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EP0164218B1
EP0164218B1 EP85303227A EP85303227A EP0164218B1 EP 0164218 B1 EP0164218 B1 EP 0164218B1 EP 85303227 A EP85303227 A EP 85303227A EP 85303227 A EP85303227 A EP 85303227A EP 0164218 B1 EP0164218 B1 EP 0164218B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • B67C3/065—Filling siphons, e.g. carbonating beverages during filling
    • 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
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0456—Siphons, i.e. beverage containers under gas pressure without supply of further pressurised gas during dispensing

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  • This invention relates to the storage and dispensing of water or flavored beverages under gas pressure of between 90 and 150 psi (10 atmospheres). Such products are commonly known as syphon seltzer water, as distinguished from present day bottled sparkling waters or lightly carbonated flavored beverages which are charged to pressures of 5p to 60 psi (3 to 4 atmospheres). Forfurther purposes of comparison, champagne is under about 6 to 7 atmospheres of pressure.
  • This invention further relates to a simplified syphon assembly for use to dispense liquids stored in a container under pressure and to a package incorporating the syphon assembly. This invention also relates to an improved closure especially configured for fabrication in a single molding step.
  • this invention relates to such a closure that is tamper-resistant priorto actuation by an end user.
  • this invention relates to a modified form of a seltzer bottle filling apparatus and to a process for filling a seltzer bottle having a detachable head with the head detached. More particularly, it relates to such an apparatus and process in which such a seltzer bottle is filled through a valve mechanism that remains on the bottle.
  • Syphon seltzer water up until now, however, because of the use of high pressures in glass bottles was a victim of several factors; (1) the high cost of products liability insurance; a heavy glass bottle exploding under a pressure of 150 psi can inflict awesome damage; (2) the high cost of heavy glass bottle manufacture; (3) the high cost of tin, rubber and brass used in the manufacture of the pewter heads and valves; (4) repair and maintenance of bottles and crates; (5) theft of bottles; (6) the high cost of bottle delivery and pick-up of the heavy, fragile bottles; (7) the high cost and difficulty in sanitising the returned bottles, and especially the returned heads and valves; and ultimately (8) the switch by the mass market to lightly carbonated flavoured drinks in disposable cans and thin bottles.
  • the syphon seltzer water industry died, not for a good product, but for the variety of reasons set forth above which related to its storage, distribution and dispensing problems.
  • the forerunner of the present day syphon seltzer bottle was patented in 1837 by Antoine Perpigna of Paris, France.
  • the vase was made of metal, glass, china or stoneware and the head of the syphon was hollow and contained a piston, pressed down by a spring into close contact with the upper end of the tube passing to the bottom of the vase.
  • the method of attaching these early head mechanisms to the bottle or vessel is unknown to applicant but it appears from the articles that there was some sort of external collar mechanism, or perhaps the head mechanism which protruded above the bottle was adhesively affixed to the bottle.
  • the split collar mechanism which was universally adopted and is still in use today was invented in about 1855 by the Comte de Fon- tainemoreau and George Rogers. They used a bottle made with a groove around the outer wall of the neck into which was fitted a ring of metal divided into two segments which formed a shoulder for securing a screwed collar.
  • the problem with the Rogers mechanism and virtually every mechanism for syphon seltzer water to the present day is the fact that the head mechanism, containing the valve and spout, must be assembled on the bottle before filling.
  • the bottle is filled through the head mechanism and the entire assembly of head and filled water bottle must be transported from the factory, through the distribution chain, to the customer and then after the contents are emptied, the bottle and head must be returned through the distribution chain, back to the factory for filling. After sanitizing, the bottle is refilled through the head.
  • the seltzer industry as it was known for one hundred years, died because of the lack of a container system, not because any superior product replaced it.
  • the head - bottle combination is inverted in a cradle, a nozzle is connected to the spout of the head, the lever of the head is depressed to open the valve disposed in the head, and the seltzer water enters the bottle through the head and the syphon tube.
  • a sequence of fill and sniff operations is carried out by the filling apparatus in order to remove air displaced by the seltzer water as the bottle fills.
  • the present invention recognizes and fulfills the one basic commercial fact of our day; a beverage product must meet all of the requirements for distribution and sale through our present day supermarket system. These requirements are
  • the key to the accomplishment of the above objectives is the separation of the head and valve actuation function from the valve and seal function and the selection of a high strength, non-frangible container.
  • the valve and seal mechanism are contained almost totally within the neck of the container, while the head, which contains the valve actuator, is a separate member which can be retained by the consumer and used over and over again.
  • the container may be charged up to 150 psi. To emphasize the high capacity of the container, it is to be noted that 150 psi is the bursting pressure of standard glass bottles used for lightly carbonated beverages.
  • US-A-2,185,290 which provides the basis for the prior art portion of claim 1.
  • the present invention which is characterised in claim 1, provides a removable closure cap which economically and efficiently uses the same thread as is used to retain the head following removal of the closure cap and which also provides a closure function as a precaution additional to the pressure retention provided by the valve.
