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A beverage container has a refrigerant compartment in its upper end, the lower wall of which is inclined. A conduit for released refrigerant extends through the lower beverage compartment and is connected to an opening in the side wall of the refrigerant compartment adjacent the compartment\s lowest

A beverage container has a refrigerant compartment in its upper end, the lower wall of which is inclined. A conduit for released refrigerant extends through the lower beverage compartment and is connected to an opening in the side wall of the refrigerant compartment adjacent the compartment\s lowest point. A valve is provided between the opening and the conduit to control discharge of the refrigerant. The valve is recessed into a well to protect it from inadvertent actuation.

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A beverage container having therein means capable of cooling the contents of the container, said container having a top end panel with a beverage dispensing opening therein, said container having an internal baffle adjacent said top end panel dividing the interior of said container into a refrigeran

A beverage container having therein means capable of cooling the contents of the container, said container having a top end panel with a beverage dispensing opening therein, said container having an internal baffle adjacent said top end panel dividing the interior of said container into a refrigerant compartment adjacent said top end panel and a beverage compartment below; said baffle being inclined with respect to said top end panel and downwardly away from said dispensing opening; a well opening through said top end panel and extending through said baffle at the deepest end of said refrigerant compartment; a refrigerant conduit in said beverage compartment having a first end communicating with the bottom of said well and a second end opening through said top end panel; said well being sealed from said refrigerant compartment except for an aperture communicating therewith adjacent said baffle; a valve element seated in said well normally sealing said aperture and moveable to connect said aperture with the end of said conduit to release refrigerant through said conduit for cooling the contents of said beverage compartment.