Patent ID: 8561856

Claim:
A beverage valve assembly for connection to a connecting element having a first recess and a second recess, the beverage valve assembly comprising: a bottom wall section; a tubular part extending downward from the bottom wall section; an outer apron extending upward from the bottom wall section and being positioned in the first recess of the connecting element; and a positioning device having a standing wall configured for insertion in the second recess of the connecting element when the beverage valve assembly is in a connected position with the connecting element, wherein the tubular part has a top opening to receive a dispensing element, the top opening being arranged in a middle section of the bottom wall, and the tubular part having an upper inner tubular wall section with at least one sealing surface, and the outer apron is arranged at a distance from the top opening of the tubular part, wherein the bottom wall section comprises at least one valve positioned between the top opening of the tubular part and an inner sidewall section of the outer apron, wherein the positioning device has a gap separating a portion of the positioning device into at least two standing walls separated by the gap, wherein the upper inner tubular wall section is annularly shaped and comprises a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the second shoulder being arranged below the first shoulder, and a diameter of the top opening within the first shoulder is substantially larger than a diameter of a lower opening of the tubular part within the second shoulder, and wherein, in the connected position, the standing wall is separated from the dispensing element by a wall of the connecting element partially surrounding the dispensing element.