Patent ID: 7661564

Claim:
Keg for tapping liquids under the effect of pressure, comprising: (A) a shaped jacket or liner forming a container ( 1 ) having an internal lumen, obtained from at least two nonsymmetrical parts ( 1 a , 1 b ) welded together, one of said parts containing an opening provided with a neck and a riser or upper peripheral skirt ( 13 ) circumferentially surrounding the neck, and (B) a filling/tapping device ( 3 ) positioned in the neck of said opening, wherein neither the neck nor the filling/tapping device have a height such that they extend beyond the riser or upper peripheral skirt ( 13 ), wherein the neck of said opening contains a part ( 9 ) extending inside the lumen, said part ( 9 ) having an opening at its end ( 10 ), so as to permit passage and maintenance of the filling/tapping device ( 3 ), and having at least one other opening ( 11 ) connecting with the lumen, wherein the filling/tapping device ( 3 ) allows passage of liquid to and through the other opening ( 11 ) into the lumen upon filling the keg with said liquid and allows passage of gas to and through the other opening ( 11 ) upon tapping said liquid from the keg.