US3105616A
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Soup or beverage dispenser
Assignee: Fred Mills Corp
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Filing: 1960-10-10
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Granted: 1963-10-01
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Expires: 1980-10-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald E Krup
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:32
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D1/00; B67D1/0015; B67D1/0021; B67D1/0022; B67D1/0027; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87571; Y10T137/87676; Y10T137/87684; Y10T137/87692; Y10T137/87917; Y10T137/88038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
IN LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS, A HOUSING, A CONCENTRATE CONTAINER SUPPORTED IN SAID HOUSING AND EQUIPPED WITH A PERIPHERAL FLANGE AT ITS TOP, A FLEXING LID HAVING A WIDE SKIRT ENGAGING SAID FLANGE, AIR PRESSURE MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AIR UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CONCENTRATE CONTAINER, A DISPENSER CASING PROVIDING THE CONCENTRATE CHAMBER, A CONDUIT COUPLING SAID CONTAINER AND CHAMBER AND DEFINING WITH SAID CHAMBER AN INLET FOR CONCENTRATE, SAID DISPENSER CASING BEING PROVIDED WITH A DISCHARGE OUTLET AND A HIGH VELOCITY WATER JET INLET, A VALVE STEM EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISPENSER CASING AND EQUIPPED WITH SPACED VALVES, ONE OF SAID VALVES NORMALLY SEALING SAID CHAMBER FROM SAID CONCENTRATE INLET AND THE OTHER OF SAID VALVES SEALING SAID HIGH VELOCITY WATER INLET WITH BOTH OF SAID VALVES BEING OPERATIVE TO PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS FLOW THROUGH SAID CONCENTRATE AND WATER INLETS, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID JET INLET, SAID LASTMENTIONED VALVE CONSTITUTING A SPREADER HEAD AND CARRIED BY THE INNER END OF SAID VALVE STEM IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID WATER JET WHEREBY, WHEN SAID HEAD IS RETRACTED CENTRALLY WITHIN SAID CHAMBER TO OPEN SAID WATER JET, THE WATER IS IMPINGED UPON SAID HEAD TO FORM A CURTAIN FOR BREAKING DOWN THE CONCENTRATE FLOW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
IN LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS, A HOUSING, A CONCENTRATE CONTAINER SUPPORTED IN SAID HOUSING AND EQUIPPED WITH A PERIPHERAL FLANGE AT ITS TOP, A FLEXING LID HAVING A WIDE SKIRT ENGAGING SAID FLANGE, AIR PRESSURE MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AIR UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CONCENTRATE CONTAINER, A DISPENSER CASING PROVIDING THE CONCENTRATE CHAMBER, A CONDUIT COUPLING SAID CONTAINER AND CHAMBER AND DEFINING WITH SAID CHAMBER AN INLET FOR CONCENTRATE, SAID DISPENSER CASING BEING PROVIDED WITH A DISCHARGE OUTLET AND A HIGH VELOCITY WATER JET INLET, A VALVE STEM EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISPENSER CASING AND EQUIPPED WITH SPACED VALVES, ONE OF SAID VALVES NORMALLY SEALING SAID CHAMBER FROM SAID CONCENTRATE INLET AND THE OTHER OF SAID VALVES SEALING SAID HIGH VELOCITY WATER INLET WITH BOTH OF SAID VALVES BEING OPERATIVE TO PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS FLOW THROUGH SAID CONCENTRATE AND WATER INLETS, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID JET INLET, SAID LASTMENTIONED VALVE CONSTITUTING A SPREADER HEAD AND CARRIED BY THE INNER END OF SAID VALVE STEM IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID WATER JET WHEREBY, WHEN SAID HEAD IS RETRACTED CENTRALLY WITHIN SAID CHAMBER TO OPEN SAID WATER JET, THE WATER IS IMPINGED UPON SAID HEAD TO FORM A CURTAIN FOR BREAKING DOWN THE CONCENTRATE FLOW.
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