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US 9,156,670 B2Granted
Systems for storing beverages
OwnerNicholas Hill, John Herrickinventors
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Abstract
Systems for storing beverages are disclosed, which include a container for storing, transporting and dispensing a beverage, e.g. beer. In some implementations the container includes a pressure-tight lid closure system including wire bails.
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A beverage storage system comprising:
- a container body comprising a vacuum sealed metal vessel having a rim which has a non-planar surface,
- a lid having a threaded portion and a gas inlet valve;
- and
- an annular elastomeric seal interposed between a bottom surface of the lid and the rim and configured to seal against the non-planar surface of the rim.
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A beverage storage system comprising:
- a container body comprising a vacuum sealed metal vessel having a rim which has a non-planar surface,
- a lid having a gas inlet valve;
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- an annular elastomeric seal disposed in an annular channel in the bottom surface of the lid and configured to seal against the non-planar surface of the rim;
- wherein the container body includes a generally cylindrical neck region and the channel includes a sidewall configured to abut an outer surface of the neck region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.