US2226880A - Sparkling liquid dispenser - Google Patents

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I... G. TRAMAROLLO -SPARKLING LIQUID DISPENSER Dec. 31, 1940.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 19,' 1938 INVENTOR:

n W T T A Dec. 31, 1940. '1. s. TRAMAROLLO SPARKLING LIQUID DISPENSER Filed Sept. 19, 19358 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR: L a G'z'lzo 15 M080,

ATTORNEY.

L cs. TRAMAROLLO SPARKLING' LIQUID DISPENSER Filed Sept. 19, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Lu iailwTrumarozla 7 A TTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 31, 1949 signor to Carlo M. Calif.

Aggazzotti, Cucamonga,

Application September 19, 1938, Serial No. 230,550

4 Claims.

This invention is a sparkling liquid dispenser for dispensing carbonated liquids, whether by natural fermentation or by artificial carbonation, such as sparkling wines, soft drinks, fruit juices, malt products, soda water alone or incombination with other liquids, or liquors and the like.

. The general object of the invention is to provide a dispenser of the character stated from which sparkling wines and other carbonated liquids may be dispensed without the admission of air into the liquid container of the dispenser, thus retaining the full sparklein every glass of liquid until the last glassful is dispensed by the dispenser.

Another object is to provide a liquid dispenser of the character stated in which a container of sparkling liquid, filled at a factory, may be attachably mounted in such manner that the carbonated liquid may be dispensed therefrom without .the admission of air into said container.

Amore particular object is to provide a sparkling liquid dispenser including a detachable container formed with a seal which is punctured by 25 a valve-controlled delivery tube, when the container is placed in the dispenser for use, without admitting air through .the punctured seal.

.Another object is to provide a sparkling liquid dispenser of the character stated which requires no pump ,or gas pressure to dispense the liquid therefrom.

A further object is to provide a liquid dispenser of the character stated which is sanitary and may be easily sterilized,

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings which form a part of this specification and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my dispenser.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my dispenser.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of my dispenser taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of my dispenser.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of my dispenser taken on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of my dispenser taken on line 6-6 of Fig. '7.

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary side elevation of my dispenser with the outer casing removed.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section of my dispenser taken on line 88 of Fig, 9.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary front elevation of my dispenser with the outer casing removed.

Fig. 10 is a side View of the container.

Fig. his a vertical longitudinal section of my dispenser takenon line I--I I of Fig 2, showing a wine' glass held in position to receive sparkling wine or other liquid from the container of the dispenser.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical 1ongitudinal section of my dispenser taken on line |2.I.2 of Fig. 11.

Rig. .13 is .a horizontal section of the valve controlling device taken on line l3-l3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 14 isa transverse vertical section of the glass holding means taken on line MI-4 of Fig. 9.

Fig."l5 is a transverse vertical section of the glass. holding means taken .on line I5-i5 of Fig.9.

.Fig. 16 is a perspective of amodification of the glass holding means.

Fig. 17 isa fragmentary rear view of the operating parts of the screen for the drinking glass while theglass is held in position to receive liquid from the dispenser.

Fig. 18 is a'fragmentary side view of the container and the seal for the container.

i :19 isa side view, partly in section, of the cap of the central nipple of the container, showing the openings in the outer edge of the cap, through which openings the wire of the container seal is extended, and showing a section of said wireextended through one of said openings.

Fig. 20 ;is aside View, partly in section, of the cap of the filling nipple of the container, show-' ingthe openings in the outer edge of the cap through which the wire of the container seal is extended.

Referring in detail .to the drawings, in which corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters in all of the figures, my dispenser primarily includesan' ice receptacle! dispensing means 2, a container 3 detachably mounted in said receptacle, and a;glass holding means ,4 for removably holding a glass 5 in position for receiving sparkling wine or other liquid from .said container 3.

The receptacle! ,is-supportedupon legs 6 which rest upcnand are secured tofa circular vplate I supported on .the upper .endsof four standards 8 which .are mounted at t eir lower ends upon a base 9.

