Patent ID: 8899444
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of aseptically connecting a container to a beverage dispenser apparatus, comprising: providing a tubing assembly having a collapsible sheath and a proximal end connected to the bag within the container, the tubing assembly further having a distal end configured to connect to a valve portion of the beverage assembly and a hitch positioned at a terminal portion of a distal end, wherein the tubing assembly is provided with a protective cover positioned on the container that houses the sheath of the tubing assembly and; providing a fish device having a length configured to pass within an extent of a conduit of the beverage apparatus, wherein the fish device has a terminal end configured to connect to the hitch of the tubing assembly; connecting the fish device to the hitch; removing a cap of the protective housing to expose an opening for passage of the sheath from the protective cover and wherein the collapsible sheath is expanded from a first configuration being collapsed within the protective cover to a second configuration having an elongated length passing within a length of the conduit of the beverage assembly; pulling an extent of the tubing assembly through the conduit such that an extent of the sheath passes through the conduit between the container and a valve portion of the beverage dispenser apparatus; connecting the distal end of the sheath to the valve portion of the beverage apparatus; and, pressurizing the sheath by inducing fluid into an inner lumen of the sheath such that the inner lumen expands within the conduit and liquid passes from the container to the beverage apparatus.