Drinking vessel fillable from the bottom and apparatus for dispensing a beverage therein

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drinking vessel (1), comprising a base (2) and at least one wall (3), wherein the base and the wall together define a chamber (4) for receiving a beverage. The drinking vessel further comprises a sealable aperture (5) provided adjacent the base for filling the chamber with a beverage. In a preferred embodiment, the aperture is provided in the base of the vessel. In one embodiment, a non-return valve is disposed in said aperture. The valve allows a beverage to be dispensed into the vessel through the aperture but prevents the beverage from escaping from the vessel through the aperture. The invention also relates to a method and apparatus for dispensing a beverage.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to drinking vessels, in particular to glasses for beer. Background technique [0002] Typically, the beverage is dispensed into the drinking container simply by pouring the beverage into the mouth of the container. For example draft beer usually flows directly from the beer cock into the mouth of the beer glass. [0003] Most beers are carbonated with carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide dissolved in the beer makes the beer foam. When beer is poured from the beer cock into the glass, due to the beer falling from the beer cock, the turbulence generated by the pouring and the vortex generated by the beer liquid flow hit the bottom of the glass, causing some carbon dioxide to rush out of the solution. Items of foam forming on beer glass. However, if the beer is poured and dispensed by a person who is not particularly skilled in the art, excessive foam will be produced on the top surface of the beer. This also happens when ...

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Problems solved by technology

When the next beer glass is dispensed, the spout with a layer of old beer is inserted into the new glass, which can be unhygienic

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