Keg closure housing with integrally formed features
AssigneePetainer Large Container IP Limited
InventorsErin Corstanje, Benedetta Zancan
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Abstract
A closure for a beverage keg is provided, comprising an outer housing wall defining at least a portion of a valve housing and an inner duct that is located within the outer housing wall. The inner duct extends through at least a portion of the valve housing to define a flow path through the closure. The outer housing wall and the inner duct are integrally formed together as part of a single housing component.
Claims18
A closure for a beverage keg, the closure comprising
- an outer housing wall defining at least a portion of a valve housing,
- a valve element, housed in the valve housing and movable with respect to the valve housing between an open position and a closed position,
- a biasing device, configured to bias the valve element towards the closed position;
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- an inner duct that is located within the outer housing wall and extends through at least a portion of the valve housing to define a flow path through the closure, wherein the outer housing wall and the inner duct are integrally formed together as part of a single housing component, and wherein the inner duct is configured to directly contact fluid flowing out of the beverage keg through the closure.
A closure for a beverage keg, the closure comprising a housing wall defining at least a portion of a valve housing, an inlet for admitting a pressurised gas into a headspace of the beverage keg and a venting system provided in the housing wall, separate from the inlet and configured to provide fluid communication between the headspace of the beverage keg and an exterior of the closure, the valve housing being connected to a separate attachment part, the separate attachment part providing a head portion of the closure that is configured for attachment to a filling head or dispense head, wherein the head portion comprises an annular wall extending around at least a portion of the housing wall, the annular wall at least partially covering the venting system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.