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An automated open container holder automatically raises and lowers an open container in a carbonated beverage dispensing system. The holder is preferably a cantilevered horizontal platform which is driven vertically relative to an outlet port of a dispensing nozzle via an electronically controlled a

An automated open container holder automatically raises and lowers an open container in a carbonated beverage dispensing system. The holder is preferably a cantilevered horizontal platform which is driven vertically relative to an outlet port of a dispensing nozzle via an electronically controlled actuator during the dispensing cycle. The dispensing nozzle is designed to bottom fill the open container, and it is desirable that the outlet port of the nozzle be located proximate to a bottom of the open container at least until the outlet port is submerged. The container holder as well as the open container are selectively positioned in accordance with a preselected pouring profile such that for a given dispensing temperature, pressure and flow profile, the container holder selectively positions the open container. This allows the vendor or supplier to program a preferred or several preferred presentations for the beverage depending on the timing of preselected turbulence during the pour. It also allows for the automated optimum positioning of the open container for ice dispensing and pouring efficiency.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A system for automatically dispensing carbonated beverage into an open container comprising:a source of a carbonated beverage;a downwardly extending nozzle that receives the carbonated beverage, the nozzle including a flow passageway and an outlet port through which the carbonated

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A system for automatically dispensing carbonated beverage into an open container comprising:a source of a carbonated beverage;a downwardly extending nozzle that receives the carbonated beverage, the nozzle including a flow passageway and an outlet port through which the carbonated beverage is dispensed into the open container;a valve that controls the flow of carbonated beverage dispensing from the nozzle into the open dispenser;a movable container holder that holds the open container underneath the nozzle; anda holder actuator that positions the container holder between a fully raised position and a lower position;wherein the outlet port of the nozzle is located proximate a bottom of the open container when the container holder is holding the open container in the fully raised position, and wherein the holder actuator moves the container holder downward towards the lower position as the carbonated beverage dispenses from the nozzle and fills the open container.