Container, keg, system and method for storing and dispensing a beverage
AssigneeThe Udder Way I.P. Pty Ltd
InventorEdward Crick
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Abstract
A generally cuboid-shaped container having general footprint dimensions of a milk crate and an aperture configured to receive an input valve for introducing pressurised gas into the container such that milk stored therein can be dispensed under pressure, and an output valve for dispensing milk from the container, the output valve being attachable to a tube positionable in the container to extract milk therefrom, the aperture being closable to facilitate storage and transportation of the milk.
Claims20
A generally cuboid-shaped container having general footprint dimensions of a milk crate and an aperture configured to receive an input valve for introducing pressurised gas into the container such that milk stored therein can be dispensed under pressure, and an output valve for dispensing milk from the container, the output valve being attachable to a tube positionable in the container to extract milk therefrom, the aperture being closable to facilitate storage and transportation of the milk.
A keg for dispensing a beverage, comprising:
- a container according to any one of the preceding claims;
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- a dispenser fitting receivable in the aperture of the container, the dispenser fitting comprising the input valve and the output valve and a lid for closing the aperture, the input and output valves being fitted to the lid such that in use, with the lid closing the aperture, pressurised gas can be introduced into the container through the lid via the input valve and milk can be extracted from the container through the lid and dispensed via the output valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.