A forkliftable drum for the transportation and storage of materials is disclosed herein. The drum is comprised of a top ring having a series of forklift pockets arranged around the circumference to allow lifting and transporting of the drum by a forklift. Two or more drums may be connected by means of straps or threaded fasteners to create a bundle which can be transported without pallets. Drums of varying capacities may be provided which have the same diameter, allowing different capacity drums to be integrated into a single bundle.

The present disclosure relates to a radio-frequency identification-equipped pressure chamber for a beverage container, said pressure chamber comprising: a lid part; a base part, said lid and said base part defining a sealed inner space for accommodating and encapsulating said beverage container, said base part or lid part comprising an inner connector part adapted to be engaged to a corresponding beverage container outlet, said inner connector part arranged on an inside of the base part or lid part; and an outer substantially annular gasket part arranged on the inside of the base part or lid part and surrounding the inner connector part, said outer substantially annular gasket part adapted to be engaged with a corresponding hollow annular space of a closure of the beverage container, the outer substantially annular gasket part comprising a substantially planar annular antenna adapted to propagate radio waves to a radio-frequency identification tag arranged of an outer rim of the closure. The disclosure further relates to pressure system for a beverage comprising a collapsible beverage container and a pressure chamber, wherein the pressure system includes RFID capabilities.

A tamper-indicating assembly for a drum enclosure assembly is provided. The tamper-indicating assembly includes a tamper-indicating device that defines a cavity sized to receive and surround at least a portion of the closure bolt, the first flanged end, and the second flanged end to prevent movement of the closure bolt. A tab extends radially outward from the tamper-indicating device with respect to an axial centerline of the tamper-indicating assembly. The tamper-indicating assembly further includes a pin non-removably coupled to the tamper-indicating device. The pin extends through the tamper-indicating device and across the cavity such that the tamper-indicating device and the pin collectively surround the closure bolt. The exemplary tamper-indicating device described herein includes features that facilitate the robotic application of the tamper-indicating device to a drum enclosure.

A container for food safe liquids for beverage dispensers, includes a first end, or bottom wall, a second end, or neck, equipped with a portion for releasing the water designed to be connected to a corresponding junction portion of a beverage dispenser and a tubular wall extending annularly along its own main central axis between the first end and the second end. The tubular wall extends along the central axis with a succession of ridges and grooves such a way as to be collapsible along the central axis to reduce its overall dimensions, so as to compensate the negative pressure generated inside the container during dispensing of the liquid preventing contact between the liquid and the air outside the container.

An emergency response containment vessel includes a sealing barrel and a carrier module for carrying and moving the sealing barrel. The sealing barrel includes a barrel body, a cover module, and a plurality of fastening modules. The barrel body includes a bottom wall and a surrounding wall connected to and surrounding the bottom wall, and has an opening opposite to the bottom wall. The cover module includes a cover pivotably connected to the surrounding wall, removably covering the opening, and formed with a plurality of notches. The fastening modules are connected to the surrounding wall and correspond in position respectively to the notches, and each including a stem removably disposed in and extending through a corresponding one of the notches and an abutment head movably connected to the stem and operable to move relative to and abut against the cover to press the cover on the surrounding wall when the cover covers the opening.

A single-use beverage barrel for one-time use, produced from a primarily cylindrical casing part, deep-drawn bottom and lid parts, having an opening in the center of the lid part, which is sealed by a plastic fitting and wherein the casing part is produced from stainless steel and has a wall thickness of 0.8 mm or less and the bottom part and the lid part are also produced from stainless steel and have a wall thickness of 0.8 mm or less.

The present invention relates to a top chime for a beverage keg. The top chime is configured to be readily removable from the keg, for example to enable recycling of the top chime separately to the keg. The top chime comprises a mounting portion for mounting the top chime to a keg in use, and a mounting element separate to the top chime that is configured to be assembled together with the top chime after the top chime has been moved into a mounted position with respect to the keg to thereby secure the top chime with respect to the keg. The top chime is provided with a mounting element that is configured to engage the mounting portion to thereby secure the top chime with respect to the keg. The mounting element is configured to be assembled together with the top chime by moving the mounting element in a radially inward direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the top chime.

The present invention relates to a bottom chime for a beverage keg. The bottom chime is configured to be push fitted onto the keg, and to subsequently be removable from the keg, for example to enable recycling of the bottom chime separately to the keg. The bottom chime comprises a plurality of inwardly extending engagement elements that are configured to form a snap fit engagement with a corresponding plurality of recesses provided in the body of the keg.

A drum for transporting and/or storing batteries, the drum having an internal storage space having a volume, and the drum being provided with a lid to close off the storage space The lid is provided with one or more openings for venting gas from the storage space to the atmosphere. One or more openings have a total surface area of at least 1.0 square centimeter per liter volume of the storage space. On an outside of the lid is at least one sheet of foil which covers a first group of two or more of said openings, in which the sheet of foil is connected to the lid completely around the first group of openings.

The present invention relates to a keg chime configured to be mounted to a keg, for example a blow moulded plastic keg. The chime may include a handle that has a waveform profile when viewed in cross-section along a length of the handle. The handle may include a first set of one or more regions of inflection that provide a first surface of the handle and a second set of one or more regions of inflection that provide an opposing second surface of the handle. The chime may be configured to be connected to a sleeve for surrounding at least part of a body portion of the keg. The interface between the chime and the sleeve may be configured to permit axially outward movement of the chime with respect to the sleeve in order to accommodate axial expansion of the keg.