Title:
BEVERAGE CONTROL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006021039
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
Pourer (14) including a beverage dispensing controller (23) including a pinch valve solenoid (40, 83) to control the dispensing of a beverage; a cap (21) includes a locking system to releasably secure the cap to a beverage container (12). The cap has a cap body (31) having an outer duct (43), and the locking system includes a collar (32) with a central aperture for receiving and allowing the collar (32) to pass over the outer duct, and a locking tab located on the cap body. A clamp (34) is engaged by a slide (33) to thereby secure the cap to the container (12) and a locking pin (38) which when engaged acts to prevent rotation of the collar (32). Also, disclosed is a system (Fig. 2) that includes the pourer (14) having a unique identification (ID) and can trasmit wireless signals to a base station (15) about the amount of beverage dispensed; a personal identification unit (17) such as a passive RFID tag to identify the barman pouring the beverage; and an infra-red sensor (7) to allow the pourer (14) to communicate with a container scanner (18) that reads the barcode on the container.
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Inventors:
MILNER ANDREW (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU2005/001272
Publication Date:
March 30, 2006
Filing Date:
August 24, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MILNER ANDREW (AU)
International Classes:
B67D7/08; (IPC1-7): B65D47/06; B65D55/02; B65D25/52; B67D3/00; B67D5/08; B67D5/30; G01F11/26; G01F15/06; G06K19/00
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