  • the valve means is adherently retained, as by welding, in the interior of the neck portion to provide a reliable seal without interfering with proper operation of the closure cap or head when threaded to the exterior of the neck portion. The danger of glass breaking under high pressure is avoided by having the container of substantially non-frangible plastics material.
  • the invention is as characterised in claim 2 and provides the dispenser with a removable and replaceable head which is suitable for economical production and for continual reuse in the home or bar, a simple and reliable diaphragm arrangement separating the manual operating mechanism from the liquid dispensing path.
  • the container is filled with carbonated water to a pressure from about 90 to 150 psi.
  • a standard aluminium screw type cap or other simple closure is placed on the bottle.
  • the cap is under no pressure and merely serves to protect the valve from contamination and accidental discharge if the valve should break away from the neck.
  • the container is distributed through the standard distribution channels like any other bottled or canned beverage, without any special precautions and shelved in a supermarket along with the standard lightly carbonated flavoured beverages, which are under the greatly reduced pressure of about 50 to 60 psi.
  • the container is distributed and shelved without the head and spigot mechanism.
  • the head and spigot may be sold separately or distributed free of charge with the sale of one or more containers.
  • the customer refrigerates the container of seltzer water and, before using, removes the disposable cap and attaches the head mechanism to the container.
  • the high pressure is sufficient to discharge the entire contents of the container without appreciable loss of carbonation due to the use of the syphon tube.
  • the head When the entire contents of the container have been discharged, the head may be detached and placed on a freshly refrigerated container of seltzer water.
  • the used syphon seltzer non-frangible container may be discarded or recycled by returning it to a recycling centre as desired.
  • the head When the head is tightly attached to the container, should the valve leak, the head will hold the pressure. In the unlikely event that the valve should break away from the neck of the container, the head would safely hold the damaged valve within the head.
  • the present containers cannot be accidentally discharged.
  • the head is never placed on the container until it is ready for use.
  • the only way to discharge the container of the present invention while it is in the distribution chain is to remove the protective cap, throw it away, and then poke a small long, sharp object down through a small hole in the valve which is down inside the neck of the container.
  • the cap may be provided with a tamper proof lower skirt.
  • the syphon assembly has a tube dimensioned to extend from the necked container opening into the liquid in the container.
  • the valve positioned proximate to the necked opening end of the tube has a frustoconical shaped resilient sealing member having an open base engaging the tube and a top normally biased by the resilient sealing member into sealing engagement with a passageway of the valve for the liquid to flow from the container through the necked opening.
  • the actuating member is actuable to apply force to deform the resilient sealing member to move its top out of the sealing engagement with the passageway of the valve.
  • the resilient sealing member has a plurality of apertures spaced around the top to allow the liquid to pass from the tube to the passageway of the valve when the resilient sealing member is deformed.
  • the actuating member preferably incorporates, in integrated form, a rod extending downward within the body for engaging the valve when the body is attached to the necked opening, a resilient diaphragm extending substantially normal to the rod, and a ring portion surrounding the resilient diaphragm for attaching the actuating member to the body.
  • the syphon assembly incorporates both the resilient sealing member and the actuating member.
  • the syphon head body and actuating member may be separated from the valve without releasing pressure in the container.
  • the container holding the liquid under pressure, with the closed valve in place, and a conventional closure provided over the necked opening, are distributed separately from the syphon head with the actuating member, which are attached to the package for dispensing pressurised beverage or other liquid.
  • the head includes a lever for operative engagement of the valve actuating means which is integrally formed with the head and is attached to an exterior surface of the head by at least one break away member.
  • the head has a first opening for insertion of one end of the lever operatively to engage the valve actuating means.
  • the lever is configured so that its other end extends through the head opening for application of actuating force in a given direction by a user when the first lever end operatively engages the valve actuating means.
  • the lever is further permanently attached to the exterior surface of the head by a resilient biasing member, which is configured to apply biasing force in opposition to the actuating force in the given direction.
  • the resilient biasing member is preferably further configured to pivot the lever end into operative engagement with the valve actuating means when the break away member is broken away.
  • the valve actuating means also preferably comprises an upwardly extending rod having a first end with a transversely extending opening configured to receive the one end of the lever.
  • the rod has a second, valve sealing end.
  • the rod is attached to an interior surface of the head by a resilient diaphragm, and the resilient diaphragm is configured to apply biasing force to the rod in opposition to the actuating force.
  • the rod and diaphragm may be integrally formed with the head.
  • the container closure of the invention is formed as one piece, including the lever attached to the exterior surface of the head, and the resilient diaphragm and rod assembly attached to the interior surface of the head.
  • the bottle is attached to a base for convenience in standing in a vertical position. This view shows the shape of the bottle prior to filling.
  • the method of the present invention for storing and dispensing fluids containered under gas pressure comprises selecting a plastic, metal, composite or other substantially non-frangible container 1 capable of safely withstanding in excess of three atmospheres of pressure and preferably a 1.8 liter bottle capable of safely carrying liquids at 150 psi (10 atmospheres).
