	US 12,215,013 B2
	Beverage dispenser head for mixing concentrate, diluent and additive
Richard Paul Hayes-Pankhurst, London (GB); and Jonathan Edward Ford, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to QUANTEX ARC LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed by QUANTEX ARC LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/392,994.
Application 18/392,994 is a continuation of application No. 18/086,156, filed on Dec. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,858,797.
Application 18/086,156 is a continuation of application No. 17/273,289, granted, now 11,542,142, issued on Jan. 3, 2023, previously published as PCT/EP2019/073495, filed on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1814262 (GB), filed on Sep. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0124290 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B67D 1/00 (2006.01); A23L 2/40 (2006.01); A23L 2/54 (2006.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 23/40 (2022.01); B01F 25/30 (2022.01); B01F 23/237 (2022.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01); B67D 1/07 (2006.01)

CPC B67D 1/0044 (2013.01) [A23L 2/40 (2013.01); A23L 2/54 (2013.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 23/405 (2022.01); B01F 25/30 (2022.01); B67D 1/0031 (2013.01); B67D 1/0058 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); B01F 23/237621 (2022.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01); B67D 1/07 (2013.01)]

21 Claims

1. A dispenser head comprising:

a pump comprising a pump housing that defines a pump inlet and a pump outlet;

a dilution chamber defined between a housing of the dispenser head and the pump housing, where an inlet to the dilution chamber is in fluid communication with the pump outlet;

an additive housing extending from an outlet of the dilution chamber, the additive housing defining an additive chamber that is separated from the dilution chamber by a valve positioned between the outlet of the dilution chamber and an inlet to the additive chamber, where the valve comprises a flexible member that abuts the housing of the dispenser head and the pump housing when in a closed state; and

an outlet nozzle in fluid communication with the additive chamber and defined by edges of the additive housing.