Patent ID: 7013933
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: A23F,A47J

Abstract:
1. A method for dispensing a beverage with two or more superimposed liquid layers in a container, which comprises: providing at least one source of first liquid concentrate and at least one source of second liquid concentrate; pumping a metered amount of the first liquid concentrate from the source and delivering it into a containter to provide a first liquid layer therein; pumping a metered amount of the second liquid concentrate from the source, mixing it with a metered amount of water to form a second, diluted liquid layer from the second concentrate, and delivering the diluted second concentrate into the container and first liquid layer to form a second liquid layer; wherein the second liquid layer is diluted to a density that is lower than that of the first liquid layer so that the first and second layers form a stable layered arrangement in the container with the second, diluted liquid layer of lower density remaining spatially above the first liquid layer to provide a beverage having a visually distinct upper layer upon a lower layer in the container.