  • the container is formed with a neck portion 2 having an external attachment member 3.
  • the bottle is an 18 to 20 mil polyester terephthalate (PET) bottle.
  • PET polyester terephthalate
  • PET polyester terephthalate
  • PET polyester terephthalate
  • One of the manufacturers of the bottle is Plaxicon Company in the City of Industry, California using equipment and molds manufactured by NISI ASB Machine Company, Ltd.
  • the unusually high strength is due to the bi-axial orientation of the molecules in the plastic. Additional information on bottle manufacture is set forth in "A Layman's Guide to Pet Chemistry and Processing", Edward E. Dennison, Eastman Chemical Products Inc. and "One-Stage Processing of Pet Bottles", Eastman Kodak Company.
  • the external attachment member on the outside wall of the neck may be the formation of screw threads 3 in the plastic.
  • a valve means 4 is selected which is mounted substantially within the container neck portion for maintaining gas pressure of at least three atmospheres and preferably up to about 150 psi or about 10 atmospheres.
  • a tube 5, commonly known as a syphon tube, is connected to the valve and has a distal end 6 which extends to a point adjacent to the bottom 7. The fluid flows up through the hollow syphon tube and through the valve when opened.
  • the container is filled with liquid 8, such as carbonated water pressurized to about 10 atmospheres.
  • a cap member 9 for removably covering the opening in the neck portion of the bottle is selected, which is removed prior to placing the head on the bottle and dispensing the fluid.
  • the cap preferably is of light weight aluminum formed with internal threads, tamper proof and recyclable or disposable.
  • the cap should have a thin flexible seal member 54 ( Figure 2) for preventing the inside of the bottle and valve from becoming contaminated in the distribution system.
  • the cap is not under pressure, unlike all caps for lightly carbonated beverages.
  • the last step in the method is to select a head member 10, which is removably affixed to the external attachment member on the neck portion of the container.
  • a preferred means of attachment is by internal threads 11 formed on the inside of wall 12 of the head member.
  • the head member has a manually engageable valve actuating member, such as a lever 13.
  • a remote valve actuating member, such as a pin 14 is selectively operable by the valve actuating member and is positioned for engagement with the valve means.
  • the head is formed with a chamber 16 which receives the fluid and channels it to a channel 17 in spout 18.
  • a safety neck plug member 19 which encloses the valve means and is integrally connected to the syphon tube 5.
  • the neck plug member is preferably attached to the inside wall 20 of the container by an adhesive.
  • a suitable adhesive is General Electric RTV Silicone Adhesive.
  • Another method of attaching wall 49 of neck plug 19 is to use a solvent to soften the PET and weld the plug to the neck wall of the container. Spin welding may also be employed.
  • the valve means includes an inner chamber 21 formed in neck plug member 19 having upper and lower portions 22 and 23.
  • a valve seat 24 is formed in the upper portion of the valve chamber. This may simply be an annular protrusion.
  • a valve cup 25 is positioned for registration with the valve seat in a valve closed position and is movable to a valve open position away from the valve seat. Sealing means, such as a rubber washer 26, is positioned within the cup for sealing registration with the valve seat in the valve closed position.
  • a spring retainer member 27 is mounted in the lower portion 23 of the chamber 21 and flared portion 101 of the syphon tube and a spring member 28 is mounted in the spring retainer member and biases the valve cup to the valve closed position.
  • the manually operable means for selectively opening the valve for release of the contents of the container may be any member capable of depressing the valve cup 25.
  • a suitable head member 10 is illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 for actuating the valve.
  • a guide member 29 having threads 99 is.threadably inserted into an opening 30 formed in the head to engage head internal threads 31.
  • Pin 14 is mounted for vertical reciprocation within opening 32 of the guide member.
  • Lever 13 is formed with a protrusion 33 which bears on cup 34.
  • Injection molded plastic washer 35 bears against annular protrusion 36 which surrounds cup 34.
  • the lever pivots about end point 100.
  • a syphon tube 5 is selected having a length which will reach to a point adjacent the bottom of the container. Since the container is plastic and will expand with increased pressure from increased temperature and shrink with the loss of pressure, it is advisable to select an end member 37 which is frictionally placed over the distal end 6 in a telescoping manner so that if the bottom of the bottle pushes up against flared end 38, the end member 37 will simply slip over the distal end 6. Note that openings 39 formed in the end member 37 permit liquid to flow into the syphon tube even though the end member is pressed tightly against the bottom wall of the bottle. Syphon tube 5 is formed with an outwardly extending flange 40.
  • a suitable filling apparatus depresses valve cup 25 and the liquid enters through opening 50 in plug member 19 and into inner chamber 21.
  • the water is forced past openings 51 and 52 and into syphon tube 5.
  • the water flows through end member 37 and then into the bottle.
  • the valve cup is released and spring 28 forces the cup and washer 26 into sealing engagement with valve seat 24. Pressure in the container also tends to force washer 26 into sealing engagement.
  • a cap 9 is then threaded onto the container to prevent contamination of the end surface 53 and opening 50 of the plug.
