneeFizzics Group LLC
InventorsDavid Arlen McDonald, Phillip Petracca, William Scott Keeley
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Abstract
The embodiment relates to beverage dispensing, and more particularly to the dispensing of a beverage, from a beverage container into a vessel, providing a portion of the beverage as foam atop the dispensed beverage. To avoid the reduction of absorbed carbon dioxide in a carbonated beverage, increased atmospheric pressure is employed to move the beverage from the container through the apparatus and into the vessel. An oscillating means provides a sonic wave through a conduit and the liquid therein; the sonic wave initiates the reaction between the carbon dioxide and the ingredients in a carbonated beverage to cause the liquid to foam prior to dispensing into the vessel.
Claims3
An apparatus for producing foam from beer while dispensing said, beer comprising:
- a power source;
- and
- at least one switch;
- and
- a control circuit;
- and
- a pump;
- and
- an ultrasonic transducer;
- and
- a seal;
- and
- a beverage container containing beer and having one open end;
- and
- a first conduit having a proximal end engaged with said pump, and a distal end passing through said seal and into said beverage container;
- and
- a second conduit having a proximal end for inserting into said beer, passing through said seal having potion that is proximal to said ultrasonic transducer and having a distal end exiting the apparatus;
- wherein
- the apparatus is positioned over the open end of said beverage container and the seal, providing a seal between said one open end beverage container and the apparatus;
- and the first conduit passing from said pump, through said seal, through said open end of said beverage container into said beverage container, further providing the proximal end of the second conduit within the beer;
- and said at least one switch providing power from said power source to said control circuit, sending power to said pump thus pumping air, and providing increased pressure in the pressure in the beverage container wherein the transference of the liquid through the second conduit and to the distal end exiting the apparatus;
- and upon engagement of an additional switch, said control circuit continues sending power to said pump while sending power and so engaging said ultrasonic transducer, thus providing oscillating waves through the liquid flowing through said second conduit, proximal to said ultrasonic transducer causing the beer to foam as it leaves the distal end of the conduit;
- thus dispensing both beer and foamed beer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.