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Draught beer controlling and dispensing system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-03
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1983-04-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Russell A Spinuzza

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 13:17
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D1/00; B67D1/08; B67D1/12; B67D1/1252; B67D1/0878; B67D1/0882; B67D1/0884; B67D1/0888; B67D1/14; B67D1/1405; B67D1/1411; B67D2001/1483; B67D2210/00; B67D2210/00028; B67D2210/00047; B67D2210/0006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPENSING A MEASURED AMOUNT OF DRAUGHT BEER COMPRISING A BEER TAP HAVING A VALVE THEREIN, SOLENOID MEANS, MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLING SAID SOLENOID MEANS AND SAID VALVE IN SAID TAP, A PRESSURE CONTROL FOR SENSING THE PRESSURE OF DRAUGHT BEER WHICH IS TO BE SUPPLIED TO SAID TAP, A TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SENSING THE TEMPERATURE OF DRAUGHT BEER WHICH IS TO BE SUPPLIED TO SAID TAP, TIMER MEANS, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A STARTING SWITCH FOR ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID MEANS AND THEREBY CAUSING SAID SOLENOID MEANS TO OPEN SAID VALVE AND FOR CAUSING SAID TIMPER MEANS TO MAINTAIN SAID SOLENOID MEANS ENERGIZING FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME WHILE DRAUGHT BEER FLOWS THROUGH SAID OPEN VALVE AT A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE TO THEREBY CAUSE A MEASSURE AMOUNT OF DRAUGHT BEER TO BE DISPENSED FROM SAID TAP, SAID ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING BOTH SAID TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND SAID PRESSURE CONTROL TO PERMIT SAID SOLENOID MEANS TO BE ENERGIZED ONLY IF THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE OF SAID DRAUGHT BEER ARE AT PROPER DISPENSING VALUES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPENSING A MEASURED AMOUNT OF DRAUGHT BEER COMPRISING A BEER TAP HAVING A VALVE THEREIN, SOLENOID MEANS, MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLING SAID SOLENOID MEANS AND SAID VALVE IN SAID TAP, A PRESSURE CONTROL FOR SENSING THE PRESSURE OF DRAUGHT BEER WHICH IS TO BE SUPPLIED TO SAID TAP, A TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SENSING THE TEMPERATURE OF DRAUGHT BEER WHICH IS TO BE SUPPLIED TO SAID TAP, TIMER MEANS, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A STARTING SWITCH FOR ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID MEANS AND THEREBY CAUSING SAID SOLENOID MEANS TO OPEN SAID VALVE AND FOR CAUSING SAID TIMPER MEANS TO MAINTAIN SAID SOLENOID MEANS ENERGIZING FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME WHILE DRAUGHT BEER FLOWS THROUGH SAID OPEN VALVE AT A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE TO THEREBY CAUSE A MEASSURE AMOUNT OF DRAUGHT BEER TO BE DISPENSED FROM SAID TAP, SAID ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING BOTH SAID TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND SAID PRESSURE CONTROL TO PERMIT SAID SOLENOID MEANS TO BE ENERGIZED ONLY IF THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE OF SAID DRAUGHT BEER ARE AT PROPER DISPENSING VALUES.

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