Patent ID: 8888073

Claim:
A carbonated beverage appliance, comprising: a housing; a carbonating head assembly within said housing and configured to releasably receive a bottle containing a liquid to be carbonated, said carbonating head assembly including a carbonating tube having an inlet for receiving pressurized gas from a canister of pressurized gas and an outlet for injecting said pressurized gas into said liquid to be carbonated; a gas cylinder head assembly within said housing and being in fluid communication with said carbonating head assembly, said gas cylinder head assembly including a non-threaded engagement means for releasably receiving said canister of pressurized gas; a lever for activating the flow of pressurized gas from said canister of pressurized gas to said carbonating head; and an on-demand dispensing mechanism configured for selectively dispensing carbonated liquid from said bottle while said bottle is received by said carbonating head assembly.