Assembly of a tapping keg with a neck and a connecting device and parts therefor
US8056773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6137
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly of a tapping keg with neck and a connecting device for placement on the neck. In the neck is at least one valve. The neck is provided with an outwardly reaching flange with a top surface and an inclined bottom surface. The bottom surface is inclined with respect to the top surface. The connecting device has a substantially horse shoe-shaped connecting element, provided with a slot by way of which the connecting element is slidable over the flange. The side of the slot facing the bottom surface during use includes a lower surface which is inclined at an angle which is at least virtually equal to the angle of inclination of the inclined bottom surface and, in coupled condition, abuts at least against a planar central part of the inclined bottom surface.
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