Claims
- 1. An apparatus for cooling a carbonated beverage stored in a container and dispensing non-foamed carbonated beverage, the apparatus comprising:a housing defining a chamber having first and second openings; means attached to the container for maintaining the beverage under pressure in said container; a conduit located in the chamber, the conduit communicating with the container through said first opening, the conduit further communicating with the second opening for delivering said beverage from the chamber; cooling fluid located in said chamber for cooling the conduit; and at least two agitators for circulating the cooling fluid over the conduit, the two agitators being mounted in the chamber at opposing ends of the chamber and being laterally spaced.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the conduit is a coil.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the cooling fluid is water.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein means are attached to the coil for selectively dispensing the beverages.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the housing defines a plurality of chambers.
- 6. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the agitators generate a vorticular flow pattern.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the agitators are submersible pumps.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the housing is portable.
- 9. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the conduit is made of stainless steel.
Priority Claims (1)
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2296579 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/764,441, filed Jan. 19, 2001, which claims priority to Canadian Application No. 2296579, filed Jan. 20, 2000.
US Referenced Citations (7)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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