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A portable hand holdable apparatus is provided for use in carbonating beverages. The apparatus includes a valve housing having an inlet section adapted to be coupled in a fluid tight engagement with a source or pressurized carbon dioxide and an outlet section adapted to be coupled in fluid tight eng

A portable hand holdable apparatus is provided for use in carbonating beverages. The apparatus includes a valve housing having an inlet section adapted to be coupled in a fluid tight engagement with a source or pressurized carbon dioxide and an outlet section adapted to be coupled in fluid tight engagement with a container having beverage therein to be carbonated. A valve structure is mounted within the housing intermediate the inlet section and the outlet section. The inlet section carries a gas release mechanism for cooperating with a source of pressurized carbon dioxide to release carbon dioxide so as to flow into the valve structure. The valve structure includes a first valve for passing carbon dioxide from the inlet section together with a pressure regulator mechanism that responds to the pressure within the outlet section reaching a given level and then blocking further passage of carbon dioxide through the valve structure. This regulates the pressure in the outlet section and, hence, the pressure in the container at a desired pressure level.

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A portable hand holdable apparatus for use in carbonating beverages comprising: an elongated tubular valve housing having tubular walls coaxially surrounding a central axis, said tubular valve housing having an inlet section and an outlet section; said inlet section having means for coupling said ho

A portable hand holdable apparatus for use in carbonating beverages comprising: an elongated tubular valve housing having tubular walls coaxially surrounding a central axis, said tubular valve housing having an inlet section and an outlet section; said inlet section having means for coupling said housing in a fluid tight engagement with a source of pressurized carbon dioxide; said outlet section having means for coupling said housing in a fluid tight engagement with a container having a beverage therein to be carbonated; a valve assembly completely mounted within said housing intermediate said inlet section and said outlet section; gas release means mounted in said inlet section and adapted for cooperation with a said source for releasing carbon dioxide gas therefrom so as to flow in a direction coaxial of said axis into said valve assembly; said valve assembly including first valve means for passing carbon dioxide gas received from said gas release means so it may flow in a direction coaxial of said axis into said valve assembly; and said valve assembly including pressure regulator means responsive to the pressure acting in a direction coaxial of said axis reaching a given level and then blocking passage of carbon dioxide gas through said valve assembly so as to thereby regulate the pressure in said outlet section as well as in a said container at said given level.