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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Anheuser-busch Inbev S.a., Brussels, BE;
Inventor:
Johan Van Rompaey, Leuven, BE;
Assignee:
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/14 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/1477 (2013.01); B67D 1/0082 (2013.01); F16K 31/535 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tap for dispensing a beverage has a housing defining a channel for dispensing and a dispensing valve arranged in the housing. The valve is operable by a handle and connected via a tap drive shaft and a gear transmission to a valve drive shaft. The gear transmission has at least two cooperating gear wheels. The gear transmission could have a variable gear ratio. A method for manufacturing a tap for dispensing a beverage is disclosed.