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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Sodapop Gmbh, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Stefan Stalder, Zollikofen, CH;
Günter Empl, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
SODAPOP GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Abstract
A receiving apparatus for receiving a bottle for a carbonation machine; the receiving apparatus has a securing apparatus for securing the bottle, the securing apparatus has a locking element, the locking element has a guiding means; when the receiving apparatus is moved from the bottle receiving state into the fitting state, the locking element is guided by the guiding means such that the bottle is secured by means of the locking element; the locking element is configured to be pivoted about a locking element axis; the locking element in the bottle receiving state is arranged in a radially outer position; when the receiving apparatus is moved from the bottle receiving state into the fitting state, the locking element is pivoted about the locking element axis from the radially outer position into a radially inner position, and the radially inner position is configured to secure the bottle.