Patent ID: 8464903
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an iced beverage, comprising the steps in the order of: supplying the beverage to a heat exchanger; cooling the beverage in the heat exchanger; passing the beverage through a beverage line containing a Venturi tube or constriction comprising an orifice of reduced diameter subsequently followed by a pipe of increased diameter relative to the orifice, thereby producing ice seeds in the beverage; supplying the beverage and ice seeds to a font cooled to a temperature that is cooler than the beverage, dispensing the beverage and ice seeds through a dispensing tap at a preset low flow rate, the dispensing tap comprising an aperture, wherein ice particles build up at the aperture, restricting the flow of the beverage; dispensing the beverage and ice particles through an aperture of greater diameter.