SODA MACHINE PRONGED CLAMP

• Main Authors: COHEN, AVI, HARDUFF, HAGAI, KROM, DORON, AVIDOR, AMIT, RING, ALLAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 14.09.2021
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OFBOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FUNNELS; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; LIQUID HANDLING; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING

There is provided, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a pronged clamp apparatus for attaching a soda bottle to a soda machine, the apparatus comprising prongs to attach the bottle to the soda machine; and a locking mechanism to lock the bottle to the machine at least during carbonation. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus also comprises a flexible seal to facilitate a closed carbonation environment and a ring to constrict the prongs underneath a ringed extension of the bottle thereby lifting the bottle towards the seal to clamp the bottle to the flexible seal. L'invention concerne, conformément à un mode de réalisation, un appareil de pince à fourchon pour fixer une bouteille de boisson gazeuse à une machine à boisson gazeuse, l'appareil comprenant des fourchons pour fixer la bouteille à la machine; et un mécanisme de verrouillage pour verrouiller la bouteille sur la machine au moins pendant la gazéification. Conformément à un mode de réalisation de la présente invention, l'appareil comprend également un joint flexible pour faciliter un environnement de gazéification fermé et une bague pour resserrer les fourchons au-dessous d'une extension à bague de la bouteille, permettant ainsi de soulever la bouteille vers le joint pour serrer la bouteille contre le joint flexible.