Patent ID: 8360278
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A23G,B67D

Abstract:
1. A pressure vessel for dispensing a comestible mixture, the comestible mixture having a weight, the pressure vessel comprising: a compartment having a height defined between a first end and a second end located at a position generally opposite to the first end, the compartment being defined by a body at the first end to stand the pressure vessel upright on the first end in a loading position to load the compartment from the second end, the compartment being defined by a lid at the second end, the lid being removable from the body to expose the compartment at the second end of the compartment, the compartment being generally cylindrical and having an interior surface between the first end and the second end, the compartment having a dispensing position relative to a surface with the second end located between the first end and the surface in the dispensing position; a sealing member between the lid and the body; an intake valve in the body to receive a compressed gas to pressurize the compartment wherein the intake valve has a first connector to which a hose connects to communicate the compressed gas into the compartment; a dispensing valve in the lid to dispense the comestible mixture; a bag to contain the comestible mixture, the bag being pliable and being sized to insert the bag containing the comestible mixture into the compartment through the second end of the compartment, the bag having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end being positioned opposite to the top end, the bag having an opening at the bottom end to communicate the comestible mixture, the bag having a connector to attach the bottom end of the bag to the lid, the connector having an internal check valve to seal the bag when the bag is not attached to the lid, the bottom side of the compartment having an additional connector to receive the connector of the bag to attach the bottom end of the bag to the lid so that the internal check valve is located between the first end and the second end of the compartment when the bag is connected to the lid, the weight of the comestible mixture brings the bag into contact with the interior surface while the compartment is in the dispensing position, the compressed gas exerts a force on the top end of the bag in a direction towards the surface to press the top end of the bag towards the surface and to dispense the comestible mixture through the opening and the internal check valve of the connector; and a handle in each of the lid and the first end of the compartment to position the compartment, the handle in the lid being a cutout in the lid.