  • the cap member may be provided with a flexible sealing member 54 to further enhance the seal to prevent contamination. As previously noted, the cap is not under any pressure since the container pressure is entirely held by the sealing washer 26 within the safety plug.
  • valve means and plug member is within the neck of the bottle except for a thin flange 55 which may rest on the upper rim 56 of the bottle.
  • Flange 55 mechanically prevents the plug from slipping inside the bottle when the plug is first assembled and adhered to the inside wall of the neck of the container. It may also serve to provide an abutment when the cap is screwed onto the bottle.
  • the container is shipped through the distribution chain with the cap on and without any head mechanism.
  • the container is shelved in supermarkets and other retail stores, where it is purchased directly by the ultimate consumer and carried to a home or business place.
  • the container is chilled in the refrigerator and, when ready for consumption, the cap 9 is removed from the bottle and the head member 10 is screwed onto the container.
  • the guide member 29 mates with conical surface 53, which is a rigid non- compressible sealing surface, at its matching concave surface 58.
  • Pin 14 is inserted through opening 50 in the plug member and opening 47 in washer 26.
  • FIG. 1 It is standard practice in industry to provide a plastic base member for plastic bottles.
  • the drawings illustrate such a standard base as indicated by the number 103.
  • the base is attached to the bottle by applying adhesive at areas 94 and 95.
  • the base will remain affixed to the bottle in spite of the expansion and contraction of the bottle which results from the varying pressure in the bottle, as affected by varying temperature and varying fill levels of the bottle.
  • the difference in shape of the bottle is shown in Figure 5 when the bottle is empty and in Figure 6, which shows the shape of the bottle when it is filled and pressurized. Note particularly the indentation along line 96 in Figure 5 at a point just above the top edge 97 of the base 103.
  • indent 96 disappears and becomes a smooth curved line.
  • Some vertical growth occurs in the bottle, but it is not as dramatic as the diameter expansion.
  • the difference in vertical height is, however, of sufficient importance that is necessary to make provision for this dimensional change as has been described above in the various syphon tube end members and the provision for openings in the edge of the end member.
  • cap 9 be subject to pressure at any time. If, however the valve should leak, and build-up pressure, danger from the cap may be obviated by providing a plurality of vertical slots in the outer sidewall of the neck of the bottle which cross threads 3. Thus, when the cap is loosened, if there should accidently happen to be any pressure against the cap, the pressure would safely vent through the vertical slots to atmosphere, the instant the cap seal was broken.
  • the vertical slot system is presently found on plastic bottles which are under light carbonation.
  • FIG. 7 shows a syphon assembly 110 and a seltzer water package 112 incorporating the syphon assembly 110, in accordance with the invention.
  • the package 112 includes a high strength polyester terephthalate (PET) bottle 114 of the type described in the above referenced application, having a wall thickness of from about 18 to 20 thousandths of an inch.
  • PET polyester terephthalate
  • the bottle 114 has a necked opening 116 with exterior threads 118.
  • the syphon assembly 110 includes an insert assembly 120 (see also Figure 2), bonded to the inside wall 122 of the necked opening 116 and extending into the bottle 114.
  • a head assembly 124 (see also Figure 2) is attached to the necked opening by means of threads 126 on body 128, which mate with the threads 118 on the necked opening 116. When assembled in this manner, the head assembly 124 engages the insert assembly 120 during use of the seltzer water package 112.
  • the insert assembly 120 includes a tube 130 which extends from the necked opening 116 into the seltzer water 132 in bottle 114 and to bottom 134 of the bottle. Openings 136 are provided at end 138 of the tube 130 to allow the seltzer water 132 to enter the tube 130.
  • the tube 130 has a flanged upper end 140 within the necked opening 116.
  • a resilient, substantially frustoconical shaped valve sealing member 142 rests on end 140 of the tube 130.
  • Insert 144 fits over the valve sealing member 142 and is bonded to edge 146 of the tube end 140.
  • the tube end 140 and insert 144 are both bonded in sealing engagement to the interior surface 122 of necked opening 116.
  • Valve sealing member 142 has a raised portion 148, which normally seals centrally disposed passageway 150, which extends through the insert 144.
  • a cruciform cross-section valve guide 152 extends upward from the raised portion 148 into the passageway 150. Openings 154 are provided around the raised portion 148 through the valve sealing member 142.
  • Figure 9 shows the necked portion 116 of the bottle 114 and the insert assembly as the packaged seltzer water 132 is sold.
  • a conventional aluminum twist-off cap 156 is fastened over the necked opening 116 by means of the screw threads 118. Pressure from the seltzer water 132 in bottle 114 is not applied to the cap 156 because passageway 150 is sealed by the raised portion 148 of the valve sealing member 142.
  • the purchaser removes the cap 156 and replaces it with the syphon head assembly 124, as shown in Figures 7 and 8.
  • the package 112 is then ready to dispense the seltzer water 132.
  • the head assembly 124 includes a one-piece actuator 160, consisting of an actuating rod 162, a diaphragm 164 and a ring 166 for bonding the actuator 160 to body 128 of the head assembly 124.
