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US 2010/0163113 A1Published application
Beverage container and assembly of such a container and a tapping device
AssigneeHeineken Supply Chain B.V.
InventorBart Jan Bax
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AssigneeHeineken Supply Chain B.V.
InventorBart Jan Bax
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A beverage container (1) provided with an inner space, at least partly filled with carbonated beverage and a valve assembly (15) attached in the beverage container, in particular a top surface (4) thereof, which valve assembly comprises a valve body (21) biased in a closing direction against a valve seat (20), and wherein, preferably, an engaging means (26) extending outside the inner space is provided, wherein a pressure control device (36) is provided which comprises a reservoir (37), filled with a pressure gas, which reservoir is in communication with the inner space, at least during use, preferably via a pressure control device, and wherein the dispensing device comprises an operating device (40) for pressing the valve body away from the valve seat, which operating device comprises a part of a beverage dispensing channel (48, 52) and is provided with means (64) for maintaining the valve assembly in an opened position.
A beverage container provided with an inner space, at least partly filled with carbonated beverage and a valve assembly attached in the beverage container, in particular a top surface thereof, which valve assembly comprises a valve body biased in a closing direction against a valve seat, and wherein, preferably, an engaging means extending outside the inner space is provided, wherein a pressure control device is provided which comprises a reservoir, filled with a pressure gas, which reservoir is in communication with the inner space, at least during use, preferably via a pressure control device, and wherein the dispensing device comprises an operating device for pressing the valve body away from the valve seat, which operating device comprises a part of a beverage dispensing channel and is provided with means for maintaining the valve assembly in an opened position.
A method for tapping beverage, in particular carbonated beverage such as beer, wherein the container comprises an inner space in which beverage is included and a valve assembly for dispensing the beverage from the inner space, and a pressure control device preferably integrated in or on the container for controlling the pressure in the inner space, wherein on the valve assembly, an operating device is pressed in for opening and maintaining opened the valve assembly.
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