EP0065926B1 - Device for dispensing liquids from a container - Google Patents

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EP0065926B1
EP0065926B1 EP82420064A EP82420064A EP0065926B1 EP 0065926 B1 EP0065926 B1 EP 0065926B1 EP 82420064 A EP82420064 A EP 82420064A EP 82420064 A EP82420064 A EP 82420064A EP 0065926 B1 EP0065926 B1 EP 0065926B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D3/04—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer
    • B67D3/047—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer with a closing element having a rotational movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
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  • the present invention relates to a device for withdrawing liquid from a container, and more especially liquid which is intended, after drawing, to be bottled where it is kept after corking thereof.
  • FIG. 1 of the attached schematic drawing the bag bearing the reference 2, and the cardboard envelope the reference 3.
  • the pocket is closed by a stopper 4, while for racking wine, a tap is placed 5.
  • a tap for a barrel comprises a body comprising a conduit opening on the one hand inside the barrel and on the other hand in a transverse bore.
  • the rotating part of the valve which comprises a conduit which may or may not, depending on its angular position, be placed in communication with the conduit formed in the body of the valve.
  • the rotating part of the valve comprises a central and axial cavity in which a male part secured to a handle is removably engaged, the cavity and the male part being equipped with complementary blocking means allowing the male part to drive the part rotating in at least one direction of rotation.
  • the corking of the bottles is carried out by means of plastic caps having a central cavity delimited by a peripheral skirt on the internal face of which protruding parts in relief , of complementary shape to those that a male part which, equipped with a handle, can be engaged in the cavity of the plug.
  • the blocking in rotation and in translation of the cap relative to the male part equipped with a handle allows with the aid of the latter the extraction of the cap from the neck of the container.
  • This device has the advantage of being made from a reduced number of simple parts, and of having a versatile character. Indeed, in addition to the tap function, it has, taking into account the structure of the rotary shutter, the function of corkscrew or more exactly of extracting the aforementioned corks out of the neck of the bottles before the use of the liquid, by cooperation of the part of the tap comprising the handle with said plug.
  • the part of the valve forming a shutter comprises two successive tubular zones, one of which housed inside the plug and having an axial opening and a radial opening, has an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of the plugs, and of which that intended for the hooking the handle has an inside diameter slightly greater than the inside diameter of the plugs.
  • This characteristic therefore gives a complementary function to the tap, namely that of a mouthpiece.
  • the connecting means between the shutter and the handle are shaped so as to ensure that these two elements are prevented from rotating in the two possible directions of rotation.
  • This arrangement therefore makes it possible both to open the valve and to close it by rotation in the two possible directions of rotation. This facilitates the task of the user by avoiding any false operation.
  • the device shown in Figure 2 is intended to be associated with a container consisting of a plastic bag 2 housed in a cardboard envelope 3.
  • This device comprises a body 6 of generally cylindrical shape intended to be engaged, with sealing, in the neck 7 of the container 2, where it is blocked by cooperation of a groove 8 which it has with a peripheral ring 9 projecting from said neck.
  • the body 6 of the device comprises a plug 10 having a radial opening 12 for communicating with the interior of the container.
  • a rotary shutter 13 Inside the plug 10 is mounted a rotary shutter 13.
  • the rotary shutter comprises two successive tubular parts, the lower one 14 of which is engaged in the plug 10 and comprises, on the one hand, an axial opening 15 and; on the other hand, a radial opening 16, and of which the upper one 17, separated from the lower part by a web of material 18, has a series of helical ribs 19 of the same inclination forming tappings.
  • a cylindrical rod 20 having, in its lower part, ribs 22 arranged in several circular helices of the same inclination, complementary to the ribs 19 of the rotating element 13.
  • the upper part of the rod 20 comprises a cross member 23 forming a handle.
  • FIG. 4 represents an alternative embodiment of this device in which the body comprises two concentric skirts, respectively 24 and 25, intended to come into pressure, respectively, on the internal face and on the external face of the neck of the container from which the liquid must be drawn off.
  • the liquid withdrawn from the container is advantageously packaged in the position shown in FIG. 3, in bottles of which only the neck 26 is shown. These bottles are closed by plastic caps 27.
  • Each hollow cap has a cylindrical skirt 28 limited at its lower part by a bottom 29 and at its upper part by a peripheral flange 30.
  • the cap has, between the peripheral skirt 28 and the bottom 29, a peripheral bulge 32. From the internal face of the skirt 28 project helical ribs 33 identical to that 19 projecting from the rotating element.
  • the internal diameter of the plugs is at rest very slightly greater than the internal diameter of the tubular part 19 of the shutter 13.
  • the device as shown in Figures 2 to 4 can fulfill other functions than that of the valve, defined below.
  • the lower end 14 of the rotary shutter 13 can be used as a rod making it possible, as shown in FIG. 6, pressing with pressure on the bottom 29 of a stopper 27 to be put in place, ensuring an elongation of this stopper corresponding to a reduction in the diameter of the latter allowing its introduction into the neck of a bottle, until the collar 30 is supported on the upper edge of the neck.
  • the plug is not damaged during its removal, which allows its reuse.
  • the arrangement according to the invention makes it possible to limit the number of parts necessary for the withdrawal of liquid from a container with a view to its bottling, for the corking of the bottles and for the uncorking of these.
  • This limitation of the number of parts combined with their simplicity makes it possible to lower the overall cost of the parts required, the investment being further minimized because the plugs are reusable.
  • the cavity formed in the tubular part 17 has a rod 32 of polygonal section, projecting from its bottom, this rod 32 being intended to be engaged inside a recess 33 of complementary shape opening into the end of the male part 20.
  • the cooperation between the rod of polygonal section 32 and the recess 33 ensures excellent locking in rotation of the handle relative to the shutter.
  • the male part 20 presents between the part ribbed 22 and its upper part smoothes a peripheral rib 34 which, in the engaged position of the handle in the shutter, is intended to penetrate into a groove 35 opening into the internal face of the shutter.
  • the cooperation between the rib 34 of the handle and the groove 35 of the shutter ensures a locking in translation of these two elements, preventing their accidental separation by axial displacement.
  • FIG. 11 shows an alternative embodiment of this device in which the blocking in rotation between the shutter and the tap is achieved by providing a part of polygonal section 36 near the upper end of the shutter, in which is engaged a polygonal part 37 located between the ribbed zone 22 and the smooth zone of the male part 20 of the handle.
  • FIG. 12 shows a second alternative embodiment, comprising an axial locking of the handle relative to the shutter, as described above, and in which the locking in rotation is produced by the provision of ribs 38 projecting from the internal face of the tubular part 17 of the shutter, and of longitudinal grooves 39, formed in the male part 20 of the handle. It should be noted that the grooves 39 are not recessed, but constitute a simple interruption of the ribs 22.
  • the shutter 13 has two radial orifices 16a and 16b of different sections, used alternately if the desired withdrawal rate is high for the orifice 16a, and if the desired rate is low for hole 16b.

