Patent ID: 9365407
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B67D

Claim Text:
1. A dispenser-to-container beverage transfer device, comprising: a beverage dispensing apparatus including a housing having an outlet and a vent hole formed in the housing and in communication with the outlet; a tubular element having a length, an upstream end having an upstream end outer diameter, a notch formed at the upstream end and extending generally along a portion of the length, and a downstream end located downstream of the upstream end; the upstream end inserted into the outlet and having an outer diameter being approximately equal to an internal diameter of the outlet, the upstream end compressing in diameter by virtue of the notch creating an interference fit between the tubular element and the outlet; the notch and a portion of the tubular element containing the notch extending to and aligning with the vent hole and being used in draining the housing; the length of the tubular element extending substantially to a bottom of a container within which a beverage is to be dispensed when the device is in use; and the downstream end of the tubular element introducing a beverage from the dispenser directly to the bottom of the container when the device is in use.