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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Andrew Smith, Durham, GB;
Sergio Sonzogni, Grassobbio, IT;
Philip Andrew Walton, Durham, GB;
Abstract
A container such as a beer keg includes a container bodyand top and bottom chimes. The container body has a peripheral side wallprovided with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced projections which are formed with the container body by a simple pressing or molding operation. Each chime is formed with a peripheral skirtwhich fits over the peripheral side wall and a co-operating inner lip which snap-engages over the circumferentially-spaced projections. In a plastics container, the contents of the container tend to press against the projections and resist any tendency to distortion in normal use and therefore increase the strength of the attachment. In the case of the top chimethe skirtis joined to an inner hubwhich is additionally fixed to the container neckby means of a valve assemblywhich is screwed onto the neck. A capprevents unscrewing of the valve assemblyand provides immediate evidence of tampering.