The dispensing means 2 includes .tubes 10 and H, rubbervalves 13 and I2 controlling flow through said tubes respectively and through discharge-tubes l4 and I5 controlled by said valves respectively, and a valve controlling device l6. The valves l2 and l 3 are embodied within a valve housing I! to which the lower ends of the tubes I 0 and II are connected. The tube In extends upwardly from the valve casing II centrally through the bottom I8 of the receptacle I into the lower part of said receptacle, while the tube II extends upwardly from the valve casing I1 centrally through the tube I0 into the receptacle I to a point near the top ofsaid receptacle. The tube II is closed and tapered at its upper end, at I9, to a point 26 and is provided with inlet ports 2| adjacent said tapered upper end. The upper end portion 22 of the tube II] is tapered upwardly and is joined at its upper end to the smaller tube II at 23, and said tube It! is provided with inlet ports 24 below its said tapered upper end portion. The lower end of the tube II], which is connected to the valve housing II, communicates with a duct 25 which leads into a valve chamber 26, in which chamber the valve I3 is located for opening or closing said duct. The lower end of the tube II, which is connected to the valve housing II, communicates with a duct 21 which leads into a valve chamber 28, in which chamber the valve I2 is located for opening or closing said duct. The supporting plate I is offset upwardly at 29, forming a central socket 30, in the under side thereof, in which socket is secured a rubber gasket 3I. The discharge tube I4 is connected to the lower side of the valve housing I1 and extends downwardly through the offset portion 29 of the supporting plate I and through the rubber gasket 3I and is secured to said ofiset portion of said plate, whereby the valve housing I! and tubes I0 and II are mounted upon said supportingplate with said tubes extending upwardly into the receptacle I as above described. The housing I1 is provided with a duct 32 leading from the valve chamber 28 into the upper end of the discharge tube I4. The housing I1 is also provided with a duct 33 leading from the valve chamber 26 to which duct is connected the discharge tube I5 which leads downwardly through the discharge tube I4, the tube I5 being smaller than the tube I4, so that the gas may pass downwardly through the tube I4 around the tube I5. The valve I2 is formed with a stem 34 which slidably extends through a screw plug 35 threaded in one end of the valve housing II, there being a metal washer 36 fitted in said housing between said screw plug and said rubber valve I2. The valve I3 is formed with a stem 31 which slidably extends through a screw plug 38 threaded in the other-end of the valve housing II, there being a metal washer 33 fitted in said housing between said screw plug and said rubber valve I3. The valve controlling device I6 includes a pair of spring plungers 46 and 4| and a pair of levers 42 and 43. Said plungers are slidably mounted in opposite ends of a tube 44 secured in a housing 45 diametrically thereof, which housing is secured at its inner and lower side to'the edge of the supporting plate I. A spring 46 is interposed in the tube 44 between the inner'ends of the plungers M and 42 and urges said plungers outwardly, so that their outer ends project beyond the ends respectively of said tube. The levers 42 and 43 are pivoted at 41 and 48 on a bracket 49 upstanding from the supporting plate I and secured at its ends to said plate by screws 56. The lever 42 is formed at its ends with forks 5| and 52 respectively. The fork 5| straddles the'plunger tube 44 and is pivotally connected to the plunger 40 by a pin 53 which extends through said plunger and through longitudinalslots 54 in said tube. The fork 52 straddles the stem 34 of valve I2 and is pivotally connected to said valve stem by a pin 55. The lever 43 is formed at its ends with forks 56 and 51 respectively. The fork 56 straddles the plunger tube 44 and is pivotally connected to the plunger M by a pin 58 which extends through said plunger and through longitudinal slots 59 in said tube. The fork 5'! straddles the stem 31 of the valve I3 and is pivotally connected to said valve stem by a pin 66. Normally the valves I2 and I3 are held on their seats in closed position by the spring 46, through the plungers 40 and 4 I, and. the levers 42 and 43, closing. the ducts 21 and 25 respectively.

