EP2785632B8 - Filling system for a bottle with a rotary sports valve - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP2785632B8
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: bottle; filling system; sports valve; rotary; rotary sports
Prior art date: 2011-12-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Not-in-force

Application number

EP12799258.4A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP2785632A1 (en

EP2785632B1 (en

Inventor

Rod Houghton

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

White Horse Innovations Ltd

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White Horse Innovations Ltd

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2011-12-02

Filing date

2012-12-03

Publication date

2017-04-12

2011-12-02 Priority claimed from GB1120778.4A external-priority patent/GB2487271B/en

2012-12-03 Application filed by White Horse Innovations Ltd filed Critical White Horse Innovations Ltd

2014-10-08 Publication of EP2785632A1 publication Critical patent/EP2785632A1/en

2017-01-11 Publication of EP2785632B1 publication Critical patent/EP2785632B1/en

2017-04-12 Application granted granted Critical

2017-04-12 Publication of EP2785632B8 publication Critical patent/EP2785632B8/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2032-12-03 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0003—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
- B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
- B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
- B65D47/242—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving helically
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/08—Details
- B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
- B67D2210/00094—Ergonomics

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EP12799258.4A 2011-12-02 2012-12-03 Filling system for a bottle with a rotary sports valve Not-in-force EP2785632B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1120778.4A GB2487271B (en)	2011-01-12	2011-12-02	Filling system
PCT/GB2012/052989 WO2013079978A1 (en)	2011-12-02	2012-12-03	Filling system for a bottle with a rotary sports valve

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2785632A1 EP2785632A1 (en)	2014-10-08
EP2785632B1 EP2785632B1 (en)	2017-01-11
EP2785632B8 true EP2785632B8 (en)	2017-04-12

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12799258.4A Not-in-force EP2785632B8 (en)	2011-12-02	2012-12-03	Filling system for a bottle with a rotary sports valve

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP2785632B8 (en)
IL (1)	IL232833A0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2013079978A1 (en)

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2012
- 2012-12-03 WO PCT/GB2012/052989 patent/WO2013079978A1/en active Application Filing
- 2012-12-03 EP EP12799258.4A patent/EP2785632B8/en not_active Not-in-force
2014
- 2014-05-27 IL IL232833A patent/IL232833A0/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP2785632A1 (en)	2014-10-08
WO2013079978A1 (en)	2013-06-06
EP2785632B1 (en)	2017-01-11
IL232833A0 (en)	2014-07-31

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