  • Bend 168 in the resilient diaphragm 164 provides spring tension in the diaphragm.
  • Actuating rod 162 extends above the diaphragm 164 and has a curved end 170, which engages curved surface 172 of lever 174.
  • Lever 174 extends through aperture 176 in body 128 and is pivotally connected to the body 128 at 178, on the opposite side of the body 128 from aperture 176.
  • Actuating rod 162 has a cruciform cross-section portion 180 which extends downward from the diaphragm 164 to engage the cruciform cross-section projection 152 of the valve sealing member 142 within passageway 150.
  • Ring 166 of the actuator 160 has an orifice 182 extending through the ring 166, to connect cavity 184, defined by the actuator 160 and the insert 144, to bore 186 within spigot 188.
  • FIG 10 shows the syphon assembly 110 in its open position, to discharge seltzer water 132 through spigot 188.
  • actuating rod 162 is pushed downward, exerting force on the valve sealing member 142, deforming it away from sealing engagement with passageway 150.
  • the seltzer water flows through apertures 154, passageway 150, cavity 184, and orifice 182 to spigot 188.
  • spring force from diaphragm 164 moves actuating rod 162 and lever 174 upwards, back to the position shown in Figure 7, allowing valve sealing member 142 to assume its normal position sealing passageway 150.
  • tube 130, valve sealing member 142, insert 144, activator 160, head body 128 and lever 174 are preferably separately fabricated from a suitable plastic material in a molding operation.
  • a suitable plastic material for this purpose, an injection molded co-polyester plastic is preferably employed.
  • the valve sealing member 142 is placed on flanged end 140 of the tube 130, and insert 144 is then bonded to rim 146 of the end 140, such as by spin welding.
  • the completed insert may then be placed into bottle 114through necked opening 116.
  • the insert assembly 120 is then bonded at insert 144 in sealing engagement to the interior wall 122 of the necked opening 116, such as by spin welding or with a suitable adhesive.
  • the actuator 160 is bonded at ring 166 to head body 128, such as by spin welding.
  • the head 210 includes a body 212 with tapered flanges 214 for attachment to both inside surface 213 and outside surface 215 of neck 217 of plastic bottle 219 by spin or ultrasonic welding.
  • a spigot 216 incorporates a passageway 218 through the body 212, communicating with interior surface 220 of the body 212.
  • An actuating lever 222 is attached to exterior surface 224 of the body 212 by first and second break away filaments 226 and 228 and by a thicker, resilient biasing ribbon 230.
  • a top 232 is attached to the body 212 by flexible hinge 234. The top 232 is configured to fit flange 236 of the body 212 in a snap fit.
  • An upwardly extending actuating rod 238 is centrally disposed within body 212, and is attached to interior surface 220 of the body 212 by a resilient, flexible diaphragm 240.
  • the diaphragm 240 divides the head 212 into an upper chamber 242 and a lower chamber 244.
  • Actuating rod 338 has an cavity 246 extending into the rod 238 and dimensioned to receive end 248 of the lever 222.
  • all of the parts of the head closure 210 are preferable fabricated together from a suitable plastic material in a single molding step.
  • a suitable plastic material for this purpose, an injection molded co-polyester plastic is preferably employed.
  • the body 212, lever 222, cap 232 and spigot 216 are formed by a one piece mold cavity, with separate cores from above into upper chamber 242, from below into lower chamber 244 and from the side to form the rod 238, flexible diaphragm 240 and the passageway 218.
  • a slider within the core used to form spigot 216 forms the passageway 218.
  • the syphon tube 216 Prior to attachment of the body 212 to a container, the syphon tube 216 is attached to the inside surface 220 of the body 212, by spin or ultrasonic welding the flange 258 in place. Tip 257 of rod 238 engages opening 259 of tube 256 in a sealing fit when tube 256 is in place. After the syphon tube 256 is attached in the body 212, the top 232 is snapped into position in flange 236, as shown in Figure 12.
  • Figure 12 shows closure 210 in place on neck 217 of a plastic bottle 219, permanently attached by welding. Flange 274 extending around the neck of the bottle 217 provides support for the body 212 against lateral shearing forces, such as might occur if the bottle 219 were dropped.
  • the bottle 219 is filled with highly carbonated water 276 through spigot 216, as is conventional in seltzer bottling, by inserting a suitable member through opening 278 in body 212 to engage rod 238 to apply force for moving end 257 or the rod away from opening 259, thus opening the valve assembly and allowing the highly carbonated water 276 to flow into the bottle 219. This procedure is explained more fully below in connection with Figures 18-22.
  • the bottle 219 is stored, shipped and sold in the form shown in Figure 12.
  • lever 222 Since lever 222 must be inserted through opening 278 to engage the rod 238 to discharge the highly carbonated water 276 from the bottle 219, the presence of intact break away filaments 226 and 228 on the package assures the user that the package 211 has not been tampered with prior to sale. If desired, a removable label or other sealing strip may also be placed over the opening 278 during storage and shipment of the package 211.
