Cap for beverage container
AssigneeSmart Bar USA LLC
InventorsWilliam Metropulos, Tim Knecht
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Abstract
A cap assembly is provided for a beverage container for withdrawing fluid from the beverage container. The cap assembly has a cap that is connected to the beverage container, a first tube connected to the cap to provide a pressurized gas to the beverage container, and a second tube connected to the cap to transfer fluid out of the beverage container. The cap has an end wall and a cylindrical sidewall extending from the end wall to define a cap cavity. The cap cavity has female threads adapted to receive mating male threads of the beverage container.
Claims20
A cap assembly for a beverage container, the cap assembly comprising:
- a cap engageable with the beverage container, the cap having an end wall, a cylindrical sidewall extending from the end wall, a first cap aperture in the end wall having a first opening and a second opening, a second cap aperture in the end wall having a first opening and a second opening, an interior surface of the end wall and sidewall defining a cap cavity, the cap cavity having female threads adapted to receive mating male threads of the beverage container;
- a seal positioned within the cap cavity;
- a first fitting within the first cap aperture, the first fitting having a first end that protrudes from the end wall of the cap and a second end that extends into the cap cavity;
- a second fitting within the second cap aperture, the second fitting having a first end that protrudes from the end wall of the cap and a second end that extends into the cap cavity;
- a first tube connected to the first end of the first fitting and adapted to provide a pressurized gas to the beverage container;
- a second tube connected to the first end of the second fitting and adapted to transfer fluid out of the beverage container;
- and,
- a third tube connected to the second end of the second fitting, the third tube having a distal end positioned within the beverage container and adapted to transfer fluid from the beverage container to the second tube.
A cap assembly for a beverage container, the cap assembly comprising:
- a cap engageable with the beverage container, the cap having an end wall, a cylindrical sidewall extending from the end wall, a first cap aperture in the end wall having a first opening and a second opening, a second cap aperture in the end wall having a first opening and a second opening, an interior surface of the end wall and sidewall defining a cap cavity, the cap cavity having female threads adapted to receive mating male threads of the beverage container;
- a seal positioned within the cap cavity;
- a first tube extending from the first cap aperture to provide a pressurized gas to the beverage container;
- and
- a second tube extending from the second cap aperture, the second tube having a distal end positioned within the beverage container and adapted to transfer fluid out of the beverage container.
A cap assembly for a beverage container, the cap assembly comprising:
- a cap engageable with the beverage container, the cap having an end wall, a sidewall extending from the end wall, a first cap aperture in the cap and having a first opening and a second opening, a second cap aperture in the cap and having a first opening and a second opening, an interior surface of the end wall and sidewall defining a cap cavity, the cap cavity having female threads adapted to receive mating male threads of the beverage container;
- a first fitting within the first cap aperture;
- a second fitting within the second cap aperture;
- a first tube connected to the first fitting to provide a pressurized gas to the beverage container;
- and
- a second tube connected to the second fitting, and adapted to transfer fluid out of the beverage container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.