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A tap attachable to a spout of a container for decanting a liquid such as wine into bottles has a rotary valve housing and a valve body provided with a detachable handle, part of that valve body being a tubular spigot fitting into a transverse bore of the valve housing to fill a bottle aligned with that bore. The spigot, when withdrawn from the bore after removal of the tap from the spout and plugging of the latter, is receivable in an internally threaded plastic cap for forcing it into the neck of a freshly filled bottle; to unseal the bottle, a complementarily threaded extremity of the handle detached from the valve body is screwed into the cap for extracting same.

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La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif permettant le soutirage de liquide à partir d'un récipient, et plus spécialement de liquide qui est destiné, après tirage, à être mis en bouteilles où il est conservé après bouchage de celles-ci.The present invention relates to a device for withdrawing liquid from a container, and more especially liquid which is intended, after drawing, to be bottled where it is kept after corking thereof.

Il est de plus en plus fréquent de commercialiser le vin et notamment le vin de consommation courante dans des récipients tels que des bonbonnes, tonnelets, ou autres poches souples en matière synthétique logées dans une enveloppe rigide en carton.It is more and more common to market wine and in particular wine for everyday consumption in containers such as carboys, kegs, or other flexible plastic bags housed in a rigid cardboard envelope.

Ce dernier emballage est représenté à la figure 1 du dessin schématique annexé, la poche portant la référence 2, et l'enveloppe en carton la référence 3. En période de transport, la poche est fermée par un bouchon 4, alors que pour le soutirage du vin, il est procédé à la mise en place d'un robinet 5.This latter packaging is shown in FIG. 1 of the attached schematic drawing, the bag bearing the reference 2, and the cardboard envelope the reference 3. During the transport period, the pocket is closed by a stopper 4, while for racking wine, a tap is placed 5.

