Patent ID: 8360277

Claim:
An assembly ( 1 , 1 ′) for dispensing a beverage, said assembly( 1 , 1 ′) comprising: a beverage container ( 11 ) made of a collapsible material and comprising a neck part ( 13 ) having an outlet; a connecting element ( 12 ) arranged at the neck part ( 13 ) and comprising a receptacle ( 27 ) configured for receiving an inlet end ( 22 ) of a dispensing line ( 19 ); and a pressure chamber ( 2 ) having an interior configured to accommodate the beverage container ( 11 ), the pressure chamber ( 2 ) comprising a wall ( 5 ) and a lid ( 6 ) defining the interior of the pressure chamber ( 2 ); wherein the connecting element ( 12 ) is configured for abutment with the lid ( 6 ) of the pressure chamber ( 2 ) to form a seal between the lid ( 6 ) and the beverage container ( 11 ); wherein the connecting element ( 12 ) comprises a disc-shaped part ( 32 ) having a first surface ( 33 ), a second surface ( 35 ), and a wall part ( 34 ), the wall part ( 34 ) being circumferential to and extending from the second surface ( 35 ) and substantially perpendicular to the second surface ( 35 ); and wherein the first surface ( 33 ) of the disc shaped part ( 32 ) of the connecting element ( 12 ) comprises locking means ( 36 ) for connecting the connecting element ( 12 ) to the neck part ( 13 ) of the beverage container ( 11 ).