Patent ID: 8002148
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. Drink dispenser ( 1 ) provided with a chamber ( 2 ) with an opening for accommodating a container ( 3 ) containing carbonated drink, and with a lid ( 5 ) for closing off the opening, which container is provided with an outlet closed by a shut-off valve ( 10 ), a tap head ( 14 ) that during use is connected via a line ( 13 ) to the outlet ( 9 ), which tap head has an operating member ( 23 , 25 ) for opening and closing the line, the line ( 13 ) being releasably engageable between the outlet and the tap head ( 14 ) to provide a fluid connection therebetween, characterised in that the line has a relatively stiff line section ( 32 , 70 ) with a first part ( 30 , 76 ) and a second part ( 31 , 77 ) that are in contact with one another in a contact plane extending in a longitudinal direction of the line and which can be taken apart to provide access to an internal surface of the line section, wherein sealing means ( 41 , 42 , 47 , 79 , 90 , 91 ) extending in the longitudinal direction of the line section are arranged in or close to the contact plane to form a liquid barrier and wherein the two line parts have a clamping member ( 34 , 35 , 80 , 81 ) that is able to engage on a locking element ( 51 , 52 , 53 , 59 , 60 , 82 , 83 ) for fixing the line parts ( 30 , 31 , 76 , 77 ) in a position in contact with one another, the lid ( 5 ) having an accommodating slot ( 51 , 52 , 53 ) for accommodating the line section ( 32 ) with an essentially cylindrical central accommodating portion ( 51 ) and, as the locking element, a generally slot-shaped accommodating portion ( 52 , 53 ) on either side of the central accommodating portion ( 51 ).