Beverage Control System
First Claim
1. A pourer including:
- a beverage dispensing controller including a valve to control the dispensing of a beverage by said pourer;
a cap including a locking system to releasably secure said cap to a beverage container, wherein said cap further includes a cap body having an outer duct extending from said cap body;
wherein said locking system further includes;
a collar with a central aperture for receiving said outer duct, said aperture allowing said collar to pass over said outer duct and at least one locking tab located on said cap body;
a slide which engages said collar;
a clamp engaging said at least one locking tab on said cap body, wherein said clamp is engaged by said slide to thereby secure said cap to said beverage container; and
a locking means which when engaged acts to prevent rotation of said collar.
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Abstract
Pourer (14) including a beverage dispensing controller (23) including a pinch valve solenoid (40, 83) to control the dispensing of a beverage; a cap (21) includes a locking system to releasably secure the cap to a beverage container (12). The cap has a cap body (31) having an outer duct (43), and the locking system includes a collar (32) with a central aperture for receiving and allowing the collar (32) to pass over the outer duct, and a locking tab located on the cap body. A clamp (34) is engaged by a slide (33) to thereby secure the cap to the container (12) and a locking pin (38) which when engaged acts to prevent rotation of the collar (32). Also, disclosed is a system (FIG. 2) that includes the pourer (14) having a unique identification (ID) and can trasmit wireless signals to a base station (15) about the amount of beverage dispensed; a personal identification unit (17) such as a passive RFID tag to identify the barman pouring the beverage; and an infra-red sensor (7) to allow the pourer (14) to communicate with a container scanner (18) that reads the barcode on the container.
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Citations
46 Claims
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1. A pourer including:
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a beverage dispensing controller including a valve to control the dispensing of a beverage by said pourer; a cap including a locking system to releasably secure said cap to a beverage container, wherein said cap further includes a cap body having an outer duct extending from said cap body; wherein said locking system further includes; a collar with a central aperture for receiving said outer duct, said aperture allowing said collar to pass over said outer duct and at least one locking tab located on said cap body; a slide which engages said collar; a clamp engaging said at least one locking tab on said cap body, wherein said clamp is engaged by said slide to thereby secure said cap to said beverage container; and a locking means which when engaged acts to prevent rotation of said collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pourer including:
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a beverage dispensing controller including a valve to control the dispensing of a beverage by said pourer; a cap including a locking system to releasably secure said cap to a beverage container, wherein said cap further includes a cap body having an outer duct extending from said cap body; wherein said locking system further includes; a collar with a central aperture for receiving said outer duct, said aperture allowing said collar to pass over said outer duct and at least one protrusion located on said outer duct; a slide which engages said collar; a clamp engaging said at least one protrusion on said outer duct, wherein said clamp is engaged by said slide to thereby secure said cap to said beverage container; and a locking means which when engaged acts to prevent rotation of said collar.
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17. A beverage control system including:
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at least one beverage container; at least one pourer releasably secured to a respective outlet of each said beverage container, wherein said pourer further includes; a beverage dispensing controller including a valve to control the dispensing of a beverage by said pourer; an actuator to control said valve, wherein said actuator is responsive to a control signal transmitted remotely from a base station when said base station is signalled that an authorised user is attempting to pour a beverage from said container, said control signal is transmitted by wireless transmission and received by a transceiver associated with said pourer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of operating a beverage control system including:
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dispensing a beverage from a releasably secured pourer by a beverage dispensing controller including a valve to control the dispensing of said beverage from said pourer; controlling said valve by an actuator, wherein said actuator is responsive to a control signal transmitted remotely from a base station when said base station is signalled that an authorised user is attempting to pour a beverage from a beverage container, said control signal being transmitted by wireless transmission and received by a transceiver associated with said pourer. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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