A vending machine that dispenses hot or cold beverage liquid through standard beverage tap faucets into reusable or disposable beverage containers by manual manipulation of the tap faucet handles, which occurs as a result of the pressurized delivery of beverage liquid from pressurized beverage kegs or vessels through food-grade hoses, tubing or piping by use of nitrogen, carbon dioxide or other gas, that charges an individual a single amount for the total volume of beverage liquid dispensed based on a per unit (e.g., per ounce) price as displayed to said individual on a video (touchscreen) display as a running total in real-time fashion.

A cap for engagement with a beverage container allows an extractor needle or other conduit to pass through a portion of the cap such that beverage can be removed from the container without removing the cap. The cap may include a septum that is radially and/or axially compressed and a barrier layer arranged to engage with the container to form a seal.

Water dispensing apparatus comprises modular components including but not limited to an easily accessible water heating module, and a water carbonation module including an easily accessible carbonation tank bracket for holding a carbonation tank. The water dispensing apparatus further comprises a water dispensing faucet comprising an easily adjustable back pressure implement for adjusting the back pressure and, therefore, controlling mixing of carbon dioxide and water and the flow rate thereof for sparkling water dispensed therefrom.

A beverage supplying device includes a touch panel for receiving an operation for selecting a main syrup constituting a main beverage, and a topping syrup added as flavoring to the main beverage. The device further includes a second syrup solenoid valve for opening and closing a passage for supplying the topping syrup that is stored under pressure in a syrup tank and a second syrup pump for intermittently supplying the topping syrup while the second syrup solenoid valve is open, the second syrup pump being provided to the passage for supplying the topping syrup between the syrup tank and the second syrup solenoid valve. The device further includes a nozzle for producing the main beverage by mixing the main syrup with water or carbonated water at a prescribed ratio, and producing a beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage without diluting the topping syrup.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to extracting the liquid from a container (such as a bottle of wine) using a needle adapted to pierce the closure of a container of liquid, dispense liquid from the container, and supply an inert gas to the container to help preserve the liquid.

A refrigerator includes an outlet opening/closing system for a refrigerator dispenser including a driver, a cam configured to rotate with respect to a first axis by the driver, and an opening/closing module configured to pivot with respect to a second axis according to the rotation of the cam to open the outlet, wherein the first axis crosses the second axis at a predetermined angle.

Water dispensing apparatus comprises modular components including but not limited to an easily accessible water heating module, and a water carbonation module including an easily accessible carbonation tank bracket for holding a carbonation tank. The water dispensing apparatus further comprises a water dispensing faucet comprising an easily adjustable back pressure implement for adjusting the back pressure and, therefore, controlling mixing of carbon dioxide and water and the flow rate thereof for sparkling water dispensed therefrom.

A beverage dispense system configured to automatically mix a beverage in response to a user input. The beverage dispense system including a liquid container, a gas container, a regulator, a flavoring container, and a beverage container selectively in fluid communication with the liquid container, the gas container, and the flavoring container that is configured to mix liquid, gas, and flavoring respectively from the liquid container, gas container, and flavoring container into the beverage. The beverage dispense system further including a controller that is configured to automatically control flow of the liquid, the gas, and the flavoring to the beverage container in response to the user input and an outlet configured to selectively dispense the beverage. The regulator is configured to regulate the gas from the gas container to each of the liquid container, the flavoring container, and the beverage container at the pressure.

A portable beverage dispensing system is disclosed. The portable beverage dispensing system includes a reservoir container with an internal volume for holding a beverage. The beverage dispensing system also includes a pressure unit accessory and a dispensing mechanism accessory that detachably and interchangeably attached to accessory attachments on the reservoir container that are in fluid communication with the internal volume of the reservoir container. The pressure unit accessory includes a pressure regulator and a removable gas canister for pressurizing the reservoir container and dispensing the beverage through the dispensing mechanism accessory.

A beverage dispensing device including a base having a support plate is disclosed. The device has a peripheral wall jutting out of the bottom of the support plate and extending along the perimeter of the support plate defining with the bottom surface an inner volume of the base. A source of pressurized gas is lodged in the inner volume of the base, with a device for connecting the source of pressurized gas to the interior of a beverage container outside the inner volume of the base. An elongated tapping column extends normal to the top surface of the base, having an elongated inner channel bringing in fluid communication the inner volume with a tapping valve head located at the opposite top, outlet end of the tapping column. The height of the peripheral wall allows the beverage dispensing device to dispense beverages when standing on the top surface of a counter.