The container 3 is constructed with legs 6I at one end wall, on which the container may be supported in an upright position as shown in Fig. 10. Said container is formed with a nipple 62 in the center of its other end wall, and. a liquid inlet nipple 63 and a gas inlet nipple 64 are secured in said other end wall, at opposite sides of said nipple 62, and extend through said end wall. A cap 65 is threaded at 66 on the nipple 62 which cap is provided with a central opening 65' in its end wall ti. Between the end of the nipple 62 and the end wall 61 of the cap 65 are fitted a rubber disc 68, a steel collar 69 and a rubber washer III, the opening 10' in said rubber washer I0 being smaller in diameter than the tube ID. The nipple 62 is provided in its end with an annular groove II and the steel collar 69 is formed with an annular bead I2 on its side adjacent the rubber disc 68 and coincident with said groove II. The steel collar 69 is also formed with an annular bead I3 on its outer side adjacent the rubber washer I0 and coincident with an annular groove .14 in the inner side of the end wall 61 of the cap 65. The rubber washer III is clamped. between the end wall 61 of the cap 65 and the steel collar 69, and the rubber disc 63 is clamped between said steel collar and the end of the nipple 62, when the cap 65 is screwed up on the thread 66 of the nipple, and the rubber washer I0 is thereby clamped by the bead I3 into the groove 14, while the rubber disc 68 is clamped by the bead I2 into the groove I I, thus forming a perfect seal between the end of nipple 62 and disc 68 and between the washer Ill and the end wall 61 of the cap 65. The liquid inlet nipple 63 is constructed with a check valve I5 in its inner end to prevent the escape of carbonic gas therethrough from the container 3, and the outer end of said nipple is closed by a screw cap I6. The gas inlet nipple 64 is constructed with a check valve 11 in its inner end to prevent the escape of liquid therethrough from the container 3, and the outer end of said nipple is closed by a. screw cap I8.

The glass holding means 4 has an arcuate rest 69 for the glass 5, which rest is formed with an arcuate internal channel member 8 I and an arcuate rubber rest member 82 mounted in said channel member, upon which rubber rest member the glass 5 rests, the space between the ends of the channel member Bi and between the ends of the rest member 82 forming an entrance 83 through which the handle 84 of the glass 5 is passed for placing the glass in the rest 86 or for removing the glass from said rest. The rest is suspended on a pair of vertical slide bars 85 and 86 which are secured at their lower ends to opposite sides of the channel member 8I of the rest and extend upwardly through opening 8! in the supporting plate I and are slidably mounted in vertical guides 88 upstanding from said plate. A pair of links 89 and 90 are pivoted at their lower ends at 9i and 92 respectively to the slide bars '85 and 86, and the link89 is pivotally connected atits upper end, at 93, to one end of a crank 94 secured on one end of a crankshaft 95 journaled in bearings 96 upstanding from the supporting plate I, While the link :90 is pivotally connected at its upper end, at 1, to a crank 98 secured on the other end of said crank shaft 95. The crank 94 is connected at its other end to one end of a crank pin. :30, to the other end of which pin is connected the outer endof a crank I00, which is secured on the inner end of an auxiliary crank shaft H, which is journaled near its outer end in a bearing 602 on a bracket I03 upstanding from the plate 5. On theouter end of said auxiliary crank shaft I 0! is secured a handle I04, by means of which said auxiliary crankshaft and the crank shaft 95, through crank I00, pin 99 and crank 34, are turned for the purpose hereinafter more fully set forth. A spring I04 is coiled around the crank shaft ml and secured at one end to said shaft and at its other end to the bearing E52 for returning the handle I04 and the parts operated thereby to their normal position.

On the crankshaft 95 over the center of the supporting plate I is secured a crank I05, to which is pivotally connected one end of a link I05, the other end of which link is pivotally con nected to a rod I03, by means of a knuckle I08 formed on said other end of said link and loosely surrounding said rod intermediate its ends, which rod rests at its ends upon a pair of cranks I09 secured on the upper ends of a pair of vertical shafts H0 respectively, which shafts extend through and are journaled in the plate I and a bracket Iii secured to the upper side of said plate, said cranks turnably resting upon said bracket and supporting said rod I01. In the ends of said rod are secured pins H2 which project downwardly through slots H3 in the outer ends of the cranks I09, whereby the ends of said rod I0? are pivotally connected to said outer ends of said cranks. The knuckle I08 is provided with a transverse slot I4 through which extends a pin H5 secured in the rod I01, whereby said knuckle is prevented from sliding and is maintained in position on said rod. To the lower portions of the vertical shafts I90, below the supporting plate 1, are respectively secured, at one end, a pair of semi-circular screens H6 which extend around the glass rest 60 in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter more fully described.

From the bottom of the ice receptacle I extends a drain tube I20 downwardly through one of the hollow standards 8 into the base 9 and out through the front thereof. In the upper surface of the base 9 is formed a basin IZI from which leads a drain pipe I22 into said base and out through the front thereof.

