| CPC B01F 23/23122 (2022.01) [B01F 23/2361 (2022.01); B01F 35/42 (2022.01); B01F 23/2364 (2022.01); B01F 23/237621 (2022.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A carbonation machine comprising:
a rotatable carbonation head including:
at least one pressure release valve,
a carbonation tube connectable via piping to a gas canister, and
a flange for engaging a neck of a bottle filled with liquid to be carbonated by screwing the neck into or onto the flange to firmly hold the bottle with the carbonation tube maintained inside the bottle, and for disengaging the neck of the bottle from the flange by unscrewing the neck off the flange,
the rotatable carbonation head being configured, when the neck is being screwed into or onto the flange, to be rotated from a release position to a lock position, and being configured, when the neck is being unscrewed off the flange, to be rotated from the lock position to the release position,
wherein, in the release position, said at least one pressure release valve is operated to open so as to release excess pressure if such excess pressure exists in the bottle, and
wherein, in the lock position, said at least one pressure valve remains closed.
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