Connecting device and tapping assembly as well as a container and method for beverage dispensing
US9957146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/613
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device 5 for connecting a gas line 6 to a bag-in-container type of container 3, comprising a first 61 and a second part 62, movably connected to said first part 61, wherein one of the first or second part 61, 62 comprises a coupling opening 60 with coupling elements 67 for connecting the device 5 to a part of a bag-in-container type container 3 extending inside coupling opening 60. The connecting device 5 comprises a connecting element 70, movable between an extended position wherein the connecting element 70 extends partly inside coupling opening 60 and a retracted position in which the connecting element 70 extends less or not into coupling opening 60, the connecting device 5 further comprising a mechanism 72 for moving the connecting element 70 between the extended and the retracted position by relative movement of first and second parts 61, 62.
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