A casing I525 is .detachably placed over the ice receptacle I in sliding frictional contact with fiat springs I26 secured at their upper ends to the outer sides of the legs 6, said casing being supported in position over said receptacle by an internal annular flange I21, formed on the inner side of the casing near its lower end, resting upon the supporting plate I at the edge thereof. The casing I 25 is of such diameter as to provide a suitable annular cold air space I 28 between it and the ice receptacle I, and said casing is reduced in diameter at its upper end for a short length, as at 329 to fit snugly around the upper end of the ice receptacle i. A detachable hollow cover I30 formed with a depending annular flange I3I is placed over the upper end of the ice receptacle I and the casing I25, with said flange fitting over the reduced upper end I29 of the casing I25. vA ring I32 is hinged to the top of the cover I30 for lifting the cover for placing it in position over the top of the receptacle I and easing I25 or for removing the cover therefrom.

In the modification of the glass holding means shown in Fig. 16 the glass rest is adjustable for glasses of different heights, being formed with a pair of upstanding arms I40 and I 4|, each proe vided with a threaded opening I42 to receive a screw I43 extended through any one of a plurality of openings I44 in a pair of slide bars I45 and M5 for securing the rest 80 at diiferent heights on said slide bars, which are substituted for the slide bars and 86.

A seal I50 is provided for the container 3 and has to be broken before any one of the nipple caps 65, 16 or '18 may be removed from its nipple 62, 63 or 64, in order to remove any of the liquid from the container. The seal I50 comprises a wire I5I and a seal member, such as a piece of lead 552, which wire is strung through openings 53 in the outer edge of the nipple cap 65 and through Openings I54 in the outer edge of the caps l6 and I8, and the ends I55 of said wire are twisted together and the lead seal member I52 is compressed over said twisted ends of said wire, so that said lead seal has to be removed from the twisted ends of the wire and said ends untwisted, or the wire has to be broken before it can be removed from any one of said caps to remove the cap from its nipple in order to remove any liquid from the container. A purchaser of a container of wine will know by the unbroken seal I50 that the container has not been opened since it was filled at the factory, and conversely a broken seal will indicate to the purchaser that the container hasbeenopened or tampered with and possibly wine removed therefrom since the container was filled at the factory.

The operation, uses and advantages of my invention are as follows:

The container 3 is filled with sparkling wine or other sparkling liquid at the factory, and in filling the container 2. tube I35, leading from the bottom of the tank in which the wine is stored, is connected to the nipple 63 of the container 3, upon removal of the cap I6 from said nipple, while a tube I36, leading from the top of said storage tank, is connected to the nipple 64 of the container, upon removal of the cap 18 from said nipple and carbonic gas is first delivered from the top of said storage tank through the tube I36 and nipple 64 into the container 3 until said container is filled with said gas under the same pressure as the pressure in the storage tank, and then the wine is delivered from the storage tank through tube I35 and nipple .63 until the wine fills the container, displacing the gas therein which passes out of the container through nipple 04 and tube I36 back into the top of the storage tank. When the container is filled with the wine the pressure of the gas in the wine closes the valves I5 and 1! so that no wine or gas may escape from the container through thenipples 63 or 64, the nipple 62 being closed by the rubber disc 68. The :tubes I35 and I36 are then removed from the nipples 63 and 64 and the caps I6 and '18 screwed back onto said nipples, insuring a perfect closure of the container.

The cover I30 being removed from the top of the casing I25 and the ice receptacle I and the seal I50 being removed from a container 3 filled with sparkling 'wine or other sparkling liquid,

said container is inverted and introduced into the icereceptacle I over the upper end of the gas tube II, so that the tubes II and I0 pass through the opening 66 in the end wall 61 of the nipple cap 65 and through the opening 10 in the washer 10 and through the collar 69, and the pointed end 20 of the tube II punctures and passes through the rubber disc 58 into the container 3, followed by the tube I0, the upper tapered end 22 of tube I0 passing through and enlarging the opening in the rubber washer 10 and the puncture in said rubber disc, and causing said rubber disc and said rubber washer to be stretched so as to fit tightly around said tube I0, until the end wall 61 of the nipple cap 65 rests upon the bottom wall I8 of the ice receptacle I and supports the container 3 in position in said ice receptacle, with the upper end 20 of the tube II positioned near the uppermost end Wall of the container and the tube ports 2I above the level 3' of the liquid in the container and within the gas chamber above the level of the liquid, and the ports 24 in the tube I0 positioned in the lower end of the container, as shown in Fig. 11. The punctured rubber disc 68 fits tightly around a the larger tube I0 and forms an effective seal around said tube, which seal prevents escape of gas or liquid from the container 3 through the nipple 62 while the tube l0 stretches the washer 10 tightly around the tube and forms a secondary seal around said tube, thus further preventing escape of gas or liquid from the container, through the nipple 62. Ice is placed in the ice receptacle I around and over the container 3 and the cover I30 is replaced over the top of said receptacle.

