IL140718A - Valve assembly for beverage containers, beverage containers and a method for filling and emptying beverage containers - Google Patents

Valve assembly for beverage containers, beverage containers and a method for filling and emptying beverage containers

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Publication number
IL140718A
IL140718A IL14071899A IL14071899A IL140718A IL 140718 A IL140718 A IL 140718A IL 14071899 A IL14071899 A IL 14071899A IL 14071899 A IL14071899 A IL 14071899A IL 140718 A IL140718 A IL 140718A
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Israel
Prior art keywords
valve body
container
beverage
valve assembly
valve
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IL14071899A
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English (en)
Hebrew (he)
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IL140718A0 (en
Inventor
Piet Hein Wilem Timp
Patrick Michael Van Baal
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Heineken Tech Services
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Publication of IL140718A0 publication Critical patent/IL140718A0/xx
Publication of IL140718A publication Critical patent/IL140718A/en

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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
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • 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
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0831—Keg connection means combined with valves
    • B67D1/0832—Keg connection means combined with valves with two valves disposed concentrically
    • 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
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B67C3/32—Filling of barrels or casks using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • 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
    • B67D1/0462—Squeezing collapsible or flexible beverage containers, e.g. bag-in-box containers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/87917—Flow path with serial valves and/or closures
    • Y10T137/87925—Separable flow path section, valve or closure in each
    • Y10T137/87965—Valve- or closure-operated by coupling motion

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  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
IL14071899A 1998-07-15 1999-07-15 Valve assembly for beverage containers, beverage containers and a method for filling and emptying beverage containers IL140718A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL1009654A NL1009654C2 (nl) 1998-07-15 1998-07-15 Klepsamenstel voor een drankcontainer, container voor drank en werkwijze voor het vullen en legen van een drankcontainer.
PCT/NL1999/000454 WO2000003944A1 (en) 1998-07-15 1999-07-15 Valve assembly for a beverage container, container for beverage and method for filling and emptying a beverage container

Publications (2)

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IL140718A0 IL140718A0 (en) 2002-02-10
IL140718A true IL140718A (en) 2004-06-20

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IL14071899A IL140718A (en) 1998-07-15 1999-07-15 Valve assembly for beverage containers, beverage containers and a method for filling and emptying beverage containers

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EP (3) EP1783092B1 (es)
JP (1) JP4804627B2 (es)
KR (1) KR100597222B1 (es)
CN (1) CN1117024C (es)
AP (1) AP1289A (es)
AR (1) AR019406A1 (es)
AT (2) ATE228099T1 (es)
AU (1) AU746823C (es)
BG (1) BG64441B1 (es)
BR (1) BR9912105A (es)
CA (1) CA2337044C (es)
CO (1) CO4991013A1 (es)
CR (1) CR6060A (es)
CU (1) CU23012A3 (es)
CZ (1) CZ302666B6 (es)
DE (4) DE69933793T2 (es)
DK (2) DK1783092T3 (es)
EA (1) EA001986B1 (es)
EE (1) EE04366B1 (es)
ES (1) ES2474612T3 (es)
GE (1) GEP20032994B (es)
HR (1) HRP20010037B1 (es)
HU (1) HUP0102914A3 (es)
ID (1) ID27961A (es)
IL (1) IL140718A (es)
IS (1) IS1973B (es)
MA (1) MA25187A1 (es)
MY (1) MY128674A (es)
NL (2) NL1009654C2 (es)
NO (1) NO323637B1 (es)
NZ (1) NZ509075A (es)
OA (1) OA11705A (es)
PE (1) PE20000494A1 (es)
PL (1) PL190470B1 (es)
PT (1) PT1783092E (es)
RS (1) RS49784B (es)
SA (1) SA99200567A (es)
SK (1) SK287242B6 (es)
SV (1) SV1999000094A (es)
TR (1) TR200100072T2 (es)
UA (1) UA71919C2 (es)
UY (1) UY25607A1 (es)
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