Selon une autre possibilité, non représentée au dessin, mais décrite dans FR-A-549 886, un robinet pour fût comprend un corps comportant un conduit débouchant d'une part à l'intérieur du fût et d'autre part dans un perçage transversal dans lequel est montée la partie tournante du robinet qui comporte un conduit pouvant ou non, en fonction de sa position angulaire, être mis en communication avec le conduit ménagé dans le corps du robinet. La partie tournante du robinet comprend une cavité centrale et axiale dans laquelle est engagée de façon amovible une partie mâle solidaire d'une poignée, la cavité et la partie mâle étant équipées de moyens complémentaires de blocage permettant à la partie mâle d'entraîner la partie tournante dans au moins un sens de rotation.According to another possibility, not shown in the drawing, but described in FR-A-549 886, a tap for a barrel comprises a body comprising a conduit opening on the one hand inside the barrel and on the other hand in a transverse bore. in which is mounted the rotating part of the valve which comprises a conduit which may or may not, depending on its angular position, be placed in communication with the conduit formed in the body of the valve. The rotating part of the valve comprises a central and axial cavity in which a male part secured to a handle is removably engaged, the cavity and the male part being equipped with complementary blocking means allowing the male part to drive the part rotating in at least one direction of rotation.

Après mise en bouteilles du vin, l'utilisateur doit procéder au bouchage des bouteilles à l'aide de bouchons en liège, qui sont coûteux et nécessitent l'utilisation d'une boucheuse.After bottling the wine, the user must stop the bottles with corks, which are expensive and require the use of a corker.

Selon une autre possibilité connue par FR-A-2 423 406, le bouchage des bouteilles est réalisé par l'intermédiaire de bouchons en matière synthétique présentant une cavité centrale délimitée par une jupe périphérique sur la face interne de laquelle font saillie des parties en relief, de forme complémentaire de celles que comporte une partie mâle qui, équipée d'une poignée, est susceptible d'être engagée dans la cavité du bouchon. Le blocage en rotation et en translation du bouchon par rapport à la partie mâle équipée d'un poignée, permet à l'aide de celle-ci l'extraction du bouchon hors du col du récipient.According to another possibility known by FR-A-2 423 406, the corking of the bottles is carried out by means of plastic caps having a central cavity delimited by a peripheral skirt on the internal face of which protruding parts in relief , of complementary shape to those that a male part which, equipped with a handle, can be engaged in the cavity of the plug. The blocking in rotation and in translation of the cap relative to the male part equipped with a handle, allows with the aid of the latter the extraction of the cap from the neck of the container.

Il ressort de ce qui précède que la mise en bouteilles de vin nécessite, outre le récipient et son bouchon, l'utilisation de plusieurs éléments tels que robinet, boucheuse, ainsi que d'un tire-bouchon pour le retrait des bouchons en liège, qui ne sont pas récupérables.It appears from the above that the bottling of wine requires, in addition to the container and its stopper, the use of several elements such as a tap, a corker, as well as a corkscrew for the removal of cork stoppers, which are not recoverable.

La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvénients:

  • A cet effet, dans le dispositif qu'elle concerne du type décrit dans FR-A-549 886, c'est-à-dire comportant un corps 6 destiné à venir se fixer, avec étanchéité, sur le col 7 du récipient 2 à vider, et dans lequel est ménagé un boisseau cylindrique 10 comportant une ouverture radiale de mise en communication avec le récipient et servant de logement à un obturateur cylindrique tournant 13, comportant un passage axial communiquant avec une ouverture radiale 16 apte à être mise en communication avec l'ouverture 12 du boisseau débouchant dans le récipient, ledit obturateur tournant 13 comprenant une cavité centrale et axiale dans laquelle est engagée de façon amovible une partie mâle 20 solidaire d'une poignée, ladite cavité centrale et ladite partie mâle 20 étant équipées de moyens complémentaires de blocage 19, 22; 32, 33; 38 39 permettant à la partie mâle d'éntrainer l'obturateur tournant dans au moins un sens de rotation, la surface périphérique de la partie mâle 20 présente un relief 22 qui est complémentaire d'un relief réalisé sur la face interne de la jupe de bouchons en matière synthétique et servant de moyens d'ancrage en vue de l'extraction desdits bouchons hors d'un goulot de bouteille.
The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks:
  • To this end, in the device which it relates to of the type described in FR-A-549 886, that is to say comprising a body 6 intended to be fixed, with sealing, on the neck 7 of the container 2 to empty, and in which is arranged a cylindrical plug 10 comprising a radial opening for communication with the container and serving as a housing for a rotary cylindrical shutter 13, comprising an axial passage communicating with a radial opening 16 capable of being placed in communication with the opening 12 of the plug opening into the container, said rotary shutter 13 comprising a central and axial cavity in which is engaged in a removable manner a male part 20 secured to a handle, said central cavity and said male part 20 being equipped with means complementary blocking 19, 22; 32, 33; 38 39 allowing the male part to drive the shutter rotating in at least one direction of rotation, the peripheral surface of the male part 20 has a relief 22 which is complementary to a relief produced on the internal face of the skirt plastic plugs and serving as anchoring means for the extraction of said plugs from a bottle neck.

