Select serving and flavored sparkling beverage maker
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1. A beverage maker capable of making customized beverages, said beverage maker comprises:
- a water source configured to provide water;
a chiller in fluid communication with the water source and configured to receive a selected volume of water, wherein the chiller is configured to modify the temperature of the selected volume to a prescribed temperature;
a carbon dioxide source in fluid communication with the chiller and configured to provide carbon dioxide to the chiller;
a single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor and having a sealed cover that covers and seals said flavor cup;
a water injection nozzle configured to access said flavor cup, wherein the water injection nozzle is in fluid communication with the chiller and is configured to operatively charge said flavor cup with the selected volume of the chiller so as to mix the selected volume with the flavor within the flavor cup to form a single-serving, on-demand volume of a flavored beverage; and
a discharge port for dispensing the flavored beverage from said flavor cup.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to method and a device to make a single or a multiple serving 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 beverage maker capable of making customized beverages, said beverage maker comprises:
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a water source configured to provide water; a chiller in fluid communication with the water source and configured to receive a selected volume of water, wherein the chiller is configured to modify the temperature of the selected volume to a prescribed temperature; a carbon dioxide source in fluid communication with the chiller and configured to provide carbon dioxide to the chiller; a single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor and having a sealed cover that covers and seals said flavor cup; a water injection nozzle configured to access said flavor cup, wherein the water injection nozzle is in fluid communication with the chiller and is configured to operatively charge said flavor cup with the selected volume of the chiller so as to mix the selected volume with the flavor within the flavor cup to form a single-serving, on-demand volume of a flavored beverage; and a discharge port for dispensing the flavored beverage from said flavor cup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for making a customized beverages in a beverage maker, the method comprising:
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receiving a single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor, wherein the flavor cup comprises a seal that covers and seals the flavor cup; providing a selected volume of water to a chiller from a water source; modifying the temperature of the selected volume within the chiller to a prescribed temperature; providing carbon dioxide to the selected volume within chiller; projecting a water injection nozzle through the seal of the flavor cup; operatively charging said flavor cup with the selected volume of the chiller so as to mix the selected volume with the flavor within the flavor cup to form a single-serving, on-demand volume of a flavored beverage; and dispensing said flavored beverage from the flavor cup. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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