(19)
(11) EP 1 097 104 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(21) Application number: 99935174.5

(22) Date of filing: 15.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B67D 1/08(1968.09)
 B67C 3/32(1968.09)
(86) International application number:
PCT/NL1999/000454
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/003944 (27.01.2000 Gazette 2000/04)

(54)

VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER, CONTAINER FOR BEVERAGE AND METHOD FOR FILLING AND EMPTYING A BEVERAGE CONTAINER

VENTILANORDNUNG FÜR GETRÄNKE-BEHÄLTER, GETRÄNKE-BEHÄLTER UND VERFAHREN ZUM FÜLLEN UND ZUM ENTLEEREN DES BEHÄLTERS

Dispositif à soupapes pour récipient à boisson, récipient à boisson et procédé de remplissage et de vidange de ce récipient

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 15.07.1998 NL 1009654

(43) Date of publication of application:
09.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/19

(60) Divisional application:
02075938.7 / 1245526

(73) Proprietor: HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V.
1017 ZD Amsterdam (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • TIMP, Piet, Hein, Willem
    NL-2106 BD Heemstede (NL)
  • VAN BAAL, Patrick, Michael
    NL-2311 NT Leiden (NL)

(74) Representative: Prins, Adrianus Willem et al
Vereenigde, P.O.Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag
2508 DH Den Haag (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 224 380
DE-B- 1 147 502
LU-A- 63 433
 WO-A-94/06703
GB-A- 914 091
   
       
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