Ce dispositif présente l'intérêt d'être réalisé à partir d'un nombre réduit de pièces simples, et de posséder un caractère polyvalent. En effet, outre la fonction robinet, il possède, compte tenu de la structure de l'obturateur tournant, la fonction de tire-bouchon ou plus exactement d'extracteur des bouchons précités hors du col des bouteilles préalablement à l'utilisation du liquide, par coopération de la partie du robinet comportant la poignée avec le dit bouchon.This device has the advantage of being made from a reduced number of simple parts, and of having a versatile character. Indeed, in addition to the tap function, it has, taking into account the structure of the rotary shutter, the function of corkscrew or more exactly of extracting the aforementioned corks out of the neck of the bottles before the use of the liquid, by cooperation of the part of the tap comprising the handle with said plug.

Avantageusement, la partie du robinet formant obturateur comprend deux zones tubulaires successives dont celle logée à l'intérieur du boisseau et comportant une ouverture axiale et une ouverture radiale, présente un diamètre extérieur inférieur au diamètre intérieur des bouchons, et dont celle destinée à l'accrochage de la poignée présente un diamètre intérieur légèrement supérieur au diamètre intérieur des bouchons.Advantageously, the part of the valve forming a shutter comprises two successive tubular zones, one of which housed inside the plug and having an axial opening and a radial opening, has an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of the plugs, and of which that intended for the hooking the handle has an inside diameter slightly greater than the inside diameter of the plugs.

Cette dernière caractéristique est intéressante car, après retrait de l'obturateur tournant hors du boisseau, tout en conservant la solidarisation avec la poignée, la partie tubulaire de moindre section peut être utilisée pour réaliser le bouchage des bouteilles. En effet, cette parti tubulaire agissant à la façon d'un poussoir vient prendre appui en pression sur le fond du bouchon à mettre en place, pour déformer celui-ci dans un sens de réduction de sa section permettant son introduction dans le col de la bouteille à boucher, le relâchement de cette pression se traduisant par la reprise par le bouchon de sa section initiale assurant une pression avec étanchéité de la face externe de celui-ci contre le goulot.This last characteristic is interesting because, after removing the shutter rotating out of the plug, while retaining the connection with the handle, the tubular part of smaller section can be used to make the corking of the bottles. Indeed, this tubular part acting in the manner of a pusher comes to bear pressure on the bottom of the plug to be put in place, to deform it in a direction of reduction of its section allowing its introduction into the neck of the corking bottle, the release of this pressure resulting in the resumption by the cap of its initial section ensuring a pressure with sealing of the external face of the latter against the neck.

Cette caractéristique confère donc une fonction complémentaire au robinet, à savoir celle d'embouchoir.This characteristic therefore gives a complementary function to the tap, namely that of a mouthpiece.

Avantageusement, les moyens de liaison entre l'obturateur et la poignée sont conformés de manière à assurer un blocage en rotation de ces deux éléments dans les deux sens possibles de rotation.Advantageously, the connecting means between the shutter and the handle are shaped so as to ensure that these two elements are prevented from rotating in the two possible directions of rotation.

Cet agencement permet donc de réaliser tant l'ouverture de robinet que la fermeture de celui-ci par rotation dans les deux sens possibles de rotation. Ceci facilite la tâche de l'utilisateur en évitant toute fausse manoeuvre.This arrangement therefore makes it possible both to open the valve and to close it by rotation in the two possible directions of rotation. This facilitates the task of the user by avoiding any false operation.

