Patent ID: 8225958

Claim:
A telescope tap ( 101 ) for tapping liquid from a bag-in-box ( 100 ) comprising a box ( 102 ) and a bag ( 301 ) with a spout ( 302 ) for containing the liquid characterized in that the telescope tap comprises: a base member ( 401 ) inserted within the spout ( 302 ) to engage with a part of a box wall ( 102 ) thereby making a pipe opening ( 403 ) from the outside of the box to the interior of the hag ( 301 ), a telescope pipe ( 201 , 404 ) positioned within said pipe opening for sliding movement a handle ( 103 , 409 ) to extract the telescope pipe from inside the box, a knob ( 202 , 407 ) for opening and closing an outlet ( 406 ) in the telescope pipe, and a gap ( 402 ) around a part ( 501 ) of the telescope tap arranged for slidably receiving a part of the box wall when the telescope tap is slid into the box.