US 11,891,292 B2
Apparatus, system and method for filling a beverage container
William Ray, Fayetteville, AR (US); Don Ray, Fayetteville, AR (US); Benjamin Simon, Dallas, TX (US); Robert Cardoze, Fayetteville, AR (US); Nick Marcolini, Fayetteville, AR (US); and Bora Gulari, Fayetteville, AR (US)
Assigned to CRAFT STANDARD ENTERPRISES, INC., Fayetteville, AR (US)
Filed by CRAFT STANDARD ENTERPRISES, INC., Fayetteville, AR (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,475.
Application 17/453,475 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/459,734, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,511,986.
Application 17/459,734 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/365,833, filed on Jul. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,834,317.
Application 17/365,833 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/301,458, filed on Apr. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,725,168.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/201,009, filed on Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,237, filed on Jul. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055880 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B67C 3/34 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B67C 3/34 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0805 (2013.01); B67D 1/0835 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0822 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for filling a container with liquid, the container comprising a valve that seals the container and a locking recess to receive the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
an upper hollow body having a top opening and a bottom opening, the top opening enabling a liquid to be poured into the apparatus;
a sliding piston movable mounted in the apparatus and extending through the upper hollow body though a lower portion of the apparatus, the sliding piston being movable between a first position wherein a liquid pathway though the apparatus is closed and a second position wherein the liquid pathway through the apparatus is open, wherein the liquid pathway extends from the top opening to the lower portion around a lower extremity of the sliding piston;
the lower portion extending from the upper hollow body and comprising: a locking ring that locks configured to mate with the container and lock the apparatus into place; and a probe that engages with the valve of the container to open at least a portion of the valve sealing the container.