Patent ID: 9527717
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A47J,B67D

Claim Text:
1. A beverage outlet for use in dispensing a beverage produced by a beverage forming machine, comprising: an outlet chamber housing having an inlet arranged to receive a beverage, a first chamber inside the outlet chamber housing arranged to receive beverage from the inlet and having an upper portion and a lower portion, a second chamber inside the outlet chamber housing and arranged to receive fluid from the upper portion of the first chamber and to conduct fluid flow downwardly to a second chamber outlet, and a first chamber outlet arranged to receive fluid from the lower portion of the first chamber that flows downwardly in the first chamber from the inlet, the first chamber outlet being adjacent the second chamber outlet, and the inlet being positioned opposite a wall that at least partially defines the first chamber, wherein the inlet and the first chamber are arranged to direct a flow of beverage towards the wall of the first chamber between the upper and lower portions of the first chamber, and such that beverage including gas bubbles that is directed towards the wall is separated such that a liquid component flows downwardly along the wall in the first chamber from the inlet to the first chamber outlet and a gas bubble component flows upwardly along the wall in the first chamber from the inlet to the second chamber.