Patent ID: 8539988

Claim:
A device for the transfer of a medium into or from a container, comprising: a magazine having two main faces of which one is adapted to cooperate with the container, the magazine comprising at least one cavity extending between the two main faces and a lateral face extending between the two main faces, the lateral face having an opening; at least one sliding valve housed in the at least one cavity of the magazine, the sliding valve and the cavity forming a transfer duct for the medium, the transfer duct extending from an opening in the face adapted to cooperate with the container to the opening in the lateral face, the sliding valve having a closed position to sealingly isolate the transfer duct from the container and an open position to place the transfer duct in communication with the container, the sliding valve comprising: a valve member, and an isolation sleeve surrounding at least partially the valve member, the sleeve comprising at least one elastically deformable portion adapted to be compressed by the valve member when the sliding valve is in the open position; and an actuating member configured to displace the valve member with rotation of the actuating member to pass the sliding valve from the closed position to the open position.