Patent ID: 6832487
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B67D,F25D

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing a flowable product from a product package through a product outlet at or below a preset low temperature, the apparatus comprising:a refrigerated container in which to dispose the product package, the container including a gas outlet and a return gas inlet; a dispenser housing having a dispenser gas inlet coupled with the gas outlet of the refrigerated container to receive a cool gas from the refrigerated container, and a dispenser gas outlet coupled with the return gas inlet of the refrigerated container to return the cool gas to the refrigerated container, a product outlet extending from the dispenser housing to dispense the flowable product from the product package; and a product flow line disposed in the dispenser housing and coupled between the product package and the product outlet, an external surface of the product flow line being exposed to the cool gas in the dispenser housing from the refrigerated container flowing between the dispenser gas inlet and the dispenser gas outlet.