Patent ID: 9693650
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A47J,B65D

Claim:
1. A method for enhancing water with an enhancement component to provide a beverage comprising: a. housing a liquid flow path, an enhancement flow path, the enhancement component, and an enhancement component source within a structure having an outlet; b. directing an amount of water from a water source through the liquid flow path; c. directing the enhancement component from the enhancement component source through the enhancement flow path that is separate from the liquid flow path and in fluid communication with the liquid flow path; d. moving the enhancement component from the enhancement component source through the enhancement flow path into the liquid flow path to a mixing point at the outlet to create a mixture comprising the enhancement component and the water, wherein the enhancement component is moved by passing the amount of water from the water source through the liquid flow path and past the enhancement flow path to draw the enhancement component from the enhancement component source into the liquid flow path by Venturi effect; and e. dispensing the mixture as a beverage at a beverage receiving point.