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A system, apparatus, and method of dispensing a liquid (e.g., a beverage, a soft drink concentrate, or other flowable liquid-like material) from a semi-bulk container. The system comprises a liquid impervious container having at least one opening therein. The container is installable within a pressu

A system, apparatus, and method of dispensing a liquid (e.g., a beverage, a soft drink concentrate, or other flowable liquid-like material) from a semi-bulk container. The system comprises a liquid impervious container having at least one opening therein. The container is installable within a pressure containment vessel of open construction and a fitting is sealingly secured within the opening. This fitting has a port adapted to be connected to a source of pressurized gas so as to admit gas under pressure into the container and to pressurize the liquid within the container. The fitting further has a dip tube which extends down into the liquid so that liquid may be dispensed from the container via the dip tube under pressure. The presure containment vessel withstands the internal pressurization forces within the container thus permitting the use of an inexpensive, disposable container.

대표청구항 ▼

A system for dispensing of a liquid from a container containing a supply of said liquid therein, said container being of liquid impervious construction and having at least one opening therein, means sealably cooperable with said at least one opening of said container for permitting pressurization of

A system for dispensing of a liquid from a container containing a supply of said liquid therein, said container being of liquid impervious construction and having at least one opening therein, means sealably cooperable with said at least one opening of said container for permitting pressurization of said liquid within said container and for pressure dispensing said liquid from within said container, and pressure containment means for receiving and for withstanding pressure forces exerted on said container during dispensing of said liquid from therewithin said pressure containment means comprising a containment vessel incapable of sealably holding gas pressure therewithin for receiving said container and a frame into which said containment vessel with said container received therein is removably installed, said container having axial and circumferential pressure forces applied thereto when internally pressurized, said frame at least in part carrying said axial pressure forces applied to said container and said containment vessel at least in part carrying said circumferential pressure forces and substantially limiting expansion of said container upon internal pressurization of said container.