Beverage dispensing and cooling apparatus
First Claim
1. A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AND REFRIGERATING A BEVERAGE, COMPRISING MEANS DEFINING A COOLING CHAMBER AND CONTAINING A LIQUID HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL, A CONTAINER LOCATED IN HEAT TRANSFER RELATION TO THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL, A FIRST RESERVOIR CONNECTED TO THE UPPER END OF THE CHAMBER, A SECOND RESERVOIR TO CONTAIN A LIQUEFIED GAS UNDER PRESSURE, CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND RESERVOIR TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE COOLING CHAMBER, MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONDUIT MEANS FOR EXPANDING THE LIQUEFIED GAS INTO CONTACT WITH THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL TO THEREBY CHILL THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL AND COOL THE BEVERAGE CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONTAINER, SAID LIQUIFIED GAS BEING EXPANDED TO THE GASEOUS STATE AND THE GAS PASSING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL AND BEING COLLECTED IN THE FIRST RESERVOIR, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE FIRST RESERVOIR FOR MAINTAINING THE GAS AT A GIVEN PRESSURE, SECOND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST RESERVOIR WITH THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER FOR SUPPLYING GAS TO THE CONTAINER, CHECK VALVE MEANS LOCATED IN SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR PERMITTING THE FLOW OF GAS FROM SAID FIRST RESERVOIR TO THE CONTAINER AND FOR PREVENTING THE FLOW OF FLUID IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND DISPENSING MEANS FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE FROM SAID CONTAINER.
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1. A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AND REFRIGERATING A BEVERAGE, COMPRISING MEANS DEFINING A COOLING CHAMBER AND CONTAINING A LIQUID HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL, A CONTAINER LOCATED IN HEAT TRANSFER RELATION TO THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL, A FIRST RESERVOIR CONNECTED TO THE UPPER END OF THE CHAMBER, A SECOND RESERVOIR TO CONTAIN A LIQUEFIED GAS UNDER PRESSURE, CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND RESERVOIR TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE COOLING CHAMBER, MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONDUIT MEANS FOR EXPANDING THE LIQUEFIED GAS INTO CONTACT WITH THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL TO THEREBY CHILL THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL AND COOL THE BEVERAGE CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONTAINER, SAID LIQUIFIED GAS BEING EXPANDED TO THE GASEOUS STATE AND THE GAS PASSING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL AND BEING COLLECTED IN THE FIRST RESERVOIR, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE FIRST RESERVOIR FOR MAINTAINING THE GAS AT A GIVEN PRESSURE, SECOND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST RESERVOIR WITH THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER FOR SUPPLYING GAS TO THE CONTAINER, CHECK VALVE MEANS LOCATED IN SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR PERMITTING THE FLOW OF GAS FROM SAID FIRST RESERVOIR TO THE CONTAINER AND FOR PREVENTING THE FLOW OF FLUID IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND DISPENSING MEANS FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE FROM SAID CONTAINER.
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Current AssigneeMorgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York As Administrative Agent
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Original AssigneeJames J. Solomon, Peter D. Bayne
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InventorsBayne, Peter D., Solomon, James J.
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Application NumberUS04/486,769Time in Patent Office421 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current62/389CPC Class CodesF25D 3/10 using liquefied gases, e.g....
