Patent ID: 6871761
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A post-mix beverage dispenser for frothed beverages, comprising: a mixing chamber; a jet in fluid communication with a source of diluent and directed at a wall of the mixing chamber such that a swirling descending mass of diluent is formed; a concentrate dispensing outlet in fluid communication with a source of concentrate and positioned to eject concentrate into the mixing chamber, wherein concentrate ejected from the concentrate outlet contacts the swirling mass of diluent causing turbulent mixing of the diluent and the concentrate to create a frothed beverage; wherein the diluent jet is directed at the wall such that the diluent hits the wall tangentially; wherein the concentrate dispensing member includes a radially extending flange defining the concentrate outlet; and wherein the swirling mass of diluent flows over the flange, causing turbulent mixing of the diluent and the concentrate.