Anheuser-busch Inbev S.a.

Lieven Dirx

Daniel Peirsman

Jonathan Edward Ashbridge

Craig Roger Jones

Tim Whateley

Adam Haworth

Stijn Vandekerckhove

Vanessa Valles

Wine dispenser

A kit for dispensing a beverage through a dispense tube comprising a dispense valve, the kit comprising: &#x2022;&#x2014;an assembly of a keg () and a closure (), the keg () and closure () assembly comprising: &#x2022;a. an inner vent mechanism incorporated in the closure or at the interface of keg and closure, the inner vent mechanism configured to fluidly connect the inner space and intermediate space when an overpressure of predetermined value Poo occurs in the flexible bag; and &#x2022;b. a safety relief mechanism () incorporated in the closure () or at an interface of closure () and keg (), the safety relief mechanism designed to relief pressure when an overpressure h of predetermined value Poccurs in the keg, wherein Pois larger than Poo; &#x2022;&#x2014;a keg connector () comprising a base body and: &#x2022;a) coupling means () for connecting the keg connector () to the neck portion () of the keg () or to the closure () of said keg; &#x2022;b) a dispense connector () comprising a dispense tip (); &#x2022;c) a gas connector (), comprising a gas tip (); characterized in that said connector comprises an overpressure relief vent () and an overpressure relief valve () to relief pressure when an overpressure in the gas tip () reaches a predetermined overpressure value Pand in that at least one of following conditions are fulfilled: &#x2022;i The predetermined overpressure Pat which the relief valve opens is smaller than Po; &#x2022;ii the coupling of the keg connector to the keg or closure increases the overpressure Poneeded to activate the overpressure mechanism in the closure or at the interface of keg and closure to an overpressure Po' larger than Po, with Pbeing larger than P.

Kit for dispensing a beverage through a dispense tube comprising a dispense valve

A beverage tap installation includes a tap housing defining an inner cavity and a tap head defining a liquid channel having an inlet, outlet, and a valve receiving slot. The tap head includes a valve actuator and a valve actuator operating mechanism. A removable flexible dispense tube has a beverage inlet and outlet, the flexible dispense tube includes a liquid valve lodged in the valve receiving slot and cooperates with the valve actuator. A locking mechanism allows removably mounting the tap head on the tap housing. The flexible dispense tube includes an abutment surface in proximity of the valve and the tap installation having an engaging member on the tap head or the tap installation and abutting the dispense tube when the valve is lodged in the valve receiving slot. The tap head is mounted on the tap housing and the engaging member is provided on the tap housing.

Beverage tap installation

A cooling unit has (a) a cooling cartridge having (i) two foils sealed to one another along a perimeter area delimiting an inner area of the cartridge where a liquid pathway is defined between both foils, the liquid pathway making a fluid communication between an inlet and an outlet of the cooling cartridge; (ii) a web or mesh of material provided between both foils in the inner area of the cooling cartridge in the liquid pathway, the web or mesh of material has contact zones where the foils contact the web or mesh of material in the inner area of the cooling cartridge when the pressure reigning in the inner area equals ambient pressure; (b) a first cooling plate has a first surface and a second cooling plate has a second surface facing the first surface; (c) a cold source suitable for cooling said first and second surfaces, wherein the inner area of the cooling cartridge is positioned between both cooling surfaces; wherein the foils are not or only at distinct locations attached to the contact zones of the web or mesh material.

Dispensing apparatus provided with a cooling unit

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Leuven, Belgium

Lieven Dirx