Patent ID: 7191614

Claim:
An apparatus for delivering a beverage under pressure from a container to a dispensing means comprising: a heat exchanger defining a first passageway having an inlet and an outlet through which the beverage may be delivered, the heat exchanger further defining a second passageway having an inlet and an outlet for delivering a coolant fluid through the heat exchanger in sufficient proximity to the first passageway to permit heat exchange between the coolant fluid and the beverage; a tank for holding a quantity of a coolant fluid; a reservoir for holding a quantity of the beverage, the reservoir being located in the tank for submersion in said coolant fluid, the reservoir defining an inlet and an outlet and a passageway between the inlet and the outlet; a first conduit for delivering the beverage from the container to the inlet of the first passageway of the heat exchanger; a second conduit for delivering beverage from the outlet of the heat exchanger to the inlet of the reservoir; a third conduit for delivering beverage from the reservoir to the dispensing means.