Combination carbonator and plain water booster
First Claim
1. A carbonator and plain water booster, comprising;
- a tank, said tank, comprising;
a first plain water inlet port for inletting water into a carbonated water chamber and a CO2 inlet port for inletting CO2 into said carbonated water chamber to facilitate the formation of carbonated water,a carbonated water outlet port for outletting carbonated water from said carbonated water chambera second plain water inlet port for inletting water into a plain water chamber, anda plain water outlet port for outletting pressurized plain water from said plain water chamber; and
a bladder disposed within said tank for separating said tank into said carbonated water chamber and said plain water chamber and for transferring the pressure created within said carbonated water chamber by the CO2 and the carbonated water to the plain water within said plain water chamber to pressurize the plain water within said plain water chamber.
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Abstract
A carbonator and plain water booster includes a tank and a bladder mounted within the tank that separates the tank into a carbonated water chamber and a plain water chamber. The carbonated water chamber connects to a water source and a CO2 source to facilitate the forming of carbonated water, while the plain water chamber connects only to the water source. The pressure of the carbonated water and CO2 gas within the carbonated water chamber expands the bladder into the plain water chamber, resulting in the pressurizing of the water within the plain water chamber. That pressurization allows the dispensing of plain water with a beverage syrup at a pressure sufficient to maintain a proper mix ratio between the plain water and the beverage syrup.
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11 Claims
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1. A carbonator and plain water booster, comprising;
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a tank, said tank, comprising; a first plain water inlet port for inletting water into a carbonated water chamber and a CO2 inlet port for inletting CO2 into said carbonated water chamber to facilitate the formation of carbonated water, a carbonated water outlet port for outletting carbonated water from said carbonated water chamber a second plain water inlet port for inletting water into a plain water chamber, and a plain water outlet port for outletting pressurized plain water from said plain water chamber; and a bladder disposed within said tank for separating said tank into said carbonated water chamber and said plain water chamber and for transferring the pressure created within said carbonated water chamber by the CO2 and the carbonated water to the plain water within said plain water chamber to pressurize the plain water within said plain water chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A carbonator and plain water booster, comprising;
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a tank; and a wall and a bladder disposed within said tank that separate said tank into a carbonated water chamber, a gas chamber, and a plain water chamber wherein said bladder transfers the pressure created within said gas chamber by CO2 gas therein to the plain water within said plain water chamber to pressurize the plain water within said plain water chamber. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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