Container and valve for a container
AssigneeHeineken Supply Chain B.V.
InventorsArie Maarten Paauwe, Bart Jan Bax, Harold Marcel Blom
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Abstract
Beverage container (1) and valve (6) for a beverage container (1). Valve (6), comprising a base element (26) and a snap ring or snap fingers (48) extending there from, positioned around an opening (27) through the base element (26), wherein within the snap ring or between the snap fingers (48) a valve housing (24) is provided, having at least one inlet opening (9) and a spring loaded valve body (29), biased towards the base element (26) and closing off the opening (27), wherein the valve body (29) is operable through the opening (27) for opening a fluid connection between the inlet opening (9) or openings and the opening (27) in the base element (26).
Claims47
A valve, comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending from an outward facing surface of the base element, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element.
A valve, comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending there from, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element, wherein a safety provision is connected to the valve, which in at least one direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the spring loaded valve body within the housing is wider than the base element.
A valve assembly, comprising a mounting ring and a valve, the valve comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending there from, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element, the valve assembly for mounting in an opening in said mounting ring, wherein the mounting ring comprises an opening having axially opposite peripheral edges and with a snap provision for cooperating with the snap fingers or the snap ring of the valve, wherein the snap ring or the snap fingers have a rounded end or ends opposite the base element, such that when the valve is snap fit in said opening, said rounded end or ends form a smooth transition from an inward facing surface of the ring and a surface part of the valve formed by said rounded end or ends.
A container, comprising a body and a neck, wherein the neck further comprises a valve, the valve comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending there from, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element, wherein the neck defines an opening with a snap provision for cooperating with snap fingers or a snap ring of the valve, wherein the snap ring or the snap fingers have a rounded end or ends opposite the base element, such that when the valve is snap fit in said opening, said rounded end or ends form a smooth transition from an inward facing surface of the ring and a surface part of the valve formed by said rounded end or ends.
A container, comprising a body and a neck, wherein the neck further comprises a valve, the valve comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending there from, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element, wherein the valve is provided for dispensing a beverage from the container, wherein an inner surface part of the container adjacent the valve is smooth and sloping towards the inlet side of the valve, such that foam is prevented from being trapped at the inner surface of the neck.
A container, comprising a body and a neck, wherein the neck further comprises a valve, the valve comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending there from, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element, wherein the valve is provided for dispensing a beverage from the container, wherein an inner surface part of the container adjacent the valve is smooth and sloping towards the inlet side of the valve, such that foam is prevented from being trapped at the inner surface of the neck, wherein the valve comprises a snap ring or a snap skirt, comprising a series of resilient snap fingers, rounded such that said edge forms a substantially smooth transition to the or a further inner surface part when the valve is snap fit into a mounting opening of the neck or of a mounting ring mounted at the neck.
A container, comprising a body and a neck, wherein the neck further comprises a valve, the valve comprising a base element and a snap ring or snap fingers extending there from, positioned around an opening through the base element, and a valve housing within the snap ring or between the snap fingers, the valve housing having at least one inlet opening and a spring loaded valve body, biased towards the base element and closing off the opening, wherein the spring loaded valve body is operable through the opening for opening a fluid connection between the at least one inlet opening and the opening in the base element, wherein the valve is provided for dispensing a beverage from the container, wherein an inner surface part of the container adjacent the valve is smooth and sloping towards the inlet side of the valve, such that foam is prevented from being trapped at the inner surface of the neck, wherein the valve comprises a snap ring or a snap skirt, comprising a series of resilient snap fingers, rounded such that said edge forms a substantially smooth transition to the or a further inner surface part when the valve is snap fit into a mounting opening of the neck or of a mounting ring mounted at the neck, wherein the valve is mounted in a mounting ring that is mounted to the neck.
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