Disclosed herein is a protective housing for carrying a rigid vessel. In use, the vessel will contain liquid. The housing comprises a casing. The casing includes a peripheral wall, a base and a top. The base and top are connected to the peripheral wall to define a volume for containing the vessel. The protective housing further comprises an impact absorber. The impact absorber is disposed, in use, between the vessel and casing to reduce transferral, to the vessel, of a force applied to the casing. There is also an aperture in the casing for accessing a closure section of the vessel while the vessel is in the protective housing.

A liquid container tilting device capable of automatically tilting to an optimum tilt angle to optimize the draining of the last 1-6 cups of liquid from the container. As the liquid container drains, the tilting angle increases. The tilting apparatus includes: a base that sits on a stable surface, a lever that is formed as a portion of the base and tilts the liquid container, a basket that holds the liquid container securely to the lever. In other embodiments, the device can be cleaned in a household dishwasher, stored on a shelf, hung vertically on a peg, or disassembled and stored inside a 5 gallon liquid container. The tilter promotes safety, efficiency, and saves time by eliminating the need for a second person to lift, tilt, and empty the last dregs of liquid from the liquid container.

THE NOVELTY FACTOR—This device is designed for home use and group gatherings, anywhere portable, liquid dispensers are used. There is no need for external springs, manually operated jacks, electric motors, or hydraulic devices, to lift or position the tilter or tilt the liquid containers.

ADVANTAGE—Enables one person to dispense the last dregs of liquid i.e. water, lemonade, or chemicals from the liquid container safely and automatically.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for conveniently holding a drinking cup while dispensing liquid from a dispenser such as a spigot, filling the cup, and collecting any drips and/or spillage from the dispenser or the drinking cup into a second drip collecting cup.

Disclosed herein is a protective housing for carrying a rigid vessel. In use, the vessel will contain liquid. The housing comprises a casing. The casing includes a peripheral wall, a base and a top. The base and top are connected to the peripheral wall to define a volume for containing the vessel. The protective housing further comprises an impact absorber. The impact absorber is disposed, in use, between the vessel and casing to reduce transferral, to the vessel, of a force applied to the casing. There is also an aperture in the casing for accessing a closure section of the vessel while the vessel is in the protective housing.

The invention relates to a drink dispensing device which consists of a dividable or single-part cylinder (5), in which stand up bags (7) or bottles (25), (26) are introduced containing beverages that are dispensed through independent taps (10). The device is positioned on a table-top base (3), (4), or on an on-floor base (17), (18), and are connected by a screw (19). The device structure proposed by the present invention may serve in the mounting of one or two stand up bags or even more bags as long as a respective configuration and a respective size are ensured. There is no limitation in size or the type of liquids, which may be alcoholic beverages, juices, oil, vinegar, etc.

Provided is an apparatus for filling containers with a positioning surface on which a container to be filled can be arranged, with a filling device which is suitable and intended for filling the container via its container opening. According to embodiments of the invention, the apparatus has a contour detection device which is suitable and intended for determining a contour of the container to be filled, as well as a determination device which, taking into account the contour of the container, detects an internal volume of the container.

A liquid container tilting apparatus designed for household and commercial use; made from a resilient material, capable of automatically tilting to a maximum tilt angle to optimize the draining of the last 1-6 cups of liquid from the container. As the liquid from the container drains, the tilting angle increases. The tilting apparatus is made of a base, a platform lever and a basket. The platform lever is part of the base. The basket holds the liquid container securely to the platform lever. The liquid container tilting apparatus can be cleaned and stored inside the liquid container or hung.

Systems and methods for preparing and dispensing food contents, typically molten chocolate. In one aspect, a method for treating chocolate includes placing a quantity of chocolate in a pressure-controllable environment; heating the quantity of chocolate to a temperature of about 115 degrees Fahrenheit; decreasing the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment to about 5 Torr; and holding the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment at about 5 Torr for a predetermined period of time. Additional steps may include decreasing the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment to about 5 Torr at an average rate of about 8 Torr per minute; heating the quantity of chocolate to a temperature of about 115 degrees Fahrenheit may occur at a rate of about 2 degrees Fahrenheit per minute; and/or heating the quantity of chocolate to a temperature of about 115 degrees Fahrenheit may occur at a rate of no more than 1 degree Fahrenheit per minute.

The invention relates to a drink dispensing device which consists of a dividable or single-part cylinder (5), in which stand up bags (7) or bottles (25), (26) are introduced containing beverages that are dispensed through independent taps (10).

The device is positioned on a table-top base (3), (4), or on an on-floor base (17), (18), and are connected by a screw (19).

The device structure proposed by the present invention may serve in the mounting of one or two stand up bags or even more bags as long as a respective configuration and a respective size are ensured.

There is no limitation in size or the type of liquids, which may be alcoholic beverages, juices, oil, vinegar, etc.

Provided is an apparatus for filling containers with a positioning surface on which a container to be filled can be arranged, with a filling device which is suitable and intended for filling the container via its container opening. According to embodiments of the invention, the apparatus has a contour detection device which is suitable and intended for determining a contour of the container to be filled, as well as a determination device which, taking into account the contour of the container, detects an internal volume of the container.