Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.

Abstract: A head for kegs of pressurized drinks comprises: a body, provided with means for coupling to a keg containing a drink; a piston movable between a first lowered position for opening a shutter of the keg and a second raised closure position; a lever for actuating the fork hinged on a stem thereof, subject to elastic means tending to make it rotate in the direction opposite that of actuation, to allow the stabilization of the operating fork in the first and in the second position of the piston; the actuating lever and the stem defining in combination a handle for the operating fork, the stem of the fork and the actuating lever being characteristically formed in such a way that, at least bilaterally to the handle, in correspondence at least with the lower segment of the handle where the first three fingers of the hand that sustains the handle act, there are no openings with variable port during the actuation of the lever.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for deterring or hindering any operation or dispensing of fluid through one or more taps by an unauthorized user. The apparatus is a tap block, said tap block including a block wall having a block exterior surface and a block interior surface, said block interior surface defining a nozzle receiving cavity sized and shaped relative to the nozzle exterior surface such that at least a portion of the nozzle adjacent to the nozzle outlet may be received therein, said block wall including a nozzle receiving aperture opening from said block exterior surface through said block wall to said nozzle receiving cavity, said nozzle receiving aperture opening sized and shaped relative to the nozzle exterior surface such that at least the nozzle portion insertable into said nozzle receiving cavity may be received therethrough; and a securing device, said securing device is capable of maintaining said position of said tap block relative to the tap nozzle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for preserving and dispensing wine or champagne. The apparatus provides a housing having a container support for holding wine or champagne bottles, a plurality of removable stoppers for insertion in the bottles, a nitrogen generator for generating a nitrogen rich gas from air, a nitrogen storage tank for storing the generated nitrogen rich gas, a cooling system for cooling certain bottles and dispensers for providing wine or champagne from the bottles to a user. The nitrogen generator draws in ambient air, adsorbs the oxygen from the air and stores nitrogen rich gas in the nitrogen storage tank. The nitrogen storage tank supplies the nitrogen rich gas to the bottles for preserving the wine or champagne. The stoppers include a nitrogen line and a supply line. The nitrogen line communicates nitrogen rich gas into the bottles and the supply line communicates wine or champagne from the bottles to the dispensers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and method for re-circulating high viscosity liquids. The apparatus comprises a recirculating probe coupled to a fluid storage and dispensing vessel by a connector, and the recirculating probe comprises: (a) a dip tube defining an output flow path; (b) an output port; (c) a recirculating port; and (d) a return flow path. The output flow path and the return flow path preferably have substantially equal cross-sectional areas, which reduce or eliminate the unbalance between the discharge pressure in the output line and that in the re-circulation line, and prevent premature wearing-out of the dispensing/recirculating pump.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container and a coupler adapted to receive and connect with the container. The coupler comprises a body that defines an internal passage adapted to deliver fluid to an interior space of the container, and a supply passage that is in fluid communication with the internal passage such that fluid can be delivered to the internal passage through the supply passage, and a locking member that is adapted to engage a locking groove of the container so as to securely hold the container in place within the coupler.

Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a blow molded drum has a port including a neck with exterior buttress threads and a port opening having a shoulder. A snap-in down tube assembly seats with the shoulder and has an upwardly extending nipple. Either a dispense head or a closure seats within and is secured by a threaded retainer nut. The dispense head has a first flow duct extending to a nipple engaging portion to seal with the upwardly extending nipple and a second flow duct leading to an annular space around the nipple for a return fluid line or for providing air or a gas for displacing withdrawn fluid. In a preferred embodiment the threaded nut provides an axial tightening force and also provides an axial removal force that disengages the nipple engaging portion with the nipple as the retainer nut is loosened.

Abstract: A beverage tapper having at least two supply lines includes a beverage tapper and at least two supply fittings. The beverage tapper is normally used to pump a quantity of beverage out of a beverage container. The at two supply fittings are preferably formed radially outward from the supply cavity of the beverage tapper similar to any existing beverage tapper. Existing beverage tappers may be modified to form the beverage tapper having at least two supply lines by attaching at least one attachable supply fitting adjacent the existing supply fitting.

Abstract: A tapping head that is coupled to a disinfectant pump, the tapping head is for tapping beverages pressurized by gas. This tapping head comprises a housing, and a tapping tappet, disposed within the housing. This tapping tappet has at least one channel. There is also an actuating lever coupled to the housing. There is also a beverage closing valve disposed within the housing. Furthermore, there is also a fitting disposed at an end of the tapping tappet. When in operation, a disinfectant for disinfecting an area of the fitting is fed first via the actuating lever wherein the tapping tappet is subsequently moved against a CO2 connector of the fitting area whereby the beverage closing valve is opened.

Abstract: A beer pouring faucet 14 provided in front of the server main body 12 extends from the faucet main body 18 and includes the operating lever 20 which functions to change pouring of beer or the head by tilting the lever back and forth. The drive apparatus 26 which is capable of automatic operation of the operating lever 20 comprises a housing 32 provided movably vertically with respect to the server main body 12, a horizontally movable slider 34 in forward and backward directions housed in the housing 32 and a drive mechanism 36 which moves the slider 34 forward and backward, The drive apparatus 26 is positioned at an operating position where the operating lever 20 is inserted into the engagement hole 61 of the slider 34 or at a non-operating position where the operating lever 20 is separated from the engagement hole 61 by moving the housing vertically.

Abstract: A head for kegs of pressurized drinks comprises: a body, provided with means for coupling to a keg containing a drink; a piston movable between a first lowered position for opening a shutter of the keg and a second raised closure position; a lever for actuating the fork hinged on a stem thereof, subject to elastic means tending to make it rotate in the direction opposite that of actuation, to allow the stabilization of the operating fork in the first and in the second position of the piston; the actuating lever and the stem defining in combination a handle for the operating fork, the stem of the fork and the actuating lever being characteristically formed in such a way that, at least bilaterally to the handle, in correspondence at least with the lower segment of the handle where the first three fingers of the hand that sustains the handle act, there are no openings with variable port during the actuation of the lever.

Abstract: A safety device for a double valve arrangement for beer keg comprises a housing and a down pipe. A liquid valve and a gas valve are formed in the housing. A locking member is disposed between the down pipe and the housing, with two flaps protruding out of the housing to prevent the propping out of the valve arrangement from the beer keg when it is not intended. An inward bending connected to the locking member is in contact with a lower portion of the down pipe. When a special tap is engaged to push down a valve ring and the down pipe, the direction of the inward bending changes outwardly, which results in a changed position of the locking member, retrieving the flaps to the inside of the housing, making it possible to detach the double valve arrangement out of the beer keg.

Abstract: A coupling serving for connecting a double valve on a pressure container with a content of pressure gas, such as CO2, and a liquid, such as beer, to a pressure-gas source and a tap for drawing the liquid respectively. The valve comprises a blockable gas and liquid passage respectively, and the coupling comprises a housing for coaxial mounting on an upper flange on the valve, a slide which is placed in the housing and which can be displaced by means of a hand grip between an upper position where the valve is closed and a lower position where the valve is open; an elastomeric sleeve secured onto the slide and forming sealing between the slide and the valve flange in the mounted position of the coupling; a mainly tubular plunger secured in the slide; and a gas chamber formed between the plunger, the sleeve, and an inner wall in the slide.

Abstract: A dispense head assembly comprise a housing, and a body having a fluid inlet and outlet attached to the housing. A piston is disposed within the body and housing and is attached at one end to an actuating handle. A poppet/diaphragm is attached to the opposite piston end and includes an imperforate head, a thin-walled sleeve that extends axially away from the head, and a tongue that defines a terminal edge of the sleeve and that forms a leak-tight interference seal with the body. The poppet/diaphragm sleeve is rolled between opposite piston and assembly wall surfaces to provide open- and closed-flow poppet/diaphragm movement. A dip tube adapter is releasibly attached to the housing and body. A tongue and groove seal arrangement is used to form a leak-tight interference seal therebetween. A dip tube is attached to the second adapter body end to provide fluid pick-up from a fluid container to the dispense head assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container and a coupler adapted to receive and connect with the container. The coupler comprises a body that defines an internal passage adapted to deliver fluid to an interior space of the container, and a supply passage that is in fluid communication with the internal passage such that fluid can be delivered to the internal passage through the supply passage, and a locking member that is adapted to engage a locking groove of the container so as to securely hold the container in place within the coupler.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tapping head for tapping beverage pressurized by gas, comprising a closing bolt (2) accommodated in a housing (1) and surrounded by a slide (4) movable up and down by means of an actuating lever (5); and a CO2-connection (14) for the conveying gas. The tapping head is characterized in that a closing bolt (2) is arranged in the housing (1). The closing bolt is surrounded by a slide (4) that is movable up and down and, in the pouring condition, rests at the barrel-side end in a sealing manner against a flange seal (21) arranged in the lower part of the housing (1), and, in the closing condition, the tappet (19) rests in a sealing manner against the closing bolt (2) by means of an O-ring (19a).

Abstract: A pressurized tank dispenser assembly generally includes an extractor valve and a relief valve component mounted on a common fitting which may be held to a tank by a securement ring. The extractor valve permits pressurizing the tank and dispensing liquid by the attachment of a coupler thereon without the need for tools, while the relief valve component includes both vacuum relief and overpressure relief valves. The fitting is attached to the tank by the annular securement ring, whereby only a single opening through the tank is necessary to perform all operating functions of the tank.

Abstract: A keg for dispensing beer or other liquids under pressure is provided with a neckless spear arrangement. The spear comprises a body intended to be welded permanently to the keg with all parts of the spear assembled through that body. When so assembled escape is prevented so that in the event of interference by any unqualified person there is no risk of the spear being ejected as a missile.

Abstract: A valve assembly has (1) a riser pipe including a valve cup housing and portals blockable, and (2) a central tower which communicates with blockable pathways that pass both liquid and gas, and (3) a bi-directional valve member which controls separation of gas and liquid and directional flow in the chamber. A retainer assembly is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the valve cup so as to facilitate insertion of the valve cup into the container but so as to prevent the unintended removal of the valve cup from the container while still permitting selective valve cup removal when it is desired to do so. The retainer assembly preferably includes a protrusion and a pair of centering skids spaced about the outer periphery of the valve cup. The protrusion includes a radially tapered, vertical extending detent portion and a radially tapered, circumferentially extending ramp portion. The centering skids taper radially inwardly from vertically central portions thereof to the vertical end portions thereof.

Abstract: A bottle for a dental rinse has a neck component provided with vertical and inclined channels to receive bayonet lock arms on a cap to lock the neck component to the cap. The bayonet arms project from a cap stem which is provided with an O-ring. Annular wall surfaces on the neck component alternately cooperate with the O-ring to seal and to vent the bottle during axial positioning of the neck component. The cap is mounted on a support and includes pressure and liquid carrying passageways in communication with the bottle.

Abstract: A drive apparatus is easily detachable from an operating lever, and the manual and automatic operation of the lever can be easily changed.

Abstract: A container does not cause any quality deterioration of high purity chemicals included therein during the storage and transportation thereof and is not easily broken. The container also permits easy and safe discharge of the high purity chemical. The container for a high purity chemical comprises a flexible internal container formed from a polyolefinic high purity resin and a gas-tight, self-supporting external container, which accommodates the internal container, wherein these internal and external containers are joined together in such a manner that the space formed between these two containers are arbitrary closed and opened so as to ensure the communication with the outside, a liquid-discharge pipe provided with a check valve connected to the pipe midway therein is gas-tightly inserted into the internal container down to the bottom thereof and a connector connected to a pressure source is fitted to the external container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tapping head with a cylinder cavity in which a plunger is arranged. The plunger is capable of moving up and down and is biased or loadable by a coil spring. The tapping head consists of a barrel connection housing connected with the cylinder cavity of the tapping head housing, a rising tube extending through the housing and the plunger and forming a channel for the beverage. The tapping head also has a slidingly arranged, sleeve-like tappet connected to the plunger and a connection for cleaning liquid. The connection for the cleaning liquid feeds into the tapping head housing in an annular gap between the rising tube and a tube surrounding the rising tube, and is connected there with the rising tube (rinsing position) or sealed by a seal (tapping position) depending on the position of the tappet. A transversely extending gas line is arranged in the plunger.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a self-contained, pneumatic beverage dispensing system. In one embodiment, the pneumatic beverage dispensing system comprises a carbonator tank for facilitating absorption of CO2 gas in water to produce carbonated water, a source of CO2 gas under high pressure, the source of CO2 gas being in fluid communication with the carbonator tank so as to fill the carbonator tank with CO2 gas, and a source of water under high pressure, the source of water being in fluid communication with the carbonator tank so as to fill the carbonator tank with water. The system normally further comprises at least two liquid containers for containing liquids to be dispensed by the dispensing system, one of the liquid containers being in fluid communication with the source of CO2 gas, and a pneumatic pump system in fluid communication with the source of CO2 gas and the other of the liquid containers.

Abstract: With this device the fluid is located in a container which can be set under pressure, into which two cannulas of differing lengths may be inserted. A short cannula, via a gas conduit and a release valve, is connectable to a pressurised gas source in order to impinge the container above the fluid level with pressurised gas, whilst the other longer cannula is connectable to a fluid conduit leading to the instrument and protrudes into the fluid located in the container. The fluid flow to the instrument is interruptable with a blocking element and the pressurised gas supply to the container is interruptable with the release valve. Such a device may be simply constructed and used when, according to the invention, the cannulas, the blocking element and a control valve are grouped together into a constructional unit on which there is located one connection for the gas conduit and a further connection for the fluid conduit.