Beverage dispensing apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for dispensing of beverages contained in deformable bottles, comprising:
- a housing with at least one beverage dispensing valve at the outside, an openable id, and at least one pressure vessel with an openable lid thereinside, the at least one vessel being configured to receive at least one bottle in an upright position;
a fitting mountable to said at least one bottle, the fitting comprising a plug for the opening into said at least one bottle, the plug having a tearable diaphragm, the at least one vessel lid being provided with a piercing hollow needle adapted to rupture the diaphragm when the needle is forced into the plug, a conduit leading from said fitting to said at least one dispensing valve; and
means for introducing pressurized air into said at least one vessel to cause the squeezing of said at least open bottle therein for causing discharge of the contents of said at least one bottle through the said at least one dispensing valve.
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Abstract
Apparatus for dispensing of beverages contained in deformable bottles, particularly family-size conventional PET bottles of more than one brand or taste. The apparatus comprises a housing with one or more beverage dispensing valves at the outside, an openable lid, and one or more pressure vessels with openable lid(s) thereinside. Each pressure vessel is configured to receive one or more of the bottle(s) in an upright position. A fitting is mountable to the bottle(s), and is extended by a conduit leading to the respective dispensing valve(s). Air pressure introduced into the vessel(s) cause the squeezing of the bottle(s) thereunder following discharge of the contents of the respective bottle(s) through the dispensing valve.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for dispensing of beverages contained in deformable bottles, comprising:
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a housing with at least one beverage dispensing valve at the outside, an openable id, and at least one pressure vessel with an openable lid thereinside, the at least one vessel being configured to receive at least one bottle in an upright position; a fitting mountable to said at least one bottle, the fitting comprising a plug for the opening into said at least one bottle, the plug having a tearable diaphragm, the at least one vessel lid being provided with a piercing hollow needle adapted to rupture the diaphragm when the needle is forced into the plug, a conduit leading from said fitting to said at least one dispensing valve; and means for introducing pressurized air into said at least one vessel to cause the squeezing of said at least open bottle therein for causing discharge of the contents of said at least one bottle through the said at least one dispensing valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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