US 11,987,485 B2
Fluid filling systems and methods
Francis X. Tansey, Jr., Middletown, NJ (US); and Gwenivere R. Tansey, Middletown, NJ (US)
Assigned to Fountain Master, LLC, Middletown, NJ (US)
Filed by Fountain Master, LLC, Middletown, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,157.
Application 17/552,157 is a continuation of application No. 16/868,144, filed on May 6, 2020, granted, now 11,208,310.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/843,912, filed on May 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106177 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B67C 3/10 (2006.01); B67C 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC B67C 3/10 (2013.01) [B67C 3/2628 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carbonation device, comprising:
a dispensing head;
a gripper configured to:
engage a lip that interfaces with an axial end of a bottle that is configured to store carbon dioxide; and
move the bottle by providing a force on the lip; and
a lever, wherein a single motion of the lever causes the gripper to move the bottle towards the dispensing head to engage the bottle in fluid connection with the dispensing head.