  • Figure 13 shows the syphon head closure 210 during the process of activating the syphon head closure for dispensing the seltzer 276 from bottle 219 by insertion of the lever 222 through opening 278.
  • the user pulls upward on the lever handle 280, first rupturing the filament 226.
  • Spring strip 230 guides the lever 222 with continued upward force on the handle 280, so that end 248 of the lever 222 enters the opening 278.
  • the second break away filament 228 breaks during this travel.
  • the spring strip 230 is configured so that it will guide the end 248 into cavity 246 in rod 238 to give the configuration shown in Figure 14.
  • Nipples 281 on either side of the lever 222 engage inside surface 220 of the upper chamber 242 to keep the lever 222 in place once it has been inserted through opening 278.
  • Edge 283 of opening 278 serves as a fulcrum for raising rod 238 when downward force is applied to handle 280.
  • Figure 15 shows the syphon head closure 210 actuated by a user.
  • Downward force on the handle 280 of the lever 222 is converted to upward force on the rod 238 by fulcrum edge 283, thus moving tip 257 out of sealing engagement with opening -259 in the syphon tube 256.
  • the seltzer water 276 is then discharged by the carbon dioxide pressure in bottle 219 through opening 259 into lower chamber 244 and out passageway 218 of spigot 216.
  • the downward biasing force of diaphragm 240 on rod 238 returns the head closure 210 to the position shown in Figure 14, with tip 257 sealing the opening 259.
  • a compressed spring can be inserted between end 285 of rod 238 and top 232, and top 232 bonded in place, to provide additional downward biasing force on rod 238.
  • FIGS 16 and 17 show another embodiment of a package 300 in accordance with the invention.
  • This package 300 includes an insert assembly 302, which is inserted in the neck 350 of a bottle 352, and a head closure 304, which is screwed by threads 306 onto mating threads on the neck of the bottle.
  • the bottle 352 containing the seltzer water 356 is sold with the insert assembly 302 in place in the neck of the bottle and a conventional aluminum twist off or plastic snap on cap fastened over the neck of the bottle. The end user replaces the cap with the head closure 304.
  • the insert assembly 302 includes a tube 310 which extends from the neck 350 of the bottle into the seltzer water 356 and to the bottom of the bottle 352. Openings 312 areprovided at end 314 of the tube 310 to allow the seltzer water to enter the tube 310.
  • the tube 310 has a flanged upper end 316 within the neck of the bottle.
  • a resilient, substantially frustoconical shaped valve sealing member 318 rests on end 316 of the tube 310.
  • Insert 320 fits over the valve sealing member 318 and is bonded to edge 322 of the tube end 316.
  • the tube end 316 and insert 320 are both bonded in sealing engagement to interior surface 358 of the bottle neck.
  • Valve sealing member 318 has a raised portion 324, which normally seals centrally disposed passageway 326, which extends through the insert 320.
  • a cruciform cross section valve guide 328 extends upward from the raised portion 324 into the passageway 326. Openings 330 are provided around the raised portion 324 through the valve sealing member 318.
  • the head 304 has a lever 340, mounted on exterior surface 360 of head body 362. To activate the head 304, lever 340 is extended through an opening 342 to engage a vertically disposed actuating rod 344.
  • Cruciform cross section end 346 of the rod 344 is configured to engage the valve guide 328.
  • the head 304 is provided separately from the seltzer water package 300 including the insert assembly 302 and a conventional aluminum twist off or plastic snap on cap. After replacing the cap with the head 304, the user separates lever 340 from body 362 of the head 304 in the same manner as in the Figures 11-15 embodiment, to insert the lever 340 through opening 342, aperture 348 extending transversely through rod 344 and into socket 364. When the seltzer package is empty, the user may remove the head 304 for use with another seltzer package.
  • the construction and operation of the Figures 12-13 embodiment is the same as the Figures 11-15 embodiment.

