Bulk fountain syrup delivery and storage system
CA 2367427 A1 · Owner: The Coca-Cola Company · Inventors: Arjona, Orlando; Cobb, Alva, Claude; Schultz, Richard, B.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An improved bulk storage system for fluids supplied to a dispensing system (270) by a fluid line (280). The bulk storage system includes a receptacle (110) with a first portal and a second portal. A substantially nonpermeable bag (200) is positioned within the receptacle for storing and dispensing fluids therefrom. The bag includes a first passageway positioned adjacent to the first portal of the receptacle and a second passageway positioned adjacent to the second portal of the receptacle. A support device (170) is positioned adjacent to the receptacle. The first passageway of the bag is attached to the support device and the second passageway of the bag is attached to the fluid …
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Filed March 28, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 28, 2020.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by March 28, 2022.
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