Patent ID: 7070068
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A post-mix beverage dispenser head for creating a frothed beverage, comprising: a spout attached to the dispenser head and cooperatively defining a mixing chamber having an inner wall; a jet disposed within a diluent outlet of the dispenser head so as to be in fluid communication with the diluent and extend into the mixing chamber, the jet including an aperture configured to spray the diluent towards the wall of the mixing chamber generally opposite the jet, wherein the jet comprises a body configured to be inserted into the diluent outlet, and wherein the aperture is formed in a side wall thereof so as to emit the diluent generally transverse to a longitudinal axis thereof; a concentrate dispensing outlet in fluid communication with a source of beverage concentrate and positioned to eject concentrate into the mixing chamber such that the concentrate collides with the diluent spray to create a frothed beverage; and a diffuser disposed in the spout below the jet.