De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant, à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, plusieurs formes d'exécution de ce dispositif:

  • figure 2 est une vue en perspective en position éclatée d'un premier dispositif;
  • figure 3 est une vue en coupe de ce dispositif en position montée sur un récipient, en période de soutirage;
  • figure 4 est une vue partiellement en coupe d'une variante de ce dispositif;
  • figure 5 est une vue en coupe longitudinale d'un bouchon;
  • figures 6 à 8 sont trois vues en coupe représentant, respectivement, la mise en place d'un bouchon dans le goulot d'une bouteille, et deux phases du retrait de celui-ci;
  • figure 9 est une vue éclatée d'une variante d'exécution d'un dispositif selon l'invention, la poignée étant vue en perspective et l'obturateur en coupe longitudinale;
  • figure 10 est une vue en position assemblée du dispositif de figure 9;
  • figure 11 et 12 représentent deux variantes d'exécution du dispositif de figure 9.
In any case, the invention will be clearly understood with the aid of the description which follows, with reference to the appended schematic drawing representing, by way of non-limiting examples, several embodiments of this device:
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view in exploded position of a first device;
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of this device in the mounted position on a container, during the racking period;
  • Figure 4 is a partially sectional view of a variant of this device;
  • Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a plug;
  • Figures 6 to 8 are three sectional views showing, respectively, the establishment of a stopper in the neck of a bottle, and two phases of the withdrawal thereof;
  • Figure 9 is an exploded view of an alternative embodiment of a device according to the invention, the handle being seen in perspective and the shutter in longitudinal section;
  • Figure 10 is a view in the assembled position of the device of Figure 9;
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 represent two alternative embodiments of the device in FIG. 9.

Le dispositif représenté à la figure 2 est destiné à être associé à un récipient constitué par une poche de matière synthétique 2 logée dans une enveloppe en carton 3. Ce dispositif comprend un corps 6 de forme générale cylindrique destiné à être engagé, avec étanchéité, dans le col 7 du récipient 2, où il est bloqué par coopération d'une gorge 8 qu'il présente avec un jonc périphérique 9 faisant saillie dudit col.The device shown in Figure 2 is intended to be associated with a container consisting of a plastic bag 2 housed in a cardboard envelope 3. This device comprises a body 6 of generally cylindrical shape intended to be engaged, with sealing, in the neck 7 of the container 2, where it is blocked by cooperation of a groove 8 which it has with a peripheral ring 9 projecting from said neck.

Le corps 6 du dispositif comprend un boisseau 10 présentant une ouverture radiale 12 de mise en communication avec l'intérieur du récipient. A l'intérieur du boisseau 10 est monté un obturateur tournant 13. L'obturateur tournant comprend deux parties tubulaires successives, dont celle inférieure 14 est engagée dans le boisseau 10 et comprend, d'une part une ouverture axiale 15 et; d'autre part, une ouverture radiale 16, et dont celle supérieure 17, séparée de la partie inférieure par un voile de matière 18, présente une série de nervures hélicoïdales 19 de même inclinaison formant des taraudages.The body 6 of the device comprises a plug 10 having a radial opening 12 for communicating with the interior of the container. Inside the plug 10 is mounted a rotary shutter 13. The rotary shutter comprises two successive tubular parts, the lower one 14 of which is engaged in the plug 10 and comprises, on the one hand, an axial opening 15 and; on the other hand, a radial opening 16, and of which the upper one 17, separated from the lower part by a web of material 18, has a series of helical ribs 19 of the same inclination forming tappings.

Dans la partie tubulaire supérieure 17 est engagée une tige cylindrique 20 présentant, dans sa partie inférieure, des nervures 22 disposées selon plusieurs hélices circulaires de même inclinaison, complémentaires des nervures 19 de l'élément tournant 13.In the upper tubular part 17 is engaged a cylindrical rod 20 having, in its lower part, ribs 22 arranged in several circular helices of the same inclination, complementary to the ribs 19 of the rotating element 13.

La partie supérieure de la tige 20 comporte une traverse 23 formant poignée.The upper part of the rod 20 comprises a cross member 23 forming a handle.

