The carbonation device includes a cap system selectively mounted to the mouth of a liquid container. The cap system includes a cap, a rotatable control ring coaxial with and selectively attached to the cap, a reaction vessel selectively attached to the bottom of the cap, and an elongate distribution
The carbonation device includes a cap system selectively mounted to the mouth of a liquid container. The cap system includes a cap, a rotatable control ring coaxial with and selectively attached to the cap, a reaction vessel selectively attached to the bottom of the cap, and an elongate distribution tube selectively mounted to the cap. The reaction vessel is filled with a preselected amount of carbonating material such that when the control ring is rotated in one position, water may be introduced into the vessel to initiate the carbonation reaction. In another position, the carbonating gas flows into the liquid via the distribution tube. Other rotated positions permit locking and unlocking of the control ring. The carbonation device also includes a drop-in configuration that serves as a self-contained carbonation distribution vessel.
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1. A carbonation device, comprising: a substantially hollow first body having a cavity for holding and dispersing water and carbonating gas;a substantially hollow, second body detachably mounted to the first body, the second body having an open end adapted to be mounted to the first body and a close
1. A carbonation device, comprising: a substantially hollow first body having a cavity for holding and dispersing water and carbonating gas;a substantially hollow, second body detachably mounted to the first body, the second body having an open end adapted to be mounted to the first body and a closed end, the second hollow body having a cavity for holding water and reactants to produce the carbonating gas;a gas distribution means interconnected to the first and second hollow bodies for directing carbonating gas from the second hollow body into a beverage to be carbonated, the gas distribution means having an outlet port disposed at the bottom of the first body and an elongate tube operatively connected to the outlet port; andmeans for mounting the first hollow body to an opening of a beverage container. 2. A carbonation device, comprising: a substantially hollow cap adapted to be mounted to an opening of a liquid container, the cap comprising;a water dispensing means for holding and directing a quantity of water for producing carbonating gas;a plurality of chambers for directing water and gas flow;a plurality of ports for directing flow of water; anda plurality of vents for directing gas flow;a substantially annular control ring coaxial with and selectively and rotatably mounted on the cap, the control ring having a plurality of control grooves selectively alignable with the ports and the vents in the cap to lock, collect water, carbonate, and unlock the control ring;a reaction vessel mounted to the cap, the reaction vessel adapted to hold carbonating gas producing reactants to be mixed with the water, anda carbonating gas distribution system connected to the cap to dispense the carbonating gas into liquid held in the liquid container;wherein rotation of the control ring to select positions about the cap allows a user to control various stages of producing the carbonating gas to obtain a carbonated beverage. 3. The carbonation device according to claim 2, wherein the water dispensing means comprises a substantially concave trough radially extending from top, center of the cap to an outer edge of the cap, the concave trough having a substantially circular concavity at the center of the trough and a tapering groove forming a spout adjacent the outer edge, the tapering groove tapering both downwardly and radially. 4. The carbonation device according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of chambers comprises: a water chamber disposed below the trough, the water chamber having a sloped bottom surface; andan intermediate inlet chamber disposed below the water chamber, the inlet chamber being separated from the water chamber by a partition. 5. The carbonation device according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of ports comprises: an elongate, curved water chamber port spaced below the spout, the water chamber port opening into and communicating with the water chamber; andan elongate, curved inlet chamber port spaced below the water chamber port, the inlet chamber port opening into and communicating with the inlet chamber. 6. The carbonation device according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of vents comprises: a first vent formed on a side of the water chamber opposite the water chamber port;a second vent disposed below the first vent, the second vent communicating with the carbonating gas distribution system;a third vent disposed below and angularly offset from the first vent, the third vent communicating with the water chamber; anda fourth vent disposed below the third vent, the fourth vent communicating with the inlet chamber. 7. The carbonation device according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of control grooves are formed on an interior surface of the control ring, the plurality of control grooves comprising: a first control groove for directing water from trough to the water chamber;a second control groove for directing water from the water chamber to the inlet chamber, the second control groove disposed below and angularly offset from the first control groove;a first vent control groove for venting air from the water chamber;a second vent control groove for venting carbonating gas from the water chamber to the carbonating gas distribution system; anda third vent control groove for venting carbonating gas from the reaction vessel to the water chamber. 8. The carbonation device according to claim 7, wherein the control ring is rotatable to preselected locked, water, carbonation, and unlocked positions. 9. The carbonation device according to claim 8, further comprising means for locking the control ring into the preselected locked, water, carbonation, and unlocked positions. 10. The carbonation device according to claim 9, wherein the means for locking the control ring into the preselected positions comprises: at least two rotation tabs radially extending from the cap, each rotation tab being angularly spaced from each other, each tab having a locking protrusion thereon;a plurality of angularly spaced locking indentions formed on an interior surface of the control ring; andat least two angularly spaced flanges extending radially inwardly from the interior surface of the control ring, the flanges being spaced from the locking indentions;wherein the locking indentions and flanges form a channel that the rotation tabs may ride and mating between the locking protrusions and locking indentions locks the relative position of the control ring. 11. The carbonation device according to claim 10, wherein rotation of control ring to the unlocked position aligns the rotation tabs and the flanges with respective spacing between the flanges and the tabs to thereby form unhindered passageways where the control ring can be removed from cap. 12. The carbonation device according to claim 8, further comprising a drain groove formed on the top of the control ring, the drain groove being alignable with the spout to form a continuous tapering drain for disposing residual water in the trough. 13. The carbonation device according to claim 12, wherein rotating the control ring to the locked position aligns the drain groove with the spout, none of the ports, vents, and control grooves being aligned with each other. 14. The carbonation device according to claim 8, wherein rotation of the control ring to the water position aligns the spout and the water chamber port with the first control groove and the first vent with the first vent control groove, the alignment of the spout, first control groove and the water chamber port forming a passage for the water to drain into the water chamber, the first vent and the first vent control groove simultaneously aligning to form a passage for air to escape during filling of the water chamber. 15. The carbonation device according to claim 8, wherein rotation of the control ring to the carbonation position aligns: the water chamber port and the inlet chamber port with the second control groove, forming a passage for water to drain from the water chamber to the reaction vessel;the first and second vents with the second vent control groove, forming a passage for carbonating gas to travel to the carbonating gas distribution system; andthe third and fourth vents with the third vent control groove, forming a passage for carbonating gas to travel from the reaction vessel to the water chamber. 16. The carbonation device according to claim 8, further comprising a plurality of angularly spaced indicia disposed on top of the control ring, each indicia corresponding to each of the preselected operating positions of the control ring, the spout serving as a pointer alignable with the selected indicia. 17. The carbonation device according to claim 2, wherein the carbonating gas distribution system comprises: an outlet port disposed at the bottom of the cap; andan elongate tube operatively connected to the outlet port.
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