Patent ID: 7237390
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B67D,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for dispensing beer from a beer keg to be consumed during a social event comprising: (a) a cooling chamber having a capacity specifically designed to hold 0.50 to 2.0 gallons of beer and having an inlet port, enabling said cooling chamber to be coupled to said keg via a liquid conduit, and dispensing means for serving the beer; (b) an electrical cooling means; (c) a cooling sink, thermally coupled to said electrical cooling means, made of a material having a high degree of heat conductivity, positioned within said cooling chamber, for directly contacting beer therein, said cooling sink having a substantial surface portion in contact with said beer for enabling heat extracted from said beer to be rapidly conveyed to said cooling means; and (d) pressurizing means for pressurizing said beer within said cooling chamber, enabling the beer to be dispensed from said cooling chamber by said dispensing means; and (e) a relief valve positioned at an upper portion of said cooling chamber for removing air at upper portions of said cooling chamber, allowing the cooling chamber to be completely filled with beer during periods of use while enabling undesirable foam to be removed from said cooling chamber from time to time to time, and (f) wherein said dispensing means includes a beer pickup tube having an inlet portion positioned at the bottom of the cooling chamber for minimizing foam in beer being dispensed.