Patent ID: 7490739
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A beverage dispenser for gravitationally dispensing a liquid from a bottle, the dispenser comprising: a removable top; a base having a substantially flat bottom surface for maintaining said bottle in an inverted position and mating surfaces for receiving said removable top, wherein said removable top in combination with said base are capable of fully enclosing said bottle; a collar having an aperture sized to receive a neck portion of said bottle and disposed within said base for supporting said bottle in said inverted position; a reservoir attached to said collar for receiving a liquid from said bottle, whereby said neck portion of said bottle extends downward through said aperture of said collar; a spigot extending from said reservoir for dispensing said liquid from said reservoir; at least one securing mechanism for holding said removable top to said base and holding said bottle to said collar so as to minimize leakage when the dispenser is moved; and a space surrounding said reservoir and extending upward in fluid communication with a volume enclosed by said top in combination with said base, wherein ice is placed within said space surrounding said reservoir so as to cool both liquid within said reservoir and liquid within said bottle.