Heineken Supply Chain B.v.

Heineken Technical Services B.v.

Engbert Hermannes Pakkert

Quintijn Innikel

Arie-Maarten Paauwe

Antonius Maurits Willemen

A tapping apparatus (), provided with a container () and a pressure control device () for controlling pressure in an inner space () of the container, wherein the pressure control device () includes a compartment () with a pressure medium therein and a dispensing opening () with a valve mechanism (), wherein an operating element () is provided for operation of the valve mechanism by a user, for supplying an amount of pressure medium from the compartment () into an inner space () of the container.

Tapping apparatus with pressure control means

A container that dispenses a carbonated drink such as beer has a pressure regulator that controls the pressure of the dispensed fluid with a pressurized carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is released to maintain the desired pressure by a pressure regulator that opens a valve when the pressure is too low in the dispensed fluid and closes a valve when the pressure is high enough in the dispensed fluid. The pressure regulator is easily adjusted without the use of a tool during operation by simply rotating the pressure regulator's cap on its threads.

Pressure regulating container for carbonated drink

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

Combination of a dispenser and container for carbonated drink

The invention relates to a drink dispenser provided with a chamber with an opening for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink. The container is provided with an outlet closed by a shut-off valve and a tap head that during use is connected via a line to the outlet, which tap head has an operating member for opening and closing the line. The line has a relatively stiff line section with a first part and a second part that are in contact with one another in a contact plane extending in a longitudinal direction of the line and which can be taken apart to provide access to an interior surface of the line section. Rubber strips extend in the longitudinal direction of the line section and are arranged in or close to the contact plane to form a liquid barrier. The two line parts have a clamping member that is able to engage on a locking element for fixing the line parts in a position in contact with one another.

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