BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY
First Claim
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1. A container for beer comprising:
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a cap connected with the bottle to close the bottle, the cap including a gas cartridge receptacle, a gas inlet passage and a beer outlet passage;
a gas cartridge in the gas cartridge receptacle;
a gas valve member in the gas inlet passage displaceable from a closed position into an open position to allow gas to enter the bottle; and
a beer valve member in the beer outlet passage displaceable from a closed position into an open position to allow beer to leave the bottle.
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.
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32 Claims
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1. A container for beer comprising:
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a bottle; a cap connected with the bottle to close the bottle, the cap including a gas cartridge receptacle, a gas inlet passage and a beer outlet passage; a gas cartridge in the gas cartridge receptacle; a gas valve member in the gas inlet passage displaceable from a closed position into an open position to allow gas to enter the bottle; and a beer valve member in the beer outlet passage displaceable from a closed position into an open position to allow beer to leave the bottle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A dispenser comprising:
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a housing; a regulator in the housing and configured to receive gas at a first pressure and to deliver gas at a second, lower, pressure; a high pressure gas inlet passage in the housing and in communication with ambient when the dispenser is not connected with an associated container storing a beverage to be dispensed using the dispenser; a push rod in or adjacent the gas inlet passage for displacing an associated piercing pin in an associated container cap for piercing an associated pressurized gas cartridge for delivering gas into the gas inlet passage; a low pressure gas outlet passage downstream from the regulator for connecting with a low pressure gas inlet passage in the associated container cap for delivering low pressure gas into the associated container; a beverage outlet passage; a valve associated with the beverage outlet passage for controlling flow of beverage through the beverage outlet passage; and a movable tap handle for operating the valve. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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a dispenser housing; a spout connected to the housing; and a drip tray movably mounted to the housing below the spout. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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a housing configured to cooperate with an associated container holding a beverage that is to be dispensed; a spout supported by the housing and configured to be in fluid communication with the associated container; a movable handle mechanism supported by the housing and configured to cooperate with the housing and the associated container for drawing the housing and the associated container together; and an indicator supported by the housing, the indicator having a first setting for indicating that the spout is connected with the associated container and a second setting for indicating that the spout is not connected with the associated container. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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a housing configured to cooperate with an associated container holding a beverage that is to be dispensed; a spout supported by the housing and configured to be in fluid communication with the associated container; a movable handle mechanism supported by the housing and configured to cooperate with the housing and the associated container for drawing the housing and the associated container together; and a retainer supported by the housing and configured to engage the associated container for drawing the housing and the associated container together, wherein the retainer is movable between a first position and a second position, when in the first position and the associated container is not engaged with the retainer the retainer is positioned to preclude connection of the associated container with the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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