Patent ID: 7320414
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A dispense head comprising a plurality of inlets for connection to separate beverage supply lines, each said inlet communicating with a respective one of a plurality of dispense valves and through its respective dispense valve with an associated one of a plurality of inlet sections that merge into a common outlet section leading to a common dispense nozzle, and including means for operating the dispense valves to provide a flow of beverage therethrough and from the dispense nozzle, such that a lower flow rate of beverage is provided from said dispense nozzle at one or both of the start of dispense of beverage and the end of dispense of beverage from said dispense nozzle by selectively opening and closing said dispense valves such that at one or both of the start of dispense of beverage and the end of dispense of beverage from said dispense nozzle at least one, but less than all, of said dispense valves are closed.