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Polymeric keg connector

US10549976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. · BE

Inventors

Vanessa Valles · Leuven, BE
Stijn Vandekerckhove · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67D1/0462
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A polymeric keg connector for fluidly connecting the interior of a container has an opening with a fluid tube. The keg connector has a connector, a coupler, a support movable in a longitudinal direction Z with respect to the base body, a tube, and a penetration actuator. The distance the support is moved is sufficient for the tube penetration end to penetrate into the opening provided on a closure of the container. The sliding surfaces of the connector and the support are manufactured with a particulate-reinforced polymeric material and the polymeric material of the connector is reinforced by a particulate material that can be different from the particulate material reinforcing the support element.

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