D'un point de vue pratique, le dispositif formant le robinet est manoeuvré par action sur la poignée 23 dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, la coopération des nervures 19 et 22 assurant un blocage en rotation.
La figure 4 représente une variante d'exécution de ce dispositif dans lequel le corps comprend deux jupes concentriques, respectivement 24 et 25, destinées à venir en pression, respectivement, sur la face interne et sur la face externe du col du récipient d'où le liquide doit être soutiré.From a practical point of view, the device forming the tap is maneuvered by action on the handle 23 in a clockwise direction, the cooperation of the ribs 19 and 22 ensuring a rotation lock.
FIG. 4 represents an alternative embodiment of this device in which the body comprises two concentric skirts, respectively 24 and 25, intended to come into pressure, respectively, on the internal face and on the external face of the neck of the container from which the liquid must be drawn off.

Le liquide soutiré du récipient est avantageusement conditionné dans la position représentée à la figure 3, dans des bouteilles dont seul le goulot 26 est représenté. La fermeture de ces bouteilles est réalisée par des bouchons en matière synthétique 27. Chaque bouchon en creux présente une jupe cylindrique 28 limitée, à sa partie inférieure, par un fond 29 et, à sa partie supérieure, par une collerette périphérique 30. Le bouchon présente, entre la jupe phériphérique 28 et le fond 29, un renflement phériphérique 32. De la face interne de la jupe 28 font saillie des nervures hélicoïdales 33 identiques à celle 19 faisant saillie de l'élément tournant.The liquid withdrawn from the container is advantageously packaged in the position shown in FIG. 3, in bottles of which only the neck 26 is shown. These bottles are closed by plastic caps 27. Each hollow cap has a cylindrical skirt 28 limited at its lower part by a bottom 29 and at its upper part by a peripheral flange 30. The cap has, between the peripheral skirt 28 and the bottom 29, a peripheral bulge 32. From the internal face of the skirt 28 project helical ribs 33 identical to that 19 projecting from the rotating element.

Le diamètre intérieur des bouchons est au repos très légèrement supérieur au diamètre intérieur de la partie tubulaire 19 de l'obturateur 13.The internal diameter of the plugs is at rest very slightly greater than the internal diameter of the tubular part 19 of the shutter 13.

De ce fait, le dispositif tel que représenté aux figures 2 à 4 peut remplir d'autres fonctions que celle du robinet, définies ci-après.Therefore, the device as shown in Figures 2 to 4 can fulfill other functions than that of the valve, defined below.

Après retrait de l'élément tournant 13 et de la partie supérieure comportant la poignée 23 hors du corps 6, l'extrémité inférieure 14 de l'obturateur tournant 13 peut être utilisée comme une tige permettant de réaliser, comme montré à la figure 6, un appui avec pression sur le fond 29 d'un bouchon 27 à mettre en place, assurant un allongement de ce bouchon correspondant à une diminution du diamètre de celui-ci permettant son introduction dans le goulot d'une bouteille, jusqu'à ce que la collerette 30 prenne appui sur le bord supérieur du goulot.After removing the rotary element 13 and the upper part comprising the handle 23 from the body 6, the lower end 14 of the rotary shutter 13 can be used as a rod making it possible, as shown in FIG. 6, pressing with pressure on the bottom 29 of a stopper 27 to be put in place, ensuring an elongation of this stopper corresponding to a reduction in the diameter of the latter allowing its introduction into the neck of a bottle, until the collar 30 is supported on the upper edge of the neck.

Après retrait de l'appareil hors du bouchon, celui-ci se détend et vient prendre appui, avec étanchéité, sur la face interne du goulot.After removing the device from the cap, it relaxes and comes to bear, with sealing, on the internal face of the neck.

Après retrait de la partie supérieure 20, 23 hors de l'obturateur tournant 13, celle-ci peut être utilisée comme tire-bouchon. A cet effet, il suffit, comme montré à la figure 7, de visser la partie inférieure comportant des nervures hélicoïdales 22 dans le bouchon, puis d'exercer une traction tout en maintenant cette rotation, ce qui permet l'extraction du bouchon comme montré à la figure 8, du fait de la solidarisation en translation des deux éléments considérés.After removal of the upper part 20, 23 from the rotary shutter 13, it can be used as a corkscrew. For this purpose, it suffices, as shown in FIG. 7, to screw the lower part comprising helical ribs 22 into the plug, then to exert a traction while maintaining this rotation, which allows the extraction of the plug as shown in Figure 8, due to the securing in translation of the two elements considered.

Comme montré à la figure 8, le bouchon n'est pas détérioré lors de son retrait, ce qui permet sa réutilisation.As shown in Figure 8, the plug is not damaged during its removal, which allows its reuse.

