EP0884269B1 - Device for dispensing liquids from bag-in-boxes - Google Patents

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EP0884269B1
EP0884269B1 EP98109466A EP98109466A EP0884269B1 EP 0884269 B1 EP0884269 B1 EP 0884269B1 EP 98109466 A EP98109466 A EP 98109466A EP 98109466 A EP98109466 A EP 98109466A EP 0884269 B1 EP0884269 B1 EP 0884269B1
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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
    • B67D3/0058—Details
    • B67D3/008—Supports
    • B67D3/0083—Supports for the liquid container
    • 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
    • B67D3/0029—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with holders for bottles or similar containers
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a device for dispensing liquids from bag-in-box containers and particularly for pouring beverages packaged in bag-in-boxes.
  • WO-A-91/10616 discloses a wine chiller apparatus as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • EP-A-0 434 126 discloses a device for dosed pumping of viscous products wherein the product container is rested upon a supporting base and blocked by retention means which however are not equipped with integral lever means adapted to dispense the product.
  • DE-U-90 06 469 discloses a dispensing device provided with a tray arranged at a lower position with respect to the product container.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a device for dispensing liquids from bag-in-box packages provided with a tap with built-in check valve, which is capable of eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a device for dispensing liquids from a bag-in-box which is easy to use even with one hand for the user, is highly reliable and efficient and has a low manufacturing cost.
  • a device 1 for dispensing liquids from bag-in-boxes 2 provided with a tap 3 with built-in check valve 4, for example of a type with spring-loaded membrane, is constituted by a seating and supporting base 5 for a bag-in-box 2 and by a lever 6 constituting a removable retention means which is meant to engage the tap 3 of a bag-in-box.
  • the lever 6 is advantageously yoke-shaped and has an end which is articulated to the front of the base 5 at a pivot 7, so that it can be moved angularly between a raised or open position and a lowered or closed position; its other end is provided with a tooth 8 shaped like an inclined plane and can automatically engage, with a snap action, a raised portion or block 9 provided on the front of the base 5 and be disengaged by means of an easy manual action for spacing the tooth 8 from the raised portion 9.
  • the lever 6 has, at its centerline and in a downward region, an inward recess 10 which is meant to delimit, in the lowered position of the lever, together with a corresponding notch 11 provided at the top of a front wall 5a of the base 5, a seat for accommodating the stem of the tap 3 of a bag-in-box 2, while in an upward region it supports an elbow-shaped lever 12 which is pivoted on a pivot 13 whose axis is perpendicular to the pivot 7 and is supported by two lugs 14 which are rigidly coupled to the lever 6.
  • the elbow-shaped lever 12 constitutes an actuator means which allows, by pressing on the membrane valve 4, to open said valve to pour or dispense the liquid contained in the bag-in-box 2.
  • the base 5 is formed monolithically by molding suitable plastic materials, for example PVC or ABS, and has a rectangular plan shape with four legs 15 which support a supporting surface 16 for a bag-in-box 2.
  • walls are provided on at least three sides of the supporting surface 16: namely, a front wall 5a and two side walls 5b.
  • a drip tray 17 is provided which is rigidly coupled to the lower part of the two front feet 15 and protrudes beyond the footprint of the base 5 in order to act as a support for a liquid collection vessel, such as a glass, and to collect any overflow seepages or drops from the tap after the closure of the valve 3.
  • a bag-in-box 2 is placed on the supporting and seating surface 16 of the base 5, so that the tap 3 is arranged in the notch 11 and cantilevers out of the base 5. Then the lever 6 is lowered so that its recess 10 rests on the tap 3, causing the automatic snap locking of its end tooth 8 against the block 9.
  • the elbow-shaped lever is arranged as shown in Figure 3, so that it is sufficient to lower it with one finger to dispense the liquid contained in the bag-in-box 2, while said bag-in-box is stably supported by the base 5 and therefore cannot tip forward, also thanks to the presence of the drip tray 17.
  • the retention means are again constituted by a lever 6 which has, instead of the end tooth 8, a protrusion 20 whereon a bolt 21 can abut; said bolt has a polygonal cross-section and is slidingly mounted in a bushing 22 which is provided with an equally polygonal passage and is fixed to, or monolithic with, the front wall 5a of the base 5.
  • Figures 8 to 10 are views of another embodiment, wherein the retention means are formed by a fork-like element 25 provided with two end teeth 26, each of which is flanked by an inclined-plane surface 27 for snap insertion in respective slots 28 formed in an expansion 29 on the upper edge of the front wall 5a of the base 5, which also follows the contour of the semicircular notch 11.
  • the user In order to disengage the prongs of the fork, the user merely has to manually move the ends of said prongs mutually closer in order to disengage the respective tooth 26 from the slots 28 and allow the spacing of the fork-like element 25 without any difficulty.
  • the base 5 can be given such dimension as to accommodate a plurality of bag-in-boxes 2, in which case the front wall 5a has a corresponding number of notches 11, while the lever 6 can be either provided with a corresponding number of recesses 10 and lugs or flaps 14 or it is possible to provide as many levers 6 as there are notches 11.
  • the fork-like element 25 can be given such dimension as to accommodate a plurality of bag-in-boxes 2, in which case the front wall 5a has a corresponding number of notches 11, while the lever 6 can be either provided with a corresponding number of recesses 10 and lugs or flaps 14 or it is possible to provide as many levers 6 as there are notches 11.
  • the fork-like element 25 the base 5 can be given such dimension as to accommodate a plurality of bag-in-boxes 2, in which case the front wall 5a has a corresponding number of notches 11, while the lever 6 can be either provided with a corresponding number of recesses 10 and lugs or flap
  • the materials and the dimensions may be various according to requirements.

