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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Sluijter, Overveen, NL;
Assignee:
Heineken Technical Services, B.V., Zoeterwoude, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 5/00 ;
Abstract
A beverage dispensing device, is provided with a cooling chamber ( ) that can be closed with a lid ( ). A pack ( ) can be placed in the cooling chamber, which pack is provided with an air inlet ( ) that connects to a connecting element ( ) of a pressure line in the lid ( ). On closure of the lid ( ), by placing a handle ( ) in the closing position, the connecting element ( ) can be brought into engagement in a tight grip with the air inlet ( ), and spring closing elements ( ) in the lid are locked without the user having to exert a great force, while an airtight connection is obtained.