Select Serving and Flavored Sparkling Beverage Maker
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1. A carbonated beverage maker capable of making customized beverages in a single-serving, said beverage maker comprises:
- a water reservoir in fluid communication with carbonation chamber for mixing a selected mixing volume of fluid with carbon dioxide;
a pressurized carbon dioxide source in fluid communication with said carbonation chamber;
an individually packed, single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor and having a sealed cover that covers and seals said flavor cup;
a water injection nozzle for accessing said flavor cup and operatively charging said selected mixing volume of fluid therein;
a discharge port for accessing said flavor cup and operatively discharging said mixed, flavored mixed volume of fluid and wherein a single-serving glasses, on-demand volume of flavored beverage is therein made and dispensed;
said carbonation chamber comprising a pressure vessel assembly of a fixed volume be utilized for the absorption of carbon dioxide into said liquid for use in the manufacture of a sparkling type beverage, said chamber having a controlled volume in CO2 absorption can be performed and controlled.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to method and a device to make a single or a multiple repeated single servings of a select flavored, carbonated beverage. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
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1. A carbonated beverage maker capable of making customized beverages in a single-serving, said beverage maker comprises:
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a water reservoir in fluid communication with carbonation chamber for mixing a selected mixing volume of fluid with carbon dioxide; a pressurized carbon dioxide source in fluid communication with said carbonation chamber; an individually packed, single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor and having a sealed cover that covers and seals said flavor cup; a water injection nozzle for accessing said flavor cup and operatively charging said selected mixing volume of fluid therein; a discharge port for accessing said flavor cup and operatively discharging said mixed, flavored mixed volume of fluid and wherein a single-serving glasses, on-demand volume of flavored beverage is therein made and dispensed; said carbonation chamber comprising a pressure vessel assembly of a fixed volume be utilized for the absorption of carbon dioxide into said liquid for use in the manufacture of a sparkling type beverage, said chamber having a controlled volume in CO2 absorption can be performed and controlled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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