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

Abstract

A kit for dispensing a beverage through a dispense tube comprising a dispense valve, the kit comprising: •—an assembly of a keg () and a closure (), the keg () and closure () assembly comprising: •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 •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; •—a keg connector () comprising a base body and: •a) coupling means () for connecting the keg connector () to the neck portion () of the keg () or to the closure () of said keg; •b) a dispense connector () comprising a dispense tip (); •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: •i The predetermined overpressure Pat which the relief valve opens is smaller than Po; •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.