Patent ID: 8196777
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: B67D,F16L

Abstract:
1. A connection mechanism between a beverage container and a beverage dispenser, said connection mechanism comprising: a container mount having a notch to be engaged with a beverage delivering port of a beverage delivering member arranged in a beverage container; a connection member having a cylindrical sharp tip portion at a tip end thereof to be inserted into in said beverage delivering port and configured to be connected to a piping system; and an operating member for inserting said connection member into said beverage delivering port, said connection mechanism characterized in that: an end surface of said sharp tip portion opposing to said beverage delivering port defines a guide plane operable to guide said beverage delivering member to move in its allowable moving direction within said notch, when said end surface is in contact with a perimeter edge of said beverage delivering port.