Patent ID: 8028857

Claim:
A method for dispensing a beverage from a collapsible container, which method comprises the steps of: mounting a container unit on a substantially flat base part of a dispensing assembly, the container unit including a collapsible container, a base unit and an outlet seal, an outlet of the container unit facing downwardly from the container, the container unit and outlet configured to permit the beverage in the container to flow downwardly therefrom, said base unit and said base part being provided with sealing means for hermetically sealing the base unit to the base part; arranging a free end of a dispensing tube at a closed dispensing tap located outside the dispensing assembly, the dispensing tube connected to a vertical hollow piercer that is aligned with the sealed outlet of the collapsible container; mounting a cover on the base part in a hermetically sealed manner to form a pressure chamber between the collapsible container, the base unit, the base part and the cover; piercing the sealed outlet of the collapsible container by the vertical hollow piercer arranged between the sealed outlet and the base part, thereby bringing the beverage in the collapsible container in communication with the dispensing tube; providing an increased pressure in the pressure chamber; opening the dispensing tap to dispense at least a part of the beverage through the dispensing tube to the environment by pressurizing the collapsible container and thereby reducing the volume thereof.