Bag in box connector valve
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsBert DE VREESE, Jan DE PAEPE, Stefan VANDERVELDEN, Johan MEURIS
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Abstract
The present application provides a bag in box connection valve for a pouch spout connected to a flexible pouch of a bag in box. The bag in box connection valve may include a ratchet body with a pair of ratchet teeth lines, a quick disconnect ratchet coupling with a spout opening, and a pair of ratchet arms with a pair of ratchet arm teeth lines. The pair of ratchet teeth line and the pair of ratchet arm teeth lines cooperate to raise and lower the ratchet body onto the pouch spout positioned within the spout opening.
Claims10
A bag in box connection valve for a pouch spout connected to a flexible pouch of a bag in box, comprising:
- a ratchet body;
- the ratchet body comprising a pair of ratchet teeth lines;
- a quick disconnect ratchet coupling;
- the quick disconnect ratchet coupling comprising a spout opening;
- and
- a pair of ratchet arms with a pair of ratchet arm teeth lines;
- wherein the pair of ratchet teeth lines and the pair of ratchet arm teeth lines cooperate to raise and lower the ratchet body onto the pouch spout positioned within the spout opening.
A method of attaching a quick disconnect ratchet coupling to a valve housing of a flexible pouch, comprising:
- sliding the quick disconnect ratchet coupling over the valve housing;
- aligning the quick disconnect ratchet coupling in place with the valve housing positioned between a pair of connector arms;
- and
- swinging a pair of ratchet arms of the quick disconnect ratchet coupling to drive a valve body of the quick disconnect ratchet coupling into communication with the valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.