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

Claim 5:
6. 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 self-venting 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 opening of the beverage bottle to the inlet portion of the adaptor, wherein the adaptor is coupled to the beverage bottle before the beverage bottle is loaded into the beverage dispenser main body;
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 by sliding the adaptor into the engagement portion;
securing a tab disposed on the adaptor into a slot formed as a recess disposed in a surface of the engagement portion during the seating of the adaptor into the engagement portion by sliding the tab towards a bottom of the beverage dispenser main body into the slot; and
dispensing the beverage.