US1827458A - Beverage mixing faucet - Google Patents

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y Oct. 13, 1931. w. T. COMER BEVERAGE MIXING FAUCET Filed Jan. 6', 1930 Stro/l M1226 atented 1 RATORY, ,0F ATLA1,\Iwe;GEO,M111 4A', CORPORAHONOF,GEORGIA; l

` The invention `relates "to 4beveragel faucets and'has as anobject the provisionfof a `faucet `for drawing a denite'fquantity of syrup and carbonatedwater' and agitatingl the materials together readyyfornconsumption. 4

l 'It is a further object ofithe invention' tov provide a faucet whichfwilldeliverga'fixed lq'uantityfofA syrup to each glassofthelbeverj provide agitate the miXed syrup andcarbonated wat'er together so that itlwillgbe unnecessary-'to furtherJ stir the materials kafter drawing fto Y n ypressed* upwardly, .the r'od23 willbe'lifted therebyio'pening valves 19, 20, and 22. and clos-V place' the same in condition.o'rfdrinking; c

Further objects of the invention willv apf' pear fromtheL ollowing'fdescriptionv when readv in connection"with the accompanying drawings showing an yillustrative embodif ment ofthe invention and wherein :v Fig. -1 is a central vvertical section; and Y f Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2-'20 F i0. 1 drawn'to an'enlarged scale.

s shown the device comprises a cylinder 10having chambers 11,12, 13'. therein, the cyl- L inder 13 being shown asadapted to be placed l into communication with a reservoir 14 of syrup to be mixed with carbonated water as abeverage. I

21, 22 respectively, said valve bodies being xedly secured Vinto a rod 23.

To conduct carbonated water' tothe chamber ,11, there is shown fa conduit 24 -havingaV screwthreaded connection 25 which mayhave A bonator of any'usuali form.v The iowof carbonated water through the, conduit 24.- is shown as controlled by means'of a-diaphragm 26 having a small opening 27. f

For operation ofthe valves to draw a lmiX- A ture of syrup and carbonated Water, the rod V' 23 is shown as projecting below the lower end f of cylinder 10 andi may be y,provided with 'a ball 28 for contact with thek bottom of a glass by means `of which contact the rod 23 A and the valvebodies may be lifted.

Innormal condition prior to the'drawing i lApp1Vicarii eleaiaauary 6,1930.' seal Nplrnav'ei, f

The chambers are shown as boundedby di? aphragms 15, 16, 17 and 18, each having al .additional stirrino". J connected thereto a conduit leadingv to a carb y'Briiv,Eimer: MIXING rAUcEfr of' la glass 0f bevemgefth-e--rodas 'andthe' 'Valve bodies are in 'the 'DOS-orrshown'jin Fig; 1 wherein thefports in diaphragm'sfl, 16,y and 18' are closed andthatin diaphragm 17Vr is open andin this condition the/chamber 12 will be filled with` the desired quantity of syrup'for a-.single' glass ofbeverage as'for 1j yinstance one'ounce, and also the' chamber 115 ge. Y l i l .-Willbe filled with carbonated water'under 'It visafiurther object-.ofv the invention to" afaucetf "which will"-` automatically the pressure-existing in the conduit 24fand the carbonator.

ying valve 21 whereupon the carbonated `watery ber' 11 Vandthen into .thev glass "with the 'car-f -in the chamber 1 1 will flow into the-glass and n the syrup'inch'amber 12will'i0winto cham-V l Y bonatedwater. At the same time/'chamber 13 n willbe filled from chamber' v141; with an-amount of syrup proper for thefnext succeeding glass. n

ber 11is infsuiii'cientto iillftheglassfandcar-4 through vthe small opening 27`to;c'oinpletejthe filling of the glassand being under a considn i erable pressure will vthoroughlystir `thelsyrup v with the water'as itp'flow's into'the glass vand latter it hasA flowedth'ereintoV untilsucient additional "water has` 'passed-tli'rough the f carbonated *ready Afor :consumption without c he Valve" bedr .19 body 20 and because of 4this fact the downward pressure 1111011 rod 23 by the carbonated water entering fthrlo'ughfthe.l openingy 27'Will overcome the upward Vpressure upon thejvalve y 20 causing the valves toirmly seat in the positions shown inFigf.. 1, and thechamber 'is ingenaaid@ ,eine c 11 will again beiilled with water ready A,for i the next operation.

Also when 'the v`alves19;205,'and'222,

valve l21 will open allowing vthechargej-off syrup to'fiow/romlchamberl into char'nber V bonated lwater under pressure "will `flow 12 thereby automatically measuring the syrup for each glass.

It will be understood that reservoir 14 may be. removable from the cylinder for filling in any desired manner but in the form shown a lid 29 is shown hinged to the reservoir at 30 which may be opened and the reservoir filled by pouring syrup thereinto.

Minor changes may be made in thephysical embodiment of the invention within the scope of the appended claims without-departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A beverage dispensing faucet comprising, in combination, a cylindrical faucet body having aligned syrup measuring, syrup dispensing, and water chambers, each except the last having an outlet delivering to the next in the order named, means to control said outlets, the syrup measuring outlet being normally open and the remaining outlets normally closed, common means to actuate said controlling means to reverse their condition whereby to discharge syrup into the water chamber and the mixture from the water chamber outlet.

2. A beverage dispensing faucet comprising, in combination, a cylindrical faucet body comprising a syrup measuring chamber having an inlet opening, a syrup dispensing chamber and a water chamber each chamber having an outlet opening and the outlet of each except the water chamber opening into the next chamber in the order named, com- 1 mon means controlling said openings, the outlet of the measuring chamber normally 1n open condition and the remaining openings normally 1n closed condition, `said common means operable to reverse such conditions.

3. A beverage dispensing faucet comprising, in combination, a cylindrical faucet body comprising a syrup measuring chamber having an inlet opening, a syrup dispensing chamber and a water chamber axially located in said body in the order named, each chamber having an outlet to the succeeding chamber and the outlet of the water chamber delivering from the faucet, a conduit for connection with a carbonator permanently open through a restricted passage into the water chamber, a rod extending axially through all of said chambers, valve bodies carried by said rod to control each of said openings, the outlet valvey for the water chamber being larger than the inlet thereof whereby to hold said outlet normally closed and said Valves so arranged as to normally close each of said openings except the outlet of the measuring chamber.

4c. A beverage dispensing faucet comprising, in combination, a cylindrical faucet body having a syrup measuring chamber, a syrup dispensing chamber and a water chamber arranged vertically downwardly in the order named axially ofthe body, said body and that from the last into said extension,

'said outlets aligned, a rod axial of the chambers and extending below said extension to be contacted by the-inner surface of said telescoping receptacle bottom, valves carried by said rod controlling said valved openings with the outlet from the measuring chamberl normally open and the remaining openings normally closed and a conduit toplace said water chamber in continuous communication with a carbonator.

5. A beverage dispensing faucet comprising, in combination, a cylindrical substantially vertical faucet body having aligned syrup measuring, syrup dispensing, and water chambers each except the last having an outlet delivering to the next in the order named, means to control said outlets, the syrup measuring outlet being normally open and the remaining outlets normally closed, common means to actuate said controlling means to reverse-their open or closedV condition whereby to discharge syrup into the water chamber and the mixture of syrup and water from the water chamber outlet, said actuating means projecting below the faucet body for contact with the bottom of a receiving container telescoped over the body.

WILLIAM T. COMER.

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