Global Patent Index - EP 0645342 A1

EP 0645342 A1 19950329 - Safety dispensing valve.

Title (en)

Safety dispensing valve.

Title (de)

Sicherheitsabgabeventil.

Title (fr)

Soupape de distribution de sécurité.

Publication

EP 0645342 A1 19950329 (EN)

Application

EP 94306964 A 19940923

Priority

GB 9319840 A 19930925

Abstract (en)

A spear valve assembly (5) has a valve body (14) for engagement with a keg neck (3) and a skirt (17) on the valve body (14) including openings (18) for the throughflow of beer during filling. A downtube assembly (12) is movable relative to the valve body (14) and the skirt (17) and includes a downtube (12) for projecting into beer in a keg. A locking member (7) is carried by the downtube assembly (12) and is arranged to project through at least one further opening (19) in the skirt. In use, the locking member (7) normally prevents the spear valve assembly (5) from being ejected from a beer keg by engagement behind the keg neck. However, for removal of the spear valve assembly (5) the downtube assembly (12) is tilted relative to the skirt (17) to retract the locking element (7). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B67D 1/08

IPC 8 full level

B67D 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67D 1/0838 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0645342 A1 19950329; GB 9319840 D0 19931110

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94306964 A 19940923; GB 9319840 A 19930925