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AssigneeHeineken Technical Services B.V.
InventorsGuido Petrus Johannes Van Der Klaauw, Bart Jan Bax, Marius Corstiaan Van Duuren
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A drinks dispensing device (1, 25) is provided with a cooling chamber and a tap head for receiving a shut-off valve (32) of a drinks container which has been positioned in the cooling chamber. The tap head comprises a displacement member (45) and a seat (42) which is connected thereto. A handle (33) is removably connected to the seat and can be removed therefrom. Without the handle (33), it is difficult or impossible for the displacement member (45) to be moved by a user by hand, and consequently the drinks dispensing device cannot be operated by children. It is also possible for the user to exchange the handle for a handle of a specific appearance which matches the interior or is distributed by the producer of the drink which is to be dispensed in the event of promotional activities.
Drinks dispensing device (1, 25) provided with a cooling chamber (3, 26) having a wall, an opening for receiving a drinks container, a shut-off valve, which is hingedly connected to the wall, for the purpose of shutting off the opening, and a tap head (18, 29), which is connected to the cooling chamber (3, 26), for receiving a shut-off valve (19, 32) of a drinks container (15, 27) which has been positioned in the cooling chamber, the tap head comprising a displacement member (45, 98), a seat (42, 91) connected to the displacement member and a handle (33, 93) connected to the seat, characterized in that the handle (33, 93) can be removed from the seat by a user, it being impossible or at least difficult for a user to move the displacement member (45, 98) by hand without a handle.
Drinks dispensing device (1, 25) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting member (51′, 91′, 113) can be removed without having to use a tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.