Patent ID: 6367660
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety device for a double valve arrangement for a beer keg comprising:a double valve body mounted in a neck ring of a beer keg, said double valve body having a cylindrical-shaped housing, a down pipe having a flange portion on top in contact with a valve ring, and a lower portion extending down through said housing, a gas valve formed between an inside collar of said housing and said valve ring, a liquid valve formed between said valve ring and a valve plug supported by an internal coil spring in said down pipe, an external coil spring disposed between said housing and said down pipe, said external coil spring supports the underside of said flange portion of said down pipe, a disc disposed in said housing, said disc supports said external coil spring, a locking member disposed between said housing and said down pipe, said locking member has two flaps, each with a hook on a low end, said hooks are secured on two parallel openings formed on a wall of said housing, said locking member has an outward bending settled on an incision of said housing, and an inward bending in contact with said lower portion of said down pipe, said locking member arranged such that said flaps protrude out of said housing through said openings, whereby said locking member provides a safety means to prevent said double valve body from being propped out of said beer keg.