Beverage container and method of storing and dispensing a gasified beverage

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EP 1 180 483 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/08

(21)	Application number: 01306879.6

(22)	Date of filing: 13.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65D 77/04, B01F 3/04

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

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Priority:

14.08.2000 GB 0019954

(71)	Applicant: Scottish & Newcastle plc
	Edinburgh EH8 8YS Scotland (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Brown, Jon West Linton, Scotland EH46 7BJ (GB) Baxter, Andrew East Linton, Scotland EH40 3DY (GB) Murray, Duncan Edinburgh EH4 1HT (GB)

(74)	Representative: Alexander, Thomas Bruce et al
	BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	Beverage container and method of storing and dispensing a gasified beverage

(57) The present invention comprises a method of storing and dispensing a gasified beverage comprising storing a broachable container (10) of beverage in a sealable drinking vessel (2), removing the broachable container from the drinking vessel, broaching the container and dispensing at least a portion of the beverage back into the drinking vessel, sealing the drinking vessel, agitating the drinking vessel to produce an expansion in volume of the beverage and unsealing the drinking vessel to allow the beverage to be consumed therefrom.

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