Patent ID: 8079496

Claim:
A combination of a dispenser ( 1 ) and container ( 7 ) for carbonated drink, comprising: an outflow channel ( 10 ) provided at a top of the container, extending in a direction of a vertical axis of the container; a dispensing valve ( 11 ), situated at or near the container's vertical axis, closed under spring tension, for dispensing carbonated drink via a dispensing line ( 12 , 13 , 66 ) connected free of an intermediate shut-off valve to the outflow channel, the dispenser being provided with a chill chamber ( 4 , 40 ) for accommodating the container; and a dispensing head ( 15 , 47 ) with a handle ( 17 , 48 ), situated at a distance from the container's vertical axis, the handle is connected to an operating member ( 12 , 18 , 20 , 61 ) extending transversely to the container's vertical axis from the handle ( 17 , 48 ) to the dispensing valve ( 11 ), wherein upon movement of the handle, movement is transferred via the connection to move the operating member along the container's vertical axis in order to open and to close the dispensing valve ( 11 ) while the dispensing line remains unobstructed.