Patent ID: 8967407
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B65D,B67D

Abstract:
1. A plastic beer keg including: a container having a base and a wall extending upward from a periphery of the base to define a container interior, the wall molded integrally with the base; a plastic liner within the container interior, the liner including a neck portion, a body portion and a shoulder portion between the neck portion and the body portion, wherein the neck portion, the body portion and the shoulder portion are integrally molded as a single piece of plastic; a valve assembly connected within the neck portion of the liner, the valve assembly including a spring biasing a port member toward an opening to close the opening; and a retainer adjacent the valve assembly for transferring axial load away from the neck portion of the liner, the retainer secured to an outer surface of the neck portion of the liner, the retainer securing the valve assembly to the neck portion of the liner.