Combination of a dispenser and container for carbonated drink

• US 8,079,496 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Issued: 12/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
• Original Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
• Inventors: Pakkert, Engbert Hermannes, Innikel, Quintijn
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams, Stephanie E
• Application Number:
  US10/556,087
• Publication Number:
  US 20070056990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,776 Days
• Field of Search: 222/146.6, 222/400.7, 222/400.8, 222/133, 222/333, 222/183, 222/394, 222/399, 222/401, 222/505
• US Class Current: 222/146.6
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0431 power-operated
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0462 Squeezing collapsible or flexible beverage containers, e.g. bag-in-box containers
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0835 with one valve
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0869 using solid state elements, e.g. Peltier cells
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/1405 Control taps
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2210/00133 wheeled

Abstract

Combination of a dispenser (1) and container (7) for carbonated drink, the container being provided at the top with an outflow channel (10), extending in the direction of the central axis of the container, and a dispensing valve (11), closed under spring tension, for dispensing carbonated drink via a dispensing line (12, 13) connected to the outflow channel (10), the dispenser (1) being provided with a chill chamber (4) for accommodating the container (7) and with a dispensing head (15) with a handle (17) whereby the handle (17) is connected to an operating member (18, 20) that, during use, engages on the dispensing valve (11).

Claims

1. A combination of a dispenser (1) and container (7) for carbonated drink, comprising:

an outflow channel (10) provided at a top of the container, extending in a direction of a vertical axis of the container;

a dispensing valve (11), situated at or near the container'"'"'s vertical axis, closed under spring tension, for dispensing carbonated drink via a dispensing line (12,13,66) connected free of an intermediate shut-off valve to the outflow channel, the dispenser being provided with a chill chamber (4,40) for accommodating the container; and

a dispensing head (15,47) with a handle (17,48), situated at a distance from the container'"'"'s vertical axis, the handle is connected to an operating member (12,18,20,61) extending transversely to the container'"'"'s vertical axis from the handle (17,48) to the dispensing valve (11),

wherein upon movement of the handle, movement is transferred via the connection to move the operating member along the container'"'"'s vertical axis in order to open and to close the dispensing valve (11) while the dispensing line remains unobstructed.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the container (7) has a dispensing line (13,14) with an elbow (12), a striker limb (27′

) of which can be moved in the outflow channel (10), which elbow is provided with an outflow limb (29), as well as a strike surface (28), wherein the dispensing head (15,47) is provided with a pivot point (19), located some distance away from the container'"'"'s vertical axis, about which the handle (17) can be moved and wherein the operating member comprises a push body (18) which is connected to the handle and engages on the strike surface.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein the striker limb (27′

) is guided in a sealed manner along a wall (10′

) of the outflow channel (10) that extends above the dispensing valve (11) in the direction of the container'"'"'s vertical axis.

4. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing head (15) has an accommodating portion for accommodating an outflow portion of the container that is connected to a flexible dispensing line (13) extending transversely to the container'"'"'s vertical axis and wherein the pivot point (19) is positioned close to the accommodating portion.