CARBONATOR COMPARTMENT
A carbonator for carbonating a beverage in a beverage container. The carbonator comprises a beverage container compartment that comprises a first portion and a second portion that is rotatably mounted to the first portion. The first portion comprises a first groove and the second portion comprises a second groove. The carbonator comprises a retaining ring that is adapted to be arranged in the grooves to rotatably mount the second portion to the first portion.
1 . A carbonator for carbonating a beverage in a beverage
container, wherein the carbonator comprises:
a beverage container compartment that comprises a first portion and a second portion that is rotatably mounted to the first portion,
wherein the first portion comprises a first groove and the second portion comprises a second groove, and
wherein the carbonator comprises a retaining ring that is adapted to be arranged in the first and second grooves to rotatably mount the second portion to the first portion.
2 - 15 . (canceled)
16 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the retaining ring is made of metal.
17 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is made of metal.
18 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is made of plastic.
19 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is made of metal.
20 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the first portion, the retaining ring and the second portion form a tortuous path from inside the beverage container compartment to an environment outside the container compartment.
21 . The carbonator of claim 1 , further comprising a compartment lid portion adapted to cooperate with the second portion to close the beverage container compartment.
22 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is provided with an inner lining that is made of metal.
23 . The carbonator of claim 22 , wherein the inner lining comprises a radial expansion that is adapted to bear against an end edge of a holder.
24 . The carbonator of claim 1 , wherein the first groove is open radially outwards of the beverage container compartment and the second groove is open radially inwards of the beverage container compartment.
25 . The carbonator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a carbonating head comprising a dissolver nozzle for introducing carbonating medium into the beverage container;
a support part for movably supporting the carbonating head between a first position and a second position;
a locking mechanism operable between an unlocked state and a locked state in which the carbonating head is retained in the second position; and
a base part connected to the support part and comprising a beverage container stand for the beverage container,
wherein the second portion is comprised in the locking mechanism.
26 . The carbonator of claim 25 , wherein the beverage container compartment is formed by the carbonating head together with the beverage container stand, and wherein the second portion is locked to the beverage container stand by a rotative movement of the second portion in relation to the beverage container stand.
27 . The carbonator of claim 25 , wherein the carbonating head comprises a carbonating head housing made of metal.
28 . The carbonator of claim 27 , wherein the carbonating head housing circumferentially surrounds an upper portion of the beverage container when the carbonating head is in the second position.
29 . The carbonator of claim 27 , wherein the carbonating head housing comprises a lining made of metal that circumferentially surrounds an upper portion of the beverage container when the carbonating head is in the second position.