DRINK SUPPLY CONTAINER HAVING AN END MEMBER SUPPORTING GAS INLET AND OUTLET VALVES WHICH EXTEND PERPENDICULAR TO THE END MEMBER
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1. A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve extending along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member; and
a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve extending along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member.
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A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages. The drink supply container includes an end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall. The support is substantially positionable in a plane. The drink supply container also has a gas inlet valve, a portion of which extends along an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the support. The drink supply container has a drink supply outlet valve, a portion of which extends along an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the support.
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1. A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
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a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve extending along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member; and
a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve extending along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
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a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve having a cylindrical wall which extends along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member; and
a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve having a cylindrical fluid director which extends along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A drink supply container for a machine which dispenses beverages, the drink supply container comprising:
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a body having a first end, a second end and a liquid-holding space between the first end and the second end, the body configured to be positioned in the machine such that the first end is located below the second end;
an end member connectable to the first end, the end member having a side wall and a support connected to the side wall, the support being substantially positionable in a plane, the support defining a plurality of openings, each one of the openings being in fluid communication with the liquid-holding space when the end member is connected to the body;
a gas inlet valve connectable to the end member, the gas inlet valve positioned at one of the openings, a portion of the gas inlet valve having a cylindrical wall which extends along a first axis, the first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the gas inlet valve is connected to the end member, the cylindrical wall having;
(a) a first end at or near the support; and
(b) a second end located closer to the liquid-holding cavity than the first end of the cylindrical wall; and
a drink supply outlet valve connectable to the end member, the drink supply outlet valve positioned at another one of the openings, a portion of the drink supply outlet valve having a cylindrical fluid director which extends along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the plane when the drink supply outlet valve is connected to the end member, the cylindrical fluid director having;
(a) a first end at or near the support; and
(b) a second end located further from the liquid-holding cavity than the first end of the cylindrical fluid director. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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