Patent ID: 8733742
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B01F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for introducing air to a liquid to form aerated liquid, the device comprising: a liquid-receiving section extending from a top of the device and providing a liquid-receiving chamber configured to be in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the top of the device, the liquid-receiving chamber having a first cross-sectional area at the top of the device and a second cross-sectional area displaced from the top of the device, the second cross-sectional area being smaller than the first cross-sectional area; a transfer section extending from the liquid-receiving section and providing a transfer channel with a constant cross-sectional area; and a mixing section providing: wherein the mixing section is configured such that air will be drawn through the air intake and into the liquid to form the aerated liquid in response to the liquid flowing through the mixing passageway; and wherein the air intake extends from a periphery of the device to the mixing passageway.