Patent ID: 11912560
Assignee: PEPSICO, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for dispensing a beverage, comprising:
providing an adaptor for a beverage bottle, the adaptor comprising an inlet portion to be coupled with the beverage container and an outlet portion removably coupled to a beverage tap, wherein the inlet portion and the outlet portion are angled with respect to each other such that the adaptor is configured as a fluid elbow;
providing a beverage dispenser main body with a base portion and a cradle portion, the cradle portion configured to support the beverage container in an inverted position;
coupling the beverage tap to an air tube;
coupling the opening of the beverage bottle to the inlet portion of the adaptor;
positioning the air-tube within the open beverage bottle such that a distal end of the tube is above a liquid level in the beverage bottle;
coupling a cap of the beverage bottle to the outlet of the beverage tap such that the beverage bottle is effectively sealed from the outside ambient environment;
inverting the beverage bottle and placing it in the cradle portion of a main body;
seating the adaptor into the cradle portion at an engagement portion of the cradle portion; and
dispensing the beverage.