Tapping assembly and connecting device; container and method for beverage dispensing
First Claim
1. A tapping assembly for a beverage, comprising a bag-in-container type container comprising a first container and a second container, wherein the first container has a neck portion and the second container has a neck portion extending at least partly inside the neck portion of the first container, wherein a neck region of the bag-in-container type container is provided with at least one opening through a wall of the neck portion of the first container or through a wall of the neck portion of the second container opening into a space between the first and second containers, wherein the assembly further comprises a connecting device, connected or connectable to the neck region of the bag-in-container type container, wherein the connecting device comprises at least one gas connecting element for connecting to the at least one opening, wherein the gas connecting element is connected to a source of pressurized gas and is movable from a side wall of a coupling opening in a substantially radial direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the neck region of the bag-in-container type container.
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Abstract
Tapping assembly for a beverage, including container including a first and second container, wherein the first container has a neck portion and the second container is suspended in the first container, from the neck portion thereof. A neck region of the container is provided with at least one opening in a side wall thereof, preferably in a neck region of the first container, opening into a space between the first and second containers. The assembly further includes a connecting device, connected or connectable to the neck portion, wherein the connecting device includes at least one connecting element for connecting to the at least one opening, wherein the connecting element is connected to a source of pressurised gas.
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21 Claims
- 1. A tapping assembly for a beverage, comprising a bag-in-container type container comprising a first container and a second container, wherein the first container has a neck portion and the second container has a neck portion extending at least partly inside the neck portion of the first container, wherein a neck region of the bag-in-container type container is provided with at least one opening through a wall of the neck portion of the first container or through a wall of the neck portion of the second container opening into a space between the first and second containers, wherein the assembly further comprises a connecting device, connected or connectable to the neck region of the bag-in-container type container, wherein the connecting device comprises at least one gas connecting element for connecting to the at least one opening, wherein the gas connecting element is connected to a source of pressurized gas and is movable from a side wall of a coupling opening in a substantially radial direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the neck region of the bag-in-container type container.
- 15. A connecting device for connecting a dispense line and a gas line to a bag-in-container type container, comprising a first part and a second part, movably connected to said first part, wherein at least one of the first and/or second part is provided with a coupling opening extending in a substantially axial direction, with coupling elements for physically connecting the device to a part of a bag-in-container extending inside said coupling opening, wherein the connecting device is further provided with at least one gas connecting element, the connecting device further comprising a mechanism for moving the at least one gas connecting element between a position connecting the gas line to the bag-in-container and a position disconnecting the gas line from the bag-in-container, wherein the gas connecting element is movable from a side wall of the coupling opening, in a substantially radial direction of the coupling opening.
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20. A tapping assembly for a beverage, comprising a bag-in-container type container comprising
a first container and a second container, wherein the first container has a neck portion and the second container is suspended in the first container, from the neck portion thereof, wherein a neck region of the bag-in-container type container is provided with at least one opening through a wall of the neck portion of the first container into a space between the first and second containers, wherein the assembly further comprises a connecting device, connected or connectable to the neck region of the bag-in-container type container, wherein the connecting device comprises at least one gas connecting element for connecting to the at least one opening, wherein the gas connecting element is connected to a source of pressurised gas and is movable in a substantially radial direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the neck region of the bag-in-container type container.
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21. A tapping assembly for a beverage, comprising a bag-in-container type container comprising
a first container and a second container, wherein the first container has a neck portion and the second container has a neck portion extending at least partly inside the neck portion of the first container, wherein a neck region of the bag-in-container type container is provided with at least one opening through a wall of the neck portion of the first container into a space between the first and second containers, wherein the assembly further comprises a connecting device, connected or connectable to the neck region of the bag-in-container type container, wherein the connecting device comprises at least one gas connecting element for connecting to the at least one opening, wherein the gas connecting element is connected to a source of pressurised gas and is movable in a substantially radial direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the neck region of the bag-in-container type container.
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