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Dispensing head for beverages
Assignee: Societe Generale pour lEmballage
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Filing: 1979-07-27
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Granted: 1981-06-16
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Expires: 1999-07-27
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a dispensing head for apparatus for dispensing beverages and especially gaseous beverages. The head comprises a spout formed of a tubular element 10 of which the internal section increases progressively from the orifice for input of diluting liquid to the discharge orifice and a throat arranged below said tubular element in a position slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal, the passage of the jet of concentrated liquid flowing substantially vertically, being situated in front of the throat and downstream of its end.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Lagneaux
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:05
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D1/00; B67D1/0042; B67D1/0043; B67D1/0044; B67D1/0045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A dispensing head for dispensing beverages made from a concentrate and a diluting liquid, including a spout comprising a tubular element having input and output orifices for the diluting liquid, the cross-section of the bore of the tubular element increasing progressively from the input to the output orifice, a deflector arranged below said output orifice arranged to conduct liquid from the output orifice in a direction slightly inclined from the horizontal and discharge the liquid from an opening, a grid fixed within the deflector to distribute the flow of diluting liquid over the width of the deflector, and means for passing a stream of liquid concentrate in a substantially vertical direction downstream of said opening so that the stream of concentrate and the liquid discharged from the opening intersect.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A dispensing head for dispensing beverages made from a concentrate and a diluting liquid, including a spout comprising a tubular element having input and output orifices for the diluting liquid, the cross-section of the bore of the tubular element increasing progressively from the input to the output orifice, a deflector arranged below said output orifice arranged to conduct liquid from the output orifice in a direction slightly inclined from the horizontal and discharge the liquid from an opening, a grid fixed within the deflector to distribute the flow of diluting liquid over the width of the deflector, and means for passing a stream of liquid concentrate in a substantially vertical direction downstream of said opening so that the stream of concentrate and the liquid discharged from the opening intersect.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, in which the bore of the tubular element is shaped as a trunk of a cone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, in which the tubular element is formed of a single piece of metal or plastics material which is moulded or machined.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, provided with a conical member within the bore of the tubular element, a passage for diluting liquid being provided between the conical element and the inner surface of the tubular element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, in which the bore of the tubular element has a rectangular cross-section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, in which the tubular element is formed of two members opposed respective faces of which are held together, the opposed faces being provided with cavities of constant depth shaped as isosceles trapezia forming a bore of constant thickness and increasing width.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, in which the tubular element is formed of two members opposed respective faces of which are held together, one of the opposed faces being planar and the other being provided with a cavity of constant depth shaped as an isosceles trapezium to form a bore of constant thickness and increasing width.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, provided with a tubular tip member having a bore of the same crosssection as the bore of the tubular member at the input orifice and communicating with the input orifice.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A dispensing head according to claim 1, provided with a duct for feeding gas-containing diluting liquid to said input orifice and a duct for feeding ungasified liquid opening into the side of the bore of the tubular element at an acute angle with the bore.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-06-15 | 1984-12-15 | 1985-06-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-06-15 | 1988-12-15 | 1989-06-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-06-15 | 1992-12-15 | 1993-06-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |