Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dispense head and beverage dispensing system
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Application No.: US17292780Application Date: 2019-11-11
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Publication No.: US11365108B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Ken Riis , Ulrik Lismann Hansen
- Applicant: MICRO MATIC A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Odense SV
- Assignee: MICRO MATIC A/S
- Current Assignee: MICRO MATIC A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Odense SV
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: EP18205627 20181112
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/080813 WO 20191111
- International Announcement: WO2020/099294 WO 20200522
- Main IPC: B67D1/08
- IPC: B67D1/08

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a dispense head to be mounted on a beverage container having an extractor tube with a valve, the beverage container or the extractor tube having a radially extending flange, enabling a beverage present in the beverage container to be dispensed via a dispensing line, the dispense head having an axial extension and comprising an outer shell comprising a first aperture configured to receive at least the dispensing line and/or a gas inlet, the outer shell being movable along the axial extension between a first position and a second position, a stationary inner part arranged inside the outer shell, a first face of the stationary inner part is configured to abut the flange and be axially stationary in relation to the flange, the stationary inner part having a first end and a second end facing the beverage container, the stationary inner part having a wall part at the second end, a valve activation part at least partly extending inside the stationary inner part and movable in the axial extension in relation the stationary inner part for activation of the valve, and a handle pivoting around a pivot point in the first end of the stationary inner part for moving between a deactivated position and an activated position for moving the valve activation part in order to activate the valve, wherein the dispense head further comprises a locking unit arranged at the second end of the stationary inner part, the locking unit being arranged at a distance from the first face and configured to be radially displaced during the movement of the outer shell from the first position to the second position thereby enabling locking of the flange along the axial extension, and a fixation unit configured to fixate the outer shell in relation to the stationary inner part at least in the second position of the outer shell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210395068A1 A DISPENSE HEAD AND BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-12-23
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