A pressurized beverage dispenser having a beverage container and a cap. The cap includes a cap body, a compressed-gas cartridge, an external straw, a discharge chamber, a metering valve, a diaphragm, and an actuator. The discharge chamber within the cap body is in fluid communication with an internal passageway of the external straw. The metering valve allows a flow of beverage from the beverage container to the discharge chamber when the metering valve is open and substantially precludes the flow of beverage when the metering valve is closed. The diaphragm opens the metering valve when the diaphragm is activated and closes the metering valve when the diaphragm is deactivated. The diaphragm also activates when a user sucks on the outlet end of the external straw to create suction within the discharge chamber. The actuator on the cap body activates the diaphragm when the user manually engages the actuator.

The present invention relates to a beverage carbonating device, including a carbon dioxide production unit that is configured to produce carbon dioxide gas by mixing reactants; a pressure container that is fluidly connected to the carbon dioxide production unit and configured to store the produced carbon dioxide gas in a pressurized gaseous state; and a gas outlet valve that is fluidly connected to the pressure container and configured to seal the pressure container when being closed and to release the carbon dioxide gas in the gaseous state from the pressure container when being opened.

The invention relates to a tapping and regulating device for dispensing a liquid from a container, in particular from a beverage container, preferably for dispensing a beer or a beer beverage from a keg, preferably from a 5-litre party keg, with a rod-shaped or cylinder-shaped arrangement composed of pressure unit, regulating unit and tapping unit, which arrangement can preferably be inserted almost flush into the container through an opening in the lid of the container, wherein the tapping unit can be transferred from a transport and storage position, in which it is inserted in the arrangement, to a use position, in which it is withdrawn from the arrangement and fluidically connected thereto, and wherein the withdrawn tapping unit is able to be mounted on the container, preferably at the latter's edge, fold or the like, for handling or actuating.

A pressure regulating system for a beverage container system, comprising a first compartment for containing a pressurized, in fluid communication with a surrounding space through at least a gas valve for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and surrounding space, wherein a gas valve control system is provided, comprising a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part, wherein said deformable and/or movable wall part is operably in contact with said gas valve for opening and/or closing said gas valve, wherein a second compartment is provided at a side of the said deformable and/or movable wall part, said movable and/or deformable wall part forming a wall of said second compartment, wherein the second compartment forms a pressure regulating space and comprises a wall part formed by or comprising at least a gas permeable, liquid tight permeable wall part.

A water dispensing mechanism for a sparkling water bottle is disclosed. The mechanism includes a water outlet pipe located inside the sparkling water bottle, a water outlet channel, a water outlet connected to the water outlet channel, and a pressing assembly positioned proximate to a bottle cap or bottle body of the sparkling water bottle, wherein the pressing assembly is configured to move relative to the sparkling water bottle between a first position and a second position. The pressing assembly cuts off a connection between the water outlet channel and the water outlet pipe when in a first position and, when in the second position, establishes a connection between the water outlet channel and the water outlet pipe, allowing the sparkling water inside the sparkling water bottle to sequentially flow through the water outlet pipe, the pressing assembly, and the water outlet channel, then exit through the water outlet.