A plastic beer keg includes an outer container and a liner having a neck portion and a body portion. A removable lid is secured over an opening of the container to enclose the liner. A locking ring secures the neck portion to the lid. The neck optionally includes a neck ring which interlocks with the opening through the lid to prevent relative rotation therebetween. The locking ring optionally includes ratcheting teeth engaging ratchet teeth on the lid to prevent inadvertent loosening of the locking ring. The liner may be suspended from the lid by the neck when empty.

A self-propelling container having: a top; a bottom; a plurality of vertical walls extending between the bottom and the top; an inner bag for holding contents to be dispensed; a female coupling configured to receive and establish a friction seal with a male coupling of an external device for inserting or extracting the contents to or from the container after the friction seal is established between the female and male couplings; and at least one independent panel positioned inside the container; a compressible element associated with the at least one independent panel wherein during filling of the inner bag the compressible element is compressed, thus causing the at least one independent panel to exercise pressure onto the inner bag, and thus, helping to empty the inner bag.

A substrate treatment apparatus includes a substrate treatment unit configured to provide a chemical solution to a substrate to treat the substrate, and a chemical supply unit configured to supply the chemical solution to the substrate treatment unit. The chemical supply unit includes a loader configured to load a canister containing the chemical solution to the chemical supply unit, a clamp configured to clamp the canister in place, a chemical supply line through which the chemical solution is supplied to the substrate treatment unit, and a coupler configured to couple the chemical supply line to the canister. The chemical supply unit is capable of automatically replacing the canister and the substrate.

A plastic keg includes a liner including a neck portion and a body portion. A lid having an opening is disposed at least partially over the liner. A retainer is secured to the neck portion of the liner and aligned with the opening in the lid, the retainer including external threads. A locking ring having internal threads is secured to the external threads of the retainer. The internal threads of the locking ring and the external threads of the retainer include a ratcheting mechanism permitting attachment of the locking ring to the retainer and inhibiting removal of the locking ring from the retainer, the locking ring contacting the lid. A beer keg valve assembly includes a port having a head portion having a convex upper surface and at least one leg extending downwardly from a lower surface. The leg includes a stop surface projecting radially outward further than the head portion. A piston defines an opening. A spring biases the port against a periphery of the opening defined by the piston to seal the convex upper surface of the head portion over the opening.

A beverage container includes an outer container having a first mouth portion, a fitting, and a replaceable component arranged in an inner space of the outer container. The fitting includes an attachment portion attached to the first mouth portion of the outer container, a second mouth portion, an annular portion extending outward from the second mouth portion and connecting the second mouth portion and the attachment portion, and a beverage extraction pipe extending toward a bottom of the outer container. The replaceable component includes a sealing member slidable along a longitudinal direction of the beverage extraction pipe and being in annular contact with an outer surface of the beverage extraction pipe at an installation position, a tubular body holding the sealing member and being supported by the beverage extraction pipe via the sealing member located at the installation position, and a bag for containing a beverage attached to the tubular body.

A vessel for liquids is described, made of plastic material, comprising: a delivering tap composed of a main body; a covering device equipped with two turrets for entering gas and exiting liquid into/from the body; two pistons operatively coupled to the turrets for controlling their opening and closing; two bottoms operatively coupled with the pistons for controlling their operation; and a tampering-preventing seal placed on the covering device in order to prevent an undesired external access to the turrets with an integrated degassing device for degassing the vessel at the end of its life favouring its correct recycling; and a neck of the vessel connected to the delivering tap and equipped with internal and external forgery-preventing means to cooperate with the tampering-preventing seal.

An apparatus for dispensing an alcoholic beverage from a barrel without the risk of spoilage from oxidation and a method for installing the apparatus in a barrel.

A post-mix beverage dispenser utilizing a liquid concentrate in a self-pressurized container is provided. The beverage dispenser includes a connector and flow control valve to regulate the pressure of the liquid concentrate in the system. The liquid concentrate and diluent are mixed at the nozzle of the post-mix beverage dispense.

An coaxial keg connector comprising a main body (1) made of plastic and having a first inlet port (3) and a second inlet port (3) receiving a stem (2). A coaxial outlet (10) comprises an outer outlet port (11) in communication with the first inlet port (3) and an inner outlet port (12) in communication with the second inlet port. The stem (2) comprises a tubular body with a main axis (31) with an inlet and a connector for attachment to the keg at one end. The second end of the stem opposite to the first end has an outlet in fluid communication with the inner outlet port (12) and comprises a ball joint (61) rotatably mounted in and sealed with respect to the main body (1) so as to be rotatable (12) about the main axis (31) of the tubular body and rotatable (67, 68) to a limited extent about axes perpendicular to the main axis.

A spirit dispenser that includes a cabinet that includes a back panel facing an interior of the cabinet, and a plurality of shelves, each shelf being able to support thereon a plurality of spirit containers; at least one spirit dispenser system integrated with the cabinet; and a plurality of pumps residing on an interior surface of the pack panel of the cabinet, each pump being connected to a first tube that includes a tap connector configured for connection to a tap of a spirit container supportable on one of the shelves of the cabinet, and a second tube that is connected to the spirit dispenser.