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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Philip J. Lucas, Golden, CO (US);
Inventor:
Philip J. Lucas, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Coors Global Properties, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 25/00 (2006.01); F25D 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for rapidly chilling a beverage-filled container and the beverage therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a cylindrical inner surface that generally conforms to the cylindrical outer surface of a beverage-filled container. A cooling coil surrounds the housing, and a refrigeration unit is operatively connected thereto. When a beverage-filled container is positioned within the housing, the beverage-filled container and the beverage therein is rapidly chilled substantially by conduction.