System and Method for Eco-Friendly Beverage Dispensing Kiosk

a beverage dispenser and eco-friendly technology, applied in the field of water kiosks, can solve the problems of adding mass to landfills, creating significant carbon emissions, and no company has been able to develop and put into commercial production a beverage container that degrades easily in the natural environment, and achieves the effect of sufficient time to consum

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-02
DROP WATER CORP A DELAWARE CORP
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[0005]The solution, the way to provide a “compostable” container, is to fill the bottle only when the consumer buys the product. Then, the consumer has sufficient time to consume the beverage before significant degradation

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Such containers create many environmental problems, including adding mass to landfills, ending up as litter in the environment that does not degrade under natural conditions, and creation of significant carbon emissions through the transport of pre-filled bottles from bottling sites to points of sale.
To date, no company has been able to develop and put into commercial production a beverage container that degrades

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[0020]In one embodiment, the above described problems with producing compostable bottled water or beverage can be alleviated by having a kiosk that uses the municipal water supply, filters the water, provides additives in accordance with consumer preferences, fills compostable bottles stored in the kiosk, and delivers a sealed, filled bottle to the consumer. In its preferred embodiment, which is but one of many alternatives, the beverage container consists of an external shell, internal pouch, and cap. Its shape is that of a typical beverage bottle. The shell may be of an easily degradable material such as wood or bamboo pulp. To keep the beverage from leaking through the shell, the beverage is contained within a waterproof pouch inside the shell. The pouch may consist of poly-lactic acid (PLA) in such thickness and of such type that it meets regulatory requirements to be certified as “compostable.” The cap may be a typical cap with threads to screw onto the top of the container or ...

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Abstract

A beverage dispensing kiosk that contains empty beverage containers and fills them with water and other beverages. The beverage containers comply with applicable regulations and standards to be designated “compostable.” The kiosk uses municipal water as the base, purifies the water, and adds constituents to meet the taste of the ultimate consumer. The delivered beverage may be commonly known as bottled water or as a soft drink, such as a cola beverage.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This non-provisional application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 61 / 807,191, filed Apr. 1, 2013, which application is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]One embodiment of the present invention is a water kiosk that solves the problem of water being sold in non-compostable bottles. The kiosk enables the provision to consumers of bottled water or beverage in an easily biodegradable—“compostable”—beverage container for use in the sale of bottled water and other beverages. The beverage kiosk fills the container onsite at the time of purchase. The kiosk filters municipal water to a high level of purity, provides additives if desired by the consumer, fills a compostable beverage container, seals the cap, and delivers the sealed bottled water to the consumer.BACKGROUND[0003]Water and other beverages are sold to consumer either in bottles or other containers that are not “compostable” or at...

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IPC IPC(8): G07F13/06G07F9/10B01D24/00B01D61/02B65B3/00B65B7/28
CPCG07F13/065B65B3/00G07F9/105B01D23/14B01D61/02B65B7/28C02F1/283C02F1/32C02F1/441C02F2209/008C02F2307/10B65B7/16G07F13/10B65B3/045B65B7/2835B65B3/02B67B7/182
Inventor EDWARDS, SCOTT PAULEDWARDS, CREE A.
Owner DROP WATER CORP A DELAWARE CORP
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