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1. Behältereinrichtung zur Aufnahme und Abgabe eines mit Kohlensäure versetzten Getränks, die umfaßt: einen Behälter (1), der imstande ist, sicher einem Druck von mehr als drei Atmosphären standzuhalten, und der eine Längsachse sowie ein einstückig angeformtes Halsteil (2) mit einer inneren ringförmigen Wand (20) aufweist, eine normalerweise geschlossene Ventileinrichtung (4), die abgedichtet am Behälter-Halsteil gehalten sowie im wesentlichen innerhalb des Behälter-Halsteils aufgenommen ist, um einen Gasdruck von wenigstens drei Atmosphären aufrechtzuerhalten, und die einen darin ausgebildeten Durchlaß (50), der ein Ventil-Betätigungsglied aufnehmen kann, hat, ein innerhalb des Behälters gehaltenes Siphonrohr (5) mit einem distalen Ende (6) nahe dem Boden des Behälters und mit einem mit der Ventileinrichtung (4) in Wirkverbindung stehenden Ende (40), ein mit einer Abgabetülle (18) versehenes abnehmbares Kopfteil (10), ein einstückig am Halsteil ausgestaltetes Gewinde (3), ein am abnehmbaren Kopfteil (10) mit diesem einstückig ausgebildetes Gewinde (11) zur Befestigung des abnehmbaren Kopfteils am Halsteil über der Öffnung des Behälters, um das mit Kohlensäure versetzte Getränk vom Behälter abzugeben, und eine manuell betätigbare Einrichtung (13, 33) im Kopfteil für ein vorübergehendes Öffnen des normalerweise geschlossenen Ventils durch Betätiggen des Betätigungsgliedes (14) zur Abgabe eines mit Kohlensäure versetzten Getränks vom Behälter sowie einen entfernbaren Verschluß (9), der die normalerweise geschlossene Ventileinrichtung (4) bei Abwesenheit des abnehmbaren Kopfteils (10) abdeckt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die innere Wand (20) des Halsteils einen erheblichen, zur genannten Längsachse parallelen Flächenbereich hat, daß der entfernbare Verschluß eine Gewindekappe (9), die unmittelbar mit dem an der Einheit einstückig ausgebildeten Gewinde (29) zum Eingriff zu bringen ist, umfaßt, daß das Gewinde (11) des abnehmbaren Kopfteils mit dem einstückigen Gewinde (3) des Halsteils bei Entfernen der Gewindekappe von diesem unmittelbar und zusammenpassend in Eingriff kommen kann, daß die normalerweise geschlossene Ventileinrichtung abdichtend an der Innenwand (20) des Halsteils angeklebt ist und daß der Behälter ein im wesentlichen unzerbrechlicher Behälter aus Kunststoffmaterial ist.
2. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Kopfteil (10) ein eine offenendige Kammer (30) bildendes Gehäuse hat sowie das Ventilbetätigungsglied (14) umfaßt, daß eine im wesentlichen flüssigkeits- sowie gasundurchlässige elastische Einrichtung (15) ein abgedichtetes Oberteil der offenen digen Kammer bildet sowie die manuell betätigbare Einrichtung (13, 33) vom Ventil-Betätigungsglied (14) trennt, daß die das abgedichtete Oberteil bildende elastische Trenneinrichtung (15) frei bewegbar ist, so daß eine Abwärtsbewegung der manuell betätigbaren Einrichtung auf das fernliegende Ventil-Betätigungsglied übertragen wird, und daß sich dieses Ventil-Betätigungsglied unterhalb der das abgedichtete Oberteil bildenden elastischen Trenneinrichtung erstreckt, um das genannte Ventil im Ansprechen auf eine Abwärtsbewegung der manuell betätigbaren Einrichtung zu öffnen.
3. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Betätigungsglied in einstückiger Ausbildung aus einer sich in die Führungsgliedöffnung" erstreckenden Stange (162,180) sowie einer elastischen Membran (164), welche die elastische Abdichtung umfaßt sowie im wesentlichen rechtwinklig zu dieser Stange verläuft, besteht, wobei die elastische Membran rund um die Peripherie des Kopfteil-Gehäuses mittels einer Wand (166), die die elastische Membran umschließt, befestigt ist.
4. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die manuell betätigbare Einrichtung einen Hebel (174), der sich durch eine Öffnung (176) im Kopfteil-Gehäuse erstreckt sowie an einer zu der Öffnung beabstandeten Innenfläche (178) verschwenkbar gelagert ist, umfaßt, wobei ein oberes Ende der Stange (162) des Betätigungsgliedes und der Hebel (174) zwischen dem Schwenkpunkt sowie der Öffnung durch einander angepaßte Flächen (170, 172) verbunden sind.
5. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wand (166) des Betätigungsgliedes mit einer Blendenöffnung (182) versehen ist, die sich von unterhalb der elastischen Membran (168) durch diese Wand erstreckt, und daß das Kopfteil-Gehäuse einen mit der Blendenöffnugn in der genannten Wand in übereinstimmender Lagebeziehung befindlichen Auslaufkanal (186) aufweist.
6. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die manuell betätigbare Einrichtung einen permanent an der Außenfläche des Kopfteils mittels eines elastischen Druckelements (230), das eine zur Betätigungskraft in der vorgegebenen Richtung entgegengesetzte Druckkraft aufbringt, befestigten Hebel (340) umfaßt.
7. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das elastische Drukkelement (230) imstande ist, ein Endstück (248) des Hebelarmes durch eine Öffnung (278) im Gehäuse in Wirkanlage mit dem Ventil-Betätigungsglied (238) zu bringen, wenn ein Losbrechteil (228), das ursprünglich den Hebel mit dem Kopfteil verbindet, abgebrochen wird.
8. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Ventil-Betätigungsglied eine aufwärts verlaufende Stange (344) umfaßt, die ein erstes, einen Hebel (340), der die manuell betätigbare Einrichtung darstellt, aufnehmendes Ende sowie ein zweites Ventil-Betätigungsende hat, wobei diese Stange zwischen dem ersten sowie zweiten Ende an der genannten Wand durch die elastische Membran, welche eine zur Betätigungskraft entgegengesetzte Druckkraft auf diese Stange aufbringt, gehalten ist.
9. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stange (344) sowie die Membran mit dem genannten Gehäuse einstückig ausgebildet sind, wobei ein Teil des Gehäuses die Wand umfaßt.
10. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Hebel in einer quer verlaufenden Öffnung in der genannten Stange, welche von einer Ausnehmung in der Stange gebildet ist, aufgenommen ist, wobei das Hebelende in diese Ausnehmung eingreift.
11. Behältereinrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine quer verlaufende Öffnung (348) in der Stange sich durch die Stange erstreckt, wobei ein Ende des Hebels, das diese Stange durchsetzt, schwenkbar an der Innenfläche (364) des Gehäuses angebracht ist.
12. Behältereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Rohr-Endstück (37) einen sich erweiternden Endabschnitt (38) mit darin ausgebildeten gekerbten Öffnungen (39) sowie einen entgegengesetzten, verschiebbaren Endabschnitt, der für einen engen Schiebesitz am distalen Ende (6) des Siphonrohres (5) bemessen ist, hat.
13. Behältereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch ein Hals-Sicherheitsstopfenelement (19), das die genannte innere ringförmige Wand umfaßt und einstückig mit dem länglichen Siphonrohr (5) verbunden ist.
14. Behältereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ventileinrichtung (4) eine innere Kammer (21) mit oberen sowie unteren, an beiden Enden offenen Teilen und einen im oberen Teil der Kammer ausgebildeten Ventilsitz (24) umfaßt, daß ein Ventilnapf (25) so angeordnet ist, daß er in einer Ventilschließstellung mit diesem Ventilsitz in Anlage kommt sowie in eine Ventiloffenstellung vom Ventilsitz weg bewegbar ist, daß der Ventilnapf eine Dichtungseinrichtung (26) für eine abdichtende Anlage mit dem Ventilsitz in der Ventilschließstellung trägt, daß mit dem unteren Teil der genannten Kammer ein Feder-Halteelement (27) verbunden ist und daß ein den Ventilnapf zur Ventilschließstellung hin belastendes Federelement (28) am Feder-Halteelement abgestützt ist.
15. Behältereinrichtung, die in den Ansprüchen 13 und 14 in Verbindung miteinander beansprucht ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Hals-Sicherheitsstopfenelement eine obere, konvex gestaltete Wand (58) mit einer im wesentlichen an einem oberen Teil dieser oberen Wand befindlichen Öffnung hat und das Kopfteil mit einem Führungsglied (29) versehen ist, in dem eine dieses durchsetzende Öffnung zur Aufnahme des fernliegenden Ventilbetätigungsgliedes (14) ausgebildet ist, wobei am Führungsglied eine konkave, die Führungsgliedöffnung umschließende Fläche für eine abdichtende Anlage an der konvex ausgestalteten oberen Wand des Hals-Sicherheitsstopfenelements ausgestaltet ist.
16. Behältereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ventileinrichtung ein in einem Einsatz (144), an dem das Siphonrohr (130) fest angebracht ist, angeordnetes Ventil umfaßt, das mit einem elastischen, im wesentlichen kegelstumpfförmigen Abdichtelement (148) versehen ist, welches eine offene, das Einsatzende des Rohres berührende Basis, ein mit einem aufwärts innerhalb des Einsatzes verlaufenden Durchtritt (150) in dichtende Anlage gedrücktes Oberteil und eine Mehrzahl von Öffnungen (154) für einen Durchlaß von Flüssigkeit aus dem Rohr (130) durch das Abdichtelement (148) hindurch für ein Fließen durch den Durchtritt, wenn das Oberteil aus der dichtenden Anlage mit dem Durchtritt bewegt wird, aufweist.
17. Behältereinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das mit der Ventileinrichtung in Wirkverbindung stehende Ende des Siphonrohres (130) einen Flansch (140) aufweist und die Ventileinrichtung einen Kunststoff-Einsatz (144) umfaßt, der sich in abgedichteter Anlage längs der inneren ringförmigen Wand des Halsteils zur Anlage am Umfang des Flansches (140) des Siphonrohrendes erstreckt, daß der Einsatz einen zentral liegenden Durchlaß (184), der über dem Siphonrohrende angeordnet ist und aus dem Halsteil herausführt, sowie ein verformbares, elastisches Kunststoff-Abdichtelement (148), das auf dem Flansch (140) ruht und ein in abdichtender Anlage an dem zentral angeordneten Durchlaß des Einsatzes befindliches Oberteil hat, aufweist, wobei das Oberteil des elastischen Abdichtelements aus der abdichtenden Anlage mit dem zentral angeordneten Durchlaß des Einsatzes im Ansprechen auf eine durch den zentral angeordneten Durchlaß hindurch aufgebrachte Abwärtskraft bewegbar ist, so daß unter Druck stehende Flüssigkeit vom Flanschende des Siphonrohres durch den zentral angeordneten Durchlaß treten kann, wenn das Oberteil des Abdichtelements sich außerhalb der abdichtenden Anlage am zentral angeordneten Durchlaß befindet.
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