Beverage dispensing system, a beverage dispensing assembly, a method of operating a beverage dispensing system and a pressure housing

A method of operating a beverage dispensing system, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a pressure housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part being connected to or being connectable to said first housing part for establishing an inner chamber when said first housing part and said second housing part are being connected together, said first housing part having a connector aperture,
• providing a pair of interchangeable connectors comprising a first connector configured for adapting the beverage dispensing system to a disposable tapping line and having a through-going hole, the pair of interchangeable connectors comprising a second connector configured for adapting the beverage dispensing system to a fixed tapping line leading externally from said inner chamber,
• providing a pair of beverage containers, both having a body part accommodating a beverage, a beverage outlet and a closure closing off said beverage outlet, a first beverage container of said pair of beverage containers comprising the disposable tapping line communicating with said beverage outlet via said closure and a second beverage container of said pair of beverage containers having an openable seal at said closure, and
• establishing a first operational mode by connecting said first connector to said connector aperture of said first housing part in a pressure-tight sealing connection, accommodating said first beverage container within said inner chamber, sealing said closure of said first beverage container against a sealing element of said inner chamber or said first connector for establishing an interspace communicating with a pressure inlet between the outer wall of said body part of said first beverage container and the inner wall of said inner chamber, guiding said disposable tapping line from within said inner chamber and through said through-going hole leading externally from said inner chamber, admitting a pressure medium into said interspace via said pressure inlet, and, extracting said beverage from said beverage container via said beverage outlet, or
• establishing a second operational mode by connecting said second connector to said connector aperture of said first housing part in a pressure-tight sealing connection, accommodating said second beverage container within said inner space, sealing said closure of said second beverage container against a sealing element of said inner chamber or said second connector for establishing an interspace between the outer wall of said body part of said second beverage container and the inner wall of said inner chamber, connecting said second connector to said openable seal and to the fixed tapping line leading externally from said inner chamber, admitting a pressure medium into said interspace via said pressure inlet, and, extracting said beverage from said beverage container via said beverage outlet.

A pressure housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part being connected to or being connectable to said first housing part for establishing an inner chamber when said first housing part and said second housing part are being connected together, said first housing part having a connector aperture,

• said pressure housing comprising a pair of interchangeable connectors, both being connectable to said connector aperture of said first housing part in a pressure-tight sealing connection,
• said pair of interchangeable connectors comprising a first connector having a through-going hole for allowing guiding a disposable tapping line from within said inner chamber and through said through-going hole leading externally from said inner chamber, and a second connector being connected to or being connectable to a fixed tapping line leading externally from said inner chamber,
• said pressure housing being further compatible with a pair of beverage containers, both having a body part for accommodating a beverage and a beverage outlet for allowing extraction of said beverage from said beverage container, wherein said pressure housing or one of said pair of connectors comprises a sealing element for establishing an interspace between the outer wall of said body part and the inner wall of said inner chamber, said interspace communicating with a pressure inlet for allowing admission of a pressure medium to said interspace.

A kit for a beverage dispensing system, characterized in that the kit comprises:

• a first connector and a second connector of a pair of interchangeable connectors both configured for being connectable to a same connector aperture of a first housing part of a pressure housing defining an inner chamber in a pressure-tight sealing connection, said first connector configured for adapting the beverage dispensing system to a disposable tapping line, the first connector having a through-going hole configured for allowing guiding the disposable tapping line from within the inner chamber and through said through-going hole leading externally from the inner chamber, and said second connector configured for adapting the beverage dispensing system to a fixed tapping line, wherein the second connector is configured for being connectable to the fixed tapping line leading externally from the inner chamber, and
• a pair of beverage containers, both having a body part for accommodating a beverage and a beverage outlet for allowing extraction of said beverage from said beverage container, both beverage containers having a closure for closing off said beverage outlet, wherein the closures are configured for sealing against a sealing element of the inner chamber or against one of said pair of connectors configured for establishing an interspace between the outer wall of said body part and an inner wall of the inner chamber, a first beverage container of said pair of beverage containers comprising said disposable tapping line communicating with said beverage outlet via said closure and a second beverage container of said pair of beverage containers having an openable seal at said closure configured for establishing connection from said beverage outlet to said second connector.