Beer container
AssigneeEcokeg Pty Ltd
InventorWarwick William Field
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Abstract
A beer container comprises an inner hollow shell of blow moulded PET to hold beer, an outer hollow shell of moulded high density polyethylene enclosing and supporting the inner shell and a spear structure including a dispenser tube extending from a bottom interior region of the inner shell through to a dispensing outlet at the top of the outer shell. The spear structure incorporates valves for supply of pressurizing gas into the interior of inner shell and for dispensing beer through the dispensing outlet, both valves being formed of PET. When the container has been emptied of beer, the outer shell can readily be separated from the inner shell and spear structure to allow separate recycling of the high density polyethylene material and the PET material.
Claims14
A beer container comprising:
- an inner hollow shell of blow moulded PET to hold beer;
- an outer hollow shell of moulded high density polyethylene enclosing and providing side, top and bottom support for the inner shell;
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- a spear structure fixed to the inner shell and including a dispenser tube extending from a bottom interior region of the inner shell through to a dispensing outlet at the top of the outer shell, a valve for supply of pressurising gas into the interior of the inner shell and a beer dispenser valve at the dispensing outlet.
A beer container comprising:
- an inner hollow shell of blow moulded PET to hold beer;
- an outer hollow shell of moulded high density polyethylene enclosing and supporting the inner shell;
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- a spear structure constructed of PET and fixed to the inner shell, the spear structure including a dispenser tube extending from a bottom interior region of the inner shell through to a dispensing outlet at the top of the outer shell.
A beer container comprising:
- an inner hollow shell of blow moulded PET to hold beer;
- an outer hollow shell of moulded high density polyethylene enclosing and supporting the inner shell;
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- a spear structure constructed of PET including a dispenser tube extending from a bottom interior region of the inner shell through to a dispensing outlet at the top of the outer shell, wherein the outer shell is formed in separable pieces which can be separated from the inner shell for recycling of the high density polyethylene of the outer shell separately from the PET material of the inner shell and the spear, the outer shell comprising a generally open topped tub-shaped body fitted with a releasable lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.