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A home carbonation system for producing soft drinks. A high pressure CO2 vessel comprises a regulator valve assembly which provides fail safe venting, a refill capability, and a low pressure output. It may be interconnected via a fill hose to a seltzer dispenser comprising a multifunction discharge

A home carbonation system for producing soft drinks. A high pressure CO2 vessel comprises a regulator valve assembly which provides fail safe venting, a refill capability, and a low pressure output. It may be interconnected via a fill hose to a seltzer dispenser comprising a multifunction discharge valve secured to a plastic bottle. A plurality of syrup bottles, each filled with a different flavor of concentrate, enable the mixing of desired soda flavors. A storage rack efficiently houses the pressure vessel, the seltzer bottle, and the individual syrup containers. A pressure vessel housing box includes an offset nest which conveniently stores the fill tube. The seltzer bottle is reinforced by a two-piece, vented, anti-fragmentation shroud equipped with inspection slots for enabling proper mixing. The discharge valve is threadably coupled to the bottle, and it includes a gas inlet orifice for receiving low pressure gas from the regulator assembly. Charging gas admitted into the discharge valve is conducted beneath the liquid level by an internal siphon tube, and the vigorous bubbling which results in visible through the inspection slots. The discharge valve, which need not be removed from the bottle for subsequent dispensing of charged water, includes a manually operated lever adapted to trigger its internal valve elements for dispensing fluid from the seltzer bottle through an adjacent output tube, which vigorously squirts charged water into the awaiting users\glass.

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A soda fountain system comprising: a source of high pressure carbon dioxide gas comprising a pressure vessel and a regulator valve assembly associated with said vessel for selectively discharging low pressure carbon dioxide gas; a seltzer dispenser adapted to be partially filled by a user with water

A soda fountain system comprising: a source of high pressure carbon dioxide gas comprising a pressure vessel and a regulator valve assembly associated with said vessel for selectively discharging low pressure carbon dioxide gas; a seltzer dispenser adapted to be partially filled by a user with water and thereafter pressurized with low pressure carbon dioxide gas by interconnection with said regulator assembly, said seltzer dispenser comprising a seltzer bottle for containing gas and liquid and a seltzer discharge valve for selectively outputting seltzer from said bottle, said discharge valve adapted to be threadably coupled to said bottle and comprising: low pressure gas inlet valve for pressurizing said bottle; a low pressure output spout for discharging seltzer from the bottle; a normally blocked communication orifice selectively permitting fluid flow communication between said bottle and said output spout; and, lever valve means normally blocking said communication orifice for actuating said bottle; hose means adapted to be selectively coupled between said regulator valve assembly and said low pressure inlet valve to pressurize said bottle; a plurality of syrup containers, each containing a different flavor of syrup concentrate, for providing a source of syrup to be mixed with seltzer; and, rack means adapted to be disposed upon a supporting surface and comprising a pair of compartments for conveniently receiving and storing said source and said seltzer dispenser, and at least one adjacent shelf for conveniently storing one or more of said syrup containers.