To dispense sparkling wine or other liquid from the container 3 into awine glass, the handle I04 is first grasped and swunk clockwise (Fig. 2) against the tension of spring I04 which correspondingly turns the auxiliary crank shaft IOI and the crank shaft 95 and cranks 98 and I05, through crank I00, pin 99 and crank 94, whereupon the rest is lowered, through cranks 94 and 38, links 89 and 90 and slide bars 85 and 80, while the screens H5, through the crank I05, link I06, rod I01, arms I09, and shafts III], are swung apart from their closed position shown in full lines to their open position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8; a glass 5 is then introduced between the screens H6 and within and upon the rest 80, with the glass resting upon the rubber rest member 82, the glass entering between said screens through the space between their spread forward ends and the glass stem 84 entering the rest 80 through its entrance 83; the handle I04 is then swung counterclockwise and the auxiliary crankshaft IOI cranks I00 and 94 and the crankshaft 95 and cranks 98 and I05 are correspondingly turned, whereupon the rest 80 and the glass 5 therein are raised through the medium of the cranks 94 and 98, links 80 and 90, and the slide bars 85 and 86, until the edge of the glass is brought against the lower side of the rubber gasket 3I within the annular rabbet I33 in the lower edge of said gasket, and the gasket is compressed by the edge of the glass, forming an air-tight seal between the interior of the glass and the atmosphere, while the screens IIB, through the medium of the crank I05, link I06, rod I01, arms I09 and shafts IIO, are swung toward each other until their forward ends are brought together around the glass, enclosing the glass, so that if the glass should be compressed against the gasket 3| with two great a pressure and broken, the screens II 6 would prevent the broken pieces of glass from flying out and cutting the operator of the dispenser.

With the glass 5 held in position, by the hold ing means 4, against the gasket 3I, the plunger 40 is first pressed inwardly against the tension of the spring 46,'and the lever 42 is thereby swung on its pivot 41 So that the rubber valve I2 is drawn by its stem 34 within the washer 36 away from its seat at the outer end of the duct 21, whereupon carbonic gas escapes from the top of the container 3 through the ports 2I into the upper end of the tube II and down through said tube and through the valve duct 21, valve chamber 28, duct 32 and discharge tube I4 into the glass 5. The plunger 4| is then pressed inwardly against the tension of the spring 46, and the lever 43 is thereby swung on its pivot 48, so that the rubber valve I3 is drawn by its stem 31 within the washer 39 away from its seat at the outer end of the duct 25, whereupon the wine or other liquid in the container 3 passes out of said container through ports 24 into the tube I0 and down through said tube and through said duct 25, valve chamber 26, duct 33 and tube I5 into the glass 5 with the carbonic gas therein and forces the said gas out of the glass back through the tube I4, duct 32, valve chamber 28, duct 21, tube II and ports 2I back into the top of the container 3. The plungers 40 and M are then released and are forced outwardly to their initial positions by the spring 45, whereby the lever 42 is swung on its pivot so that the valve stem 34 is moved inwardly to allow the rubber valve I2 to spring back upon its seat and close the outer end of the duct- 21 to prevent escape of gas from the container when the glass 5 is removed from the gasket 3|, while the lever 43 is swung on its pivot so that the valve stem 31 is moved inwardly to allow the rubber valve I3 to spring back upon its seat and close the outer end of the duct 25, to prevent delivery of the liquid from the container 3 when the glass 5 is removed from the gasket SL The handle I04 is then swung clockwise (Fig. 2) and the rest 80 and the glass 5 therein are lowered as above described until the glass 5 is disengaged from the rubber gasket 3| and is in position to be raised a short distance and removed from the rest 80, while the screens IIB are swung away from each other on their shafts: IIO as above described into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8. The glass 5, filled with the sparkling wine or other liquid, is then removed from the rest 80 for drinking the sparkling wine or other liquid, the glass being removed from between the screens IIB through the opening between the forward spread ends of the screens, and the stem 84 of the glass being removed from the rest 80 through the entrance 83 in the forward side of the rest.