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EP98109466A 1997-06-09 1998-05-25 Device for dispensing liquids from bag-in-boxes Expired - Lifetime EP0884269B1 (en)

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IT1997VR000047A IT1305904B1 (it) 1997-06-09 1997-06-09 Dispositivo per l'erogazione di liquidi da fustini
ITVR970047 1997-06-09

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IT1314447B1 (it) 2000-10-26 2002-12-13 Bruno Martini Dispositivo per il comando di valvole di erogazione.
DK176543B1 (da) * 2006-12-14 2008-07-28 Ip & Pi Stander for vin-bag-in-box
DK201000580A (en) 2009-11-05 2011-05-06 Knudsen Joergen A support unit
FR2975672B1 (fr) * 2011-05-24 2014-02-21 Viaplast Soc Dispositif permettant une utilisation rationnelle des robinets equipant les emballages cartonnes contenant des liquides
IT201600106943A1 (it) * 2016-10-24 2018-04-24 Uain S R L Con Unico Socio Macchina erogatrice da banco per bag-in-box o simili con sistema di raffreddamento
GR20190100016A (el) * 2019-01-14 2020-08-31 Παναγιωτης Ιωαννη Μπιλιας Συσκευη διανομης ποτων
IT202000022789A1 (it) * 2020-09-28 2020-12-28 Vitop Moulding Srl Rubinetto erogatore provvisto di sistema di collocamento, bloccaggio e orientamento su scatole di tipo Bag-In-Box

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DE9006469U1 (de) * 1990-06-08 1990-08-30 UFA-Theater AG, 4000 Düsseldorf Zapfstand für Erfrischungsgetränke

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US3448897A (en) * 1966-12-16 1969-06-10 Ronald W Sterling Apparatus for the storage and dispensing of liquids
EP0434126B1 (en) * 1989-12-18 1993-11-18 Unilever N.V. Device for dosed pumping of viscous products
GB9000630D0 (en) * 1990-01-11 1990-03-14 Barber Peter Wine chiller

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DE9006469U1 (de) * 1990-06-08 1990-08-30 UFA-Theater AG, 4000 Düsseldorf Zapfstand für Erfrischungsgetränke

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DK0884269T3 (da) 2002-03-25
DE69803515D1 (de) 2002-03-14
EP0884269A1 (en) 1998-12-16

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