Il est extrêmement intéressant de noter que l'agencement selon l'invention permet de limiter le nombre de pièces nécessaires pour le soutirage de liquide hors d'un récipient en vue de sa mise en bouteilles, pour le bouchage des bouteilles et pour le débouchage de celles-ci. Cette limitation du nombre de pièces combinée à leur simplicité permet d'abaisser le coût global des pièces nécessaires, l'investissement étant encore minimisé du fait que les bouchons sont réutilisables.It is extremely interesting to note that the arrangement according to the invention makes it possible to limit the number of parts necessary for the withdrawal of liquid from a container with a view to its bottling, for the corking of the bottles and for the uncorking of these. This limitation of the number of parts combined with their simplicity makes it possible to lower the overall cost of the parts required, the investment being further minimized because the plugs are reusable.

L'extrême facilité de mise en oeuvre est également à souligner car simplifiant sensiblement la tâche de l'utilisateur.The extreme ease of implementation is also to be emphasized since it considerably simplifies the task of the user.

Dans la forme d'exécution représentée à la figure 9, la cavité ménagée dans ia partie tubulaire 17 présente une tige 32 de section polygonale, faisant saillie de son fond, cette tige 32 étant destinée à être engagée à l'intérieurd'un évidement 33 de forme complémentaire débouchant dans l'extrémité de la partie mâle 20. La coopération entre la tige de section polygonale 32 et l'évidement 33 assure un excellent blocage en rotation de la poignée relativement à l'obturateur.In the embodiment shown in Figure 9, the cavity formed in the tubular part 17 has a rod 32 of polygonal section, projecting from its bottom, this rod 32 being intended to be engaged inside a recess 33 of complementary shape opening into the end of the male part 20. The cooperation between the rod of polygonal section 32 and the recess 33 ensures excellent locking in rotation of the handle relative to the shutter.

En outre, la partie mâle 20 présente entre la partie nervurée 22 et sa partie supérieure lisse une nervure phériphérique 34 qui, en position engagée de la poignée dans l'obturateur, est destinée à pénétrer dans une gorge 35 débouchant dans la face interne de l'obturateur. La coopération entre la nervure 34 de la poignée et la gorge 35 de l'obturateur assure un blocage en translation de ces deux éléments, évitant leur désolidarisation accidentelle par déplacement axial.In addition, the male part 20 presents between the part ribbed 22 and its upper part smoothes a peripheral rib 34 which, in the engaged position of the handle in the shutter, is intended to penetrate into a groove 35 opening into the internal face of the shutter. The cooperation between the rib 34 of the handle and the groove 35 of the shutter ensures a locking in translation of these two elements, preventing their accidental separation by axial displacement.

Il est donc possible de soutirer du liquide hors du récipient équipé de ce robinet, par pivotement de l'obturateur par action sur la poignée dans l'un ou l'autre sens de rotation. Suivant que le récipient à remplir sera de volume important ou non, il sera possible de choisir une position de l'obturateur telle que le soutirage se fasse par l'ouverture 16a de grande section, ou par l'ouverture 16b de petite section.It is therefore possible to draw liquid out of the container fitted with this tap, by pivoting the shutter by action on the handle in one or the other direction of rotation. Depending on whether the container to be filled will be of large volume or not, it will be possible to choose a position of the shutter such that the racking is done through the opening 16a of large section, or through the opening 16b of small section.

La figure 11 représente une variante d'execution de ce dispositif dans laquelle le blocage en rotation entre l'obturateur et le robinet est réalisé par ménagement d'une partie de section polygonale 36 à proximité de l'extrémité supérieure de l'obturateur, dans laquelle est engagée une partie polygonale 37 située entre la zone nervurée 22 et la zone lisse de la partie mâle 20 de la poignée.FIG. 11 shows an alternative embodiment of this device in which the blocking in rotation between the shutter and the tap is achieved by providing a part of polygonal section 36 near the upper end of the shutter, in which is engaged a polygonal part 37 located between the ribbed zone 22 and the smooth zone of the male part 20 of the handle.

Il est à noter que, dans cette forme d'exécution, il n'est pas prévu de blocage axial de la poignée relativement à l'obturateur comme dans le cas précédent.It should be noted that, in this embodiment, there is no provision for axial locking of the handle relative to the shutter as in the previous case.

