Patent ID: 7367479
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A device to retain carbonation, said device consisting essentially of: a container, said container having an interior volume, a closed bottom and an open top and housing a carbonated beverage; a cap member, said cap member removably attached to said open top of said container, said cap member including a vertical passageway having an open proximate end and an open distal end, wherein said open distal end forms a valve seat, a chamber disposed adjacent said open distal end, a horizontal passageway opening into said vertical passageway, and screw threads disposed on an internal surface of said cap member for removably attaching said cap member to said container; a removable nozzle member for dispensing said carbonated beverage from said container, said removable nozzle member attached to said horizontal passageway; a tube having an open upper end and an open lower end, said open upper end of said tube removably attached to said cap member within said chamber so as to be in fluid communication with said nozzle; and an adjustable valve rotatably disposed in said cap member, wherein said valve is positioned in said vertical passageway and closes said proximate end.