The handle I04 being then released swings down counter-clockwise of its own weight assited by the spring I04 into the position shown in Fig. 2, and the parts operated by the handle are returned to their initial position as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, ,7, 8, 9 and 11.

My dispenser involves no operating expenses, because. it requires no pumps, nor pressure from any kind of gas cylinders, nor long tubing or coils, in which the liquid never improves. All liquid drains from the container in perfect condition, even if dispensed in a rapid and continued manner; this, because starting from a predetermined pressure at full container and normal temperature, when the container is empty it holds a residual pressure of more than half its starting pressure.

While I have shown a stem glass held by the glass holder it is to be understood that any suitable form and size of glass may be held in the glass holder.

I claim:

A sparkling liquid dispenser including a receptable, a liquid valve and a gas valve mounted on the dispenser, a liquid tube extending up- Wardly from said liquid valve through the bottom of said receptacle, a gas tube extending upwardly from said gas valve through said liquid tube, the upper end of said gas tube being pointed and provided with ports in its upper end portion, said liquid tube being tapered at its upper end to said gas tube and provided with ports positioned above the bottom of said receptacle, a gas discharge tube leading from said gas valve, a liquid discharge tube leading from said liquid valve, a container formed with a sealed nipple through the seal of which said pointed gas tube and said liquid tube are adapted to be projected into the container upon introducing said container within said receptacle, means for controlling said gas valve for delivering carbonic gas from said container, through said gas tube, gas valve and gas discharge tube, into a glass, and means for controlling said liquid valve for delivering liquid from said container, through said liquid tube, liquid valve, and discharge tube, into said V glass.

being pointed at its upper end and provided with ports near its upper end, said liquid tube being tapered at its upper end to said gas tube and provided with ports, a detachable container for the carbonated liquid formed with a sealed nipple through the seal of which said pointed gas tube and said tapered liquid tube are projected upon introducing said container into said receptacle so that the ports in said tubes will be positioned in said container, means for controlling the discharge of carbonic gas from said container through said gas tube, and means for controlling the discharge of liquid from said container through said liquid tube.

3. A sparkling liquid dispenser comprising a receptable, a carbonated liquid tube upstanding from the bottom of said receptacle and a carbonic gas tube extending upwardly through said liquid tube into said receptacle, said gas tube being pointed at its upper end and provided with ports near its upper end, said liquid tube being tapered at its upper end to said gas tube and provided with ports, a detachable container for the carbonated liquid formed with a nipple, a rubber disc placed against the end of said nipple, a metal collar placed against the outer side of said disc, a rubber washer placed against the outer side of said collar, the opening in said rubber washer being smaller than said liquid tube, and a cap screw seated on said nipple whereby the end wall of said cap is drawn against said rubber washer for compressing said rubber washer between said cap end wall and said collar and compressing said rubber disc between said collar and the end of said nipple, the end wall of said cap being provided with a central opening in register with the openings in said washer and said collar, said container being adapted to be introduced into said receptacle, so that said gas tube and said liquid tube will be projected through the openings in said cap end wall, said washer and said collar, and the pointed end of said gas tube will puncture said rubber disc and said gas tube and said liquid tube will be projected into said container while the puncture in said disc, and the opening in said washer will be-enlarged and said disc and said washer stretched tight around said liquid tube, means for controlling the discharge of carbonic gas from said container through said gas tube, and means for controlling the discharge of liquid from said container through said liquid tube.

4. A sparkling liquid dispenser including a liquid valve and a gas valve mounted on the dispenser, a liquid tube extending upwardly from said liquid valve, a gas tube extending upwardly from said gas valve through said liquid tube, the upper end of said gas tube being pointed and provided with ports in its upper end portion, said liquid tube being tapered at its upper end to said gas tube and provided with ports, a gas discharge tube leading from said gas valve, a liquid discharge tube leading from said liquid valve, a container formed with a sealed nipple through the seal of which said pointed gas tube and said liquid tube are adapted to be projected into the container, means for controlling said gas valve for delivering gas from said container, through said gas tube, gas valve and gas discharge tube, and means for controlling said liquid valve for delivering liquid from said container, through said liquid tube, liquid valve and liquid discharge tube.

LUIGI GINO TRAMAROLLO.

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