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A sanitary beverage dispensing spout includes a diffuser housing, a central body integrally formed with the diffuser housing and depending therefrom and discharge ports extending through the bottom of the diffuser housing and opening downwardly about the outer peripheral surface of the central body.

A sanitary beverage dispensing spout includes a diffuser housing, a central body integrally formed with the diffuser housing and depending therefrom and discharge ports extending through the bottom of the diffuser housing and opening downwardly about the outer peripheral surface of the central body. The diffuser housing includes a plate diffuser. The central body defines an outer periphery with alternating sets of converging segments. The sets of segments converge at different angles of convergence. Discharge nozzles dispense beverage concentrate from a central manifold extending through the central body. The discharge nozzles define capillary tubes for the retention of a charge of syrup therein between drink dispensing. The flow from the discharge nozzles converges with the converging flow of one set of segments. Flow from a second set of segments converges more rapidly. The mixed beverage concentrate and carbonated water streams continue to converge upon the converged carbonated water stream flowing centrally below the dispensing spout. The outer peripheral surface of the central body is open to atmosphere for the release of outgas carbon dioxide prior to the thorough mixing occurring below the spout assembly.

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1. A beverage dispensing spout comprisinga central body including an outer peripheral surface and a plurality of discharge nozzles each having a capillary tube extending to the surface of the central body, the outer peripheral surface having first converging segments converging downwardly to define

1. A beverage dispensing spout comprisinga central body including an outer peripheral surface and a plurality of discharge nozzles each having a capillary tube extending to the surface of the central body, the outer peripheral surface having first converging segments converging downwardly to define first trajectories of boundary layer flow, second converging segments converging downwardly to define second trajectories of boundary layer flow, the central body further including a bottom surface extending to intersections with the first converging segments, and the discharge nozzles defining third trajectories of flow, the first converging segments, the second converging segments and the discharge nozzles being arranged with the first trajectories intersecting the third trajectories before the first trajectories converge and the second trajectories converging without intersecting the third trajectories; discharge ports opening downwardly about the outer peripheral surface of the central body.