La figure 12 représente une seconde variante d'é- xécution, comportant un blocage axial de la poignée relativement à l'obturateur, comme décrit précédemment, et dans laquelle le blocage en rotation est réalisé par ménagement de nervures 38 faisant saillie de la face interne de la partie tubulaire 17 de l'obturateur, et de rainures 39 longitudinales, ménagées dans la partie mâle 20 de la poignée. Il est à noter que les rainures 39 ne sont pas ménagées en creux, mais constituent une simple interruption des nervures 22.FIG. 12 shows a second alternative embodiment, comprising an axial locking of the handle relative to the shutter, as described above, and in which the locking in rotation is produced by the provision of ribs 38 projecting from the internal face of the tubular part 17 of the shutter, and of longitudinal grooves 39, formed in the male part 20 of the handle. It should be noted that the grooves 39 are not recessed, but constitute a simple interruption of the ribs 22.

Dans les formes d'éxécution représentées aux figures 9 à 12, l'obturateur 13 présente deux orifices radiaux 16a et 16b de sections différentes, utilisés alternativement si le débit de soutirage souhaité est important pour l'orifice 16a, etsi le débit souhaité est faible pour l'orifice 16b.In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the shutter 13 has two radial orifices 16a and 16b of different sections, used alternately if the desired withdrawal rate is high for the orifice 16a, and if the desired rate is low for hole 16b.

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1. A device enabling liquid to be drawn from a container of the type comprising a body (6) designed to be fixed in a leak-tight manner to the neck (7) of the container (2) to be emptied, and in which there is provided a cylindrical bore (10) comprising a radial opening for communication with the container and acting as a housing for cylindrical rotary plug (13), comprising an axial passage communicating with a radial opening (16) designed to be brought into communication with the opening (12) of the bore communicating with the container, the said rotary plug (13) comprising a central and axial cavity in which there is engaged in a detachable manner a male component (20) rigid with a handle, the said central cavity and the said male component (20) being provided with complementary locking means (19, 22; 32, 33; 38, 39) enabling the male component to entrain the rotary plug in at least one direction of rotation, characterised in that the peripheral surface of the male component (20) has a raised portion (22) which is complementary to a raised portion provided on the inner surface of the stopper skirt of synthetic material and acting as an anchoring means for the extraction of the said stoppers from the neck of a bottle.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the portion (13) of the tap forming the plug comprises two successive tubular zones of which the zone (14) housed within the bore (10) and comprising an axial opening and a radial opening has an external diameter which is lower than the internal diameter of the stoppers (27) and of which the zone (17) designed to connect with the handle (20, 23) has an inner diameter which is slightly greater than the inner diameter of the stoppers.
3. A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that it comprises a transverse wall (18) separating the two tubular zones (14, 17) of different diameter of the rotary plug.
4. A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the means for engaging the tap control element and the rotary plug, on one hand, and the stoppers, on the other hand, are formed by complementary helical ribs (19, 22, 33) formed on these different elements.
5. A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the means for connection of the plug (13) and the handle (20, 23) are shaped such as to ensure rotational locking of these two elements in both possible directions of rotation.
6. A device as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the rotational locking means of the plug (13) and the handle (20, 23) are formed by at least one rod (32) of polygonal cross-section projecting from the base of the upper cavity of the plug and designed to penetrate into a recess (33) of complementary shape provided in the male component (20) of the handle.
7. A device as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the rotational locking means of the plug (13) and the handle (20, 23) are formed by longitudinal ribs (38) projecting from the inner face of the skirt defining the upper cavity of the plug (13) and by complementary longitudinal grooves (39) provided in the male component (20) of the handle.
8. A device as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the rotational locking means of the plug and the handle are formed by a polygonal zone (37) of the male component of the handle located to the rear of the elements for engaging a stopper and by a polygonal portion (36) of the same cross-section provided on the skirt defining the upper cavity of the plug.
9. A device as claimed in any one of claims 5 to 8, characterised in that it comprises means for locking the handle and the plug against translation which means are formed by a peripheral rib (34) on the male component of the handle designed to engage in a throat (35) communicating with the inner face of the skirt defining the cavity of the plug (13) in the vicinity of the upper end of this plug.
10. A device as claimed in any one of claims 5 to 9, characterised in that the lower portion of the plug (13) comprises two radial openings (16a, 16b) of different cross-section which are angularly offset with respect to one another.
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