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Methods of pouring liquids from bottles have the steps of providing a pouring head with at least two functionally different modes of pouring, i.e. electronically timed pouring with automatic shut-off, and free pouring either with or without an annunciator signal, and the step of selecting one of the

Methods of pouring liquids from bottles have the steps of providing a pouring head with at least two functionally different modes of pouring, i.e. electronically timed pouring with automatic shut-off, and free pouring either with or without an annunciator signal, and the step of selecting one of the modes at the time of dispensing. Further, the steps of providing a normally open magnetically latched valve, and momentarily de-magnetizing to drop the valve and terminate pouring, and the steps of shaking the valve back on to magnetic and electrically sensing the presence of the valve and electrically starting a subsequent pour while the bottle remains inverted. A further step has free pouring with sensory annunciation of the completion of pouring, with the preferred annunciation being a blinking light signal.

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1. A method of dispensing liquid from a bottle, comprising the steps ofa) magnetically latching a ferrous valve member to a normally open condition relative to a mating valve seat at a permanently magnetized valve latch pad in a dispensing head secured to a bottle of liquid; b) manually inverting th

1. A method of dispensing liquid from a bottle, comprising the steps ofa) magnetically latching a ferrous valve member to a normally open condition relative to a mating valve seat at a permanently magnetized valve latch pad in a dispensing head secured to a bottle of liquid; b) manually inverting the bottle and head and pouring the liquid out of the bottle through the head and past the ferrous valve member; and c) demagnetizing the valve latch pad and dropping the ferrous valve member to close a valve seat in the head while the adjoined bottle and head are inverted, thereby terminating dispensing of liquid from the bottle.