Refrigerator having a valve engagement mechanism operable to engage multiple valves of one end of a liquid container
US7918368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/00036
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerator having a container support configured to removably support at least one liquid container having an end with a gas inlet valve and a liquid outlet valve. The refrigerator has at least one gas line and at least one gas inlet valve engager positionable adjacent to such end of the liquid container, and the gas inlet valve engager is configured to be fluidly connected to the gas inlet valve of such end of the liquid container. The refrigerator has at least one liquid outlet valve engager positionable adjacent to such end of the liquid container. The refrigerator has at least one electrical line operatively coupled to the liquid outlet valve engager.
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