Fluid medium dispensing system and a method of assembling a dispensing system for a fluid medium

Abstract

The present invention provides a fluid medium dispensing system (1) for dispensing a fluid medium stored under pressure. The system (1) comprises a container (30) for storing the fluid medium under pressure, the container (30) comprising a neck (36) defining an opening (32). A valve cup (10) supporting a valve (5) closes the opening (32) of the container (3). The valve cup (10) is secured to the container (30) by an adhesive layer (70) between the valve cup (10) and the neck (36) of the container (30) that thereby seals the container (30). Preferably, the neck (36) of the container (30) and the valve cup (10) define contiguous surfaces (71, 72) respectively between which the adhesive layer (70) is located. Preferably also, the adhesive is a cyanoacrylate adhesive. The invention also provides a method of assembling a BoV dispensing system (1) wherein a bag (100) is secured to the valve (50). In the method the bag (100) is inserted into the container (30) and the valve cup (10) is positioned at the opening (32) of the container (30). The internal volume of the container (30) is then pressurized and an adhesive layer is applied either around the periphery of the valve cup (10) or around the opening (32) of the neck (36) of the container (30). The valve cap (10) is then pressed into the neck (36) of the container (30) and the adhesive layer (70) is allowed to cure to secure the valve cup (10) to the container (30) and to provide a seal.

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