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Syrup feed system for drink distribution apparatus of the after-mixing type
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-05-07
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Granted: 1982-02-09
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Expires: 1999-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A syrup feed system for drink distribution apparatus of the after-mixing type, comprising a mixing zone, means for dispensing syrup to said zone and means for simultaneously feeding water to said zone with which to dilute the syrup, the system comprising a flexible container containing syrup and provided with a pierceable nozzle, support means for said container, means for receiving at least part of said nozzle, means for piercing said nozzle and means for conveying the syrup from the pierced nozzle to said syrup dispensing means.
Inventors
- 👤 Luigi Goglio
- 👤 Aldo Bassetti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:40
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5861; B65D75/5872; B65D75/5877; B67; B67D; B67D1/00; B67D1/0015; B67D1/0021; B67D1/0042; B67D1/0043; B67D1/0044; B67D1/08; B67D1/12; B67D1/1202; B67D1/1204; B67D1/1231; B67D1/0801; B67D2210/00; B67D2210/00028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A syrup feed system for drink distribution apparatus of the after-mixing type, comprising a mixing zone, means for dispensing syrup to said zone and means for simultaneously feeding water to said zone with which to dilute the syrup, the system comprising a flexible container containing syrup and provided with apierceable nozzle, support means for said container, means for receiving at least part of said nozzle, means for piercing said nozzle and means for conveying the syrup from the pierced nozzle to said syrup dispensing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A syrup feed system for drink distribution apparatus of the after-mixing type, comprising a mixing zone, means for dispensing syrup to said zone and means for simultaneously feeding water to said zone with which to dilute the syrup, the system comprising a flexible container containing syrup and provided with apierceable nozzle, support means for said container, means for receiving at least part of said nozzle, means for piercing said nozzle and means for conveying the syrup from the pierced nozzle to said syrup dispensing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible container is of thermoweldable material, and is provided with an aperture through which there projects the nozzle, which is fixed by thermowelding on the inner side of the contour of said aperture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the nozzle comprises a fixing flange provided with radial channels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the flexible container is a bag with side bellows, comprising transverse welds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the bag with side bellows comprises longitudinal welds along its edges.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the flexible container is an envelope.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nozzle is closed by a transverse wall in one piece therewith, and provided with a zone of lesser resistance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the transverse wall is spaced apart from the end of the nozzle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nozzle incorporate a non-return valve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer end of the nozzle is of decreasing cross-section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support means for the flexible container are in the form of a tray, with the support surface for the container inclined to facilitate the emptying thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for receiving at least part of the nozzle are connected to the container support means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the means for piercing the nozzle are associated with the means for receiving it.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the means for piercing the nozzle are constituted by a flute neck tube portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the flute neck tube portion is disposed in the means for receiving the nozzle, which are of tubular shape and are provided with an inner transverse support from which the tube portion extends upwards, said support extending over only part of the cross-section of said means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the means for receiving the nozzle comprise a hollow cylindrical appendix rigid with the bag support means, a bush provided with an inner transverse support from which the tubular portion extends upwards, a ring nut screwed on to said cylindrical appendix, and a non-return valve.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the syrup conveying means comprise a chamber connected to the syrup dispensing means, and to which the means for receiving the nozzle are removably connected.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
A system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the means for receiving the nozzle are associated with the container support means and with the means for piercing it, and further comprise a non-return valve and are removably insertable into the chamber of the syrup conveying means, there projecting into said chamber an appendix for opening the valve.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the syrup dispensing means comprise a worm and means for operating said worm.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the worm rotates in a first chamber of slightly greater diameter which has an outlet comprising unidirectional valve means which partly border a second chamber into which the water feed means open.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said second chamber is disposed upstream of the outlet of the valve means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as claimed in claim 21, wherein the valve means comprise a flange projecting into said second chamber.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mixing zone is situated in a drink delivery mouthpiece.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nozzle has a cross-section conjugate with that of the means for receiving it.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible container provided with the nozzle is filled with the syrup and sealed in an automatic machine in which the container is fed intermittently under a series of operating stations disposed in succession one to the other.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the automatic machine comprises an intermittently rotating table supporting a series of raisable receptacles into which the flexible containers provided with their nozzle are placed.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system as claimed in claim 26, wherein the receptacles are raised by stationary pressurised fluid jacks.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as claimed in claim 26, wherein the receptacles comprise a series of separate compartments for housing the flexible containers.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as claimed in claim 26, wherein the raisable receptacles comprise means for shutting the mouth of the flexible containers.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system as claimed in claim 25, wherein a first operating station comprises sucker means for widening the mouth of the flexible containers, and means for metering and feeding the syrup to the containers.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system as claimed in claim 25, wherein a second operating station comprises means for shutting the mouth of the flexible containers.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system as claimed in claim 31, wherein the second operating station is provided with means for sealing the mouth of the flexible container by thermowelding.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system as claimed in claim 25, wherein a third station comprises means for sealing the